Occupier may pay, and recover, contract charges in certain cases
62 Occupier may pay, and recover, contract charges in certain cases
In this section—
lease means a lease, licence, permit or other agreement under which an occupier is in possession of land.
occupier means a person who is in possession of land under a lease.
owner means a person who parts with possession of land to an occupier under a lease.
If a lease of land in the area of operations provides, expressly or impliedly, that the owner of the land is to pay the contract charges payable in relation to the land, the occupier may pay to the Corporation any charges that are due but unpaid by the owner and may—
recover the amount paid from the owner as a debt due to the occupier, or
deduct the amount paid from any rent, licence fee or other occupation fee payable by the occupier to the owner.
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