Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)Chapter 9 : Credit Control and Debt Collection102. Accounts |
| (1) | A municipality may— |
| (a) | consolidate any separate accounts of persons liable for payments to the municipality; |
| (b) | credit a payment by such a person against any account of that person; and |
| (c) | implement any of the debt collection and credit control measures provided for in this Chapter in relation to any arrears on any of the accounts of such a person. |
| (2) | Subsection (1) does not apply where there is a dispute between the municipality and a person referred to in that subsection concerning any specific amount claimed by the municipality from that person. |
| (3) | A municipality must provide an owner of a property in its jurisdiction with copies of accounts sent to the occupier of the property for municipal services supplied to such a property if the owner requests such accounts in writing from the municipality concerned. |
[Section 102(3) inserted by section 17 of Act No. 19 of 2008]