Section 21A: Collection of wastewater fees, rates, charges and other dues

21A. Collection of wastewater fees, rates, charges and other dues (1) The Authority shall, for and on behalf of the Waste Water Management Authority, collect any fees, rates, charges and other dues payable under the Waste Water Management Authority Act in such manner as may be prescribed under this Act or the Waste Water Management Authority Act. (2) Every owner or occupier who is liable to pay any fees, rates, charges and other dues specified in subsection (1) shall pay to the Authority the fee, rate, charge or other due, within 21 days of the issue of the bill. [Issue 6] C8 – 8 Revised Laws of Mauritius (3) Where a person fails to comply with subsection (2), the Authority shall— (a) impose a surcharge of 10 per cent of the amount of fees, rates, charges or other duties that the person owed to the Waste Water Management Authority; and (b) may in addition discontinue or disconnect the water supply. (3A) The Authority may, upon request from the Waste Water Management Authority, waive any surcharge that may have been imposed under subsection (3). (4) Subject to subsection (2), the Statutory Bodies (Accounts and Audit) Act is amended in Part II of the Schedule by adding in its appropriate alphabetical order, the following— Waste Water Management Authority [S. 21A inserted by Act 39 of 2000 w.e.f. 30 August 2001; amended by s. 6 of Act 26 of 2004.]