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Local Government Act 2002

Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings - Legal proceedings - Recovery of debts

252: Recovery of debts

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“How local councils can get money you owe them”

If a local authority provides you with works, materials, or things, you need to pay for them. This money is considered a debt that you owe to the local authority. The local authority can recover this debt from you.

Similarly, if you owe money to the local authority as a development contribution, this is also treated as a debt. The local authority has the right to recover this money from you as well.

In both cases, the local authority can take steps to collect the money you owe them, just like any other debt.

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Part 9 Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings
Legal proceedings: Recovery of debts

252Recovery of debts

  1. Money payable by a person to the local authority for works, material, or things provided or done by the local authority, and money payable by a person to the local authority as a development contribution, is recoverable by the local authority as a debt.

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  • Section 252: amended, on , by section 65 of the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 55).