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59: Liability to pay levy: territorial authority
or “ The local council must pay a fee to the government when they approve building work. ”
You could also call this:

“The local council can keep a small part of the building money it collects for the government.”

You can keep a small part of the building levy money. If you are a territorial authority, you are allowed to keep 3% of the levies that you are responsible for under section 59 each month. This means that for every $100 of levy money, you can keep $3 for yourself. However, this rule is subject to section 61, which might have additional information or conditions about keeping this money.

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Next up: 61: Chief executive may recover unpaid levies from territorial authority

or “The government can get money owed by a local council for building fees, plus extra for being late.”
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60Territorial authority may retain part of levy

  1. A territorial authority may retain 3% of the levies for which the territorial authority is liable, under section 59, in any month.

  2. Subsection (1) is subject to section 61.

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