49CConsequences when person pays an amount under section 49B

49C Consequences when person pays an amount under section 49B

(1) A person who pays an amount under section 49B is entitled to recover that amount from the applicant as a debt, or to set off the amount against any money owing to the applicant.

(2) If a lessee or occupier pays an amount under section 49B—

(a) the amount is taken to have been paid to the Commissioner by the applicant; and

(b) the lessee or occupier is taken to have paid an equal amount of rent to the applicant under the lease or agreement or under any applicable tenancy law.

(3) If a mortgagee pays an amount under section 49B, the amount is taken to be secured by the mortgage in addition to any other amount secured by it.

(4) In this section—

applicant includes a former applicant.

S. 49D inserted by No. 40/2016 s. 16.