Singapore legislation
Section 73
Section 73
Recovery of charges
(1)
If a consumer has not, on the due date, paid all charges due from him to a public electricity supplier or public gas licensee in respect of the supply of electricity or gas to any premises, the supplier or licensee may —
discontinue the supply to the premises, or any other premises occupied by the consumer by such other means as it thinks fit; and
recover any expenses incurred in so doing from the consumer.
(2)
Where a public electricity supplier or public gas licensee has discontinued the supply of electricity or gas to any premises in consequence of any default on the part of a consumer, the supplier or licensee may resume the supply within a reasonable time if the consumer in default has —
made good the default;
paid the reasonable expenses of disconnecting and re-connecting the supply; and
given such security as the supplier or licensee may require.
(3)
Where a utilities support services licensee receives any payment from a consumer and the consumer has not, in making the payment, indicated to the licensee which charges the payment is to be made, the licensee may apportion the payment so received to pay such charges in such proportion and manner as may be prescribed.