Clause 11
Amendment of section 35
of Public Utilities (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 11
In the principal Act, in section 35 —
(a)
renumber the section as subsection (1) of that section;
(b)
in subsection (1), delete “by a consumer”;
(c)
in subsection (1), replace “, charge” with “or charge (including any price mentioned in section 20(1))”; and
(d)
after subsection (1), insert —“(2) The Board may, with the Minister’s approval, waive the payment of any amount of a penalty or late payment charge under subsection (1) in respect of any person or class of persons.
(3)
To avoid doubt, a waiver under subsection (2) need not be published in the Gazette.”.