South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WATERWORKS ACT 1932 - SECT 92

92—Power of Corporation to give notice to occupiers to pay rents when water rates payable by owner are in arrear

        (1)         In respect of water rates or any other moneys for the payment of which the owner of any land is liable, the Corporation may give notice in writing to the occupier of the land, in respect of which the arrears shall be due, to pay to the Corporation all rents thenceforward until satisfaction shall be made thereout of the arrears.

        (2)         Every such occupier shall pay all rent accruing due after the service of such notice, pursuant to the requisitions thereof, to the Corporation.

        (3)         Until full satisfaction of the said arrears by the receipt of rent as aforesaid, together with an amount equal to five per centum of the rent paid as aforesaid (which said amount shall be payable to the Corporation as costs for the collection of such rent), the Corporation is hereby empowered to exercise against the occupier, in addition to any other remedy under this Act, all remedies which may be enforced by a landlord against a tenant for recovery of rent in arrear.

        (4)         The receipts given by the Corporation to each such occupier shall, as between him and the person to whom he should otherwise have paid such rent, be a complete discharge from such rent to the amount paid, and may be pleaded in bar to every action in which such rent is, or damages in lieu thereof are, sued for.