Section 20A: Collection of licence fees
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20A. Collection of licence fees
(1) The Board shall, for and on behalf of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation, collect the licence fees and surcharge payable under the Mauritius
Broadcasting Corporation (Collection of Licence Fees) Act.
(2) Every consumer of electricity who is liable to pay the licence fee
specified in subsection (1) shall pay to the Board the licence fee along with
the electricity bill within 20 days of the issue of the bill.
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(2A) (a) The Board may, for the purposes of this Act, enter into an
agreement with an electricity consumer for the supply of electricity on a prepaid basis.
(b) Notwithstanding this section, where the Board enters into an
agreement under paragraph (a) with an electricity consumer who is liable to
pay the licence fee specified in subsection (1), the consumer shall pay that
licence fee to the Board in such manner and within such period as it may
determine.
(3) Where a person fails to comply with subsection (2) or (2A) (b), the
Board may disconnect the electricity supply.
[S. 20A inserted by Act 56 of 1984; amended by Act 26 of 1992; s. 5 of Act 27 of 2013
w.e.f. 17 February 2014.]