5. Section 22A of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:
“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the appropriate rate is—
(a) the percentage rate per annum that is applicable to a portion of the unimproved value of a parcel of land in accordance with the following table:
Unimproved value of parcel | Applicable rate |
So much as does not exceed $100,000 | 1.0% |
So much as exceeds $100,000 but does not exceed $200,000 | 1.25% |
So much as exceeds $200,000 | 1.5% |
; and
(b) if land tax assessed in respect of a parcel of land is not paid on or before the due date for payment of that tax—the determined percentage per annum of the amount so assessed.”; and
(b) by omitting from subsection (4) “subsection (3)” and substituting “paragraph (2) (b)”.