Housing and Development Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Upgrading Works in Precincts
80. Payment of improvement contribution
Feedback & supportAny owner of a flat and any Town Council liable to pay any improvement contribution under section 78 must, upon a written demand by the Board, pay to the Board the improvement contribution not later than one month from the date of the written demand.
owner
“owner”, in relation to any property sold by the Board, includes a person who has purchased a leasehold interest in the property and also includes a purchaser under an agreement for a lease.
Where —
no representation has been taken out under a will or on the intestacy of a deceased owner of a flat; or
representation has been taken out but the personal representatives fail to apply for the written consent of the Board for the transmission or transfer of the flat,the Board may, for the purposes of recovering any improvement contribution, require the spouse (if any) of the deceased owner or any beneficiary of the deceased owner’s estate who has attained the age of 21 years to pay the improvement contribution as if it is a debt owed by him or her and recoverable from him or her as such, and such person may recover the sums paid by him or her to the Board from the estate of the deceased owner.
If any improvement contribution or any part thereof is not paid by the owner of a flat or a Town Council (as the case may be) on the date due, the owner of the flat, the Town Council or any person liable to pay the improvement contribution must pay interest and a penalty in accordance with the rates prescribed and the interest and penalty, if unpaid, constitute a debt due to the Board and are recoverable as such.[65F
improvement contribution
“improvement contribution” means the costs in respect of general upgrading works, specified upgrading works, special upgrading works or flat upgrading works that are recoverable by the Board from the owner of a flat or a Town Council under section 78(2) or (3), as the case may be;