Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)10. Recovery of fees and expenses |
| (1) | Any amount owing in respect of fees contemplated in section 3(3), 6(3) or 7(3), expenses incurred in the exercise of any power mentioned in section 4(1)(c) or (d) or 8(1)(b) and the interest mentioned in subsection (3) shall constitute a debt to the State or any person authorized in terms of section 8(2) , as the case may be, by the person or user of land concerned from the dates contemplated in subsections (2) and (3), respectively. |
| (2) | Where such fees are owing or where such expenses have been incurred, the executive officer concerned or the authorized person concerned, as the case may be, shall determine the amount thereof and shall cause a notice to be served on the person or user of land concerned in which he is ordered to pay that amount by not later than a date specified in the notice. |
[Section 10(2) substituted by section 9 of Act No. 9 of 1992.
| (3) | If the amount owing is unpaid on the specified date, interest thereon shall be payable from the day following immediately on that date at the standard rate of interest determined in terms of section 26 (1) of the Exchequer and Audit Act, 1975 (Act 66 of 1975), and applicable on the date of the notice mentioned in subsection (2) . |
[Section 10 substituted by section 9 of Act No. 18 of 1989]