CREDIT CONTROL AND DEBT COLLECTION BY-LAW

RAYMOND MHLABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY: CREDIT CONTROL AND DEBT COLLECTION BY-LAW

By-law published in Provincial Gazette number 4184 dated 11 February 2019 Under the provisions of section 156 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, enacts as follows:-

• In terms of section 96 of the Systems Act, a municipality
  • must collect all money that is due and payable to it, subject to the Systems Act and any other applicable legislation; and
  • for this purpose, must adopt, maintain and implement a credit control and debt collection policy which is consistent with its rates and tariff policies and complies with the provisions of the Systems Act.
• A credit control and debt collection policy may differentiate between different categories of ratepayers, users of services, debtors, taxes, services, service standards and other matters as long asthe differentiation does not amount to unfair discrimination.
• In terms of section 98 of the Systems Act a municipal council must adopt by-laws to give effect to the municipality's credit control and debt collection policy, its implementation and enforcement and the by-laws may differentiate between different categories of ratepayers, users of services, debtors, taxes, services, service standards and other matters as long as the differentiation does not amount to unfair discrimination.