713Sale of land for unpaid rates and charges

#### 713 Sale of land for unpaid rates and charges 713 Sale of land for unpaid rates and charges > > (1) For the purposes of this Division, a rate or charge is overdue if— > > > > > (a) in the case of vacant land, it has remained unpaid for more than one year, or > > > > > (b) in the case of any other land, it has remained unpaid for more than 5 years, > > > > from the date on which it became payable. > > > (2) A council may, in accordance with this Division— > > > > > (a) sell any land (including vacant land) on which any rate or charge has remained unpaid for more than 5 years from the date on which it became payable, and > > > > > (b) sell any vacant land on which any rate or charge has remained unpaid for more than one year but not more than 5 years from the date on which it became payable, but only if— > > > > > > > (i) the council obtains a valuation of the land from the Valuer-General, and > > > > > > > (ii) the total amount of unpaid rates or charges on the land exceeds the valuation, and > > > > > > > (iii) the council sells the land within 6 months after the date when the council received the valuation. > > > (3) The council must not sell any such land unless the general manager or the public officer certifies in writing— > > > > > (a) what rates and charges (including overdue rates and charges) are payable on the land, and > > > > > (b) when each of those rates and charges was made and how it was levied, and > > > > > (c) when each of those rates and charges became payable, and > > > > > (d) what amounts are payable by way of overdue rates and charges on the land, and > > > > > (e) what amounts are payable by way of rates and charges (other than overdue rates and charges) on the land. > > > (4) The council may, in the case of adjoining parcels of land (whether in the same or different ownerships) each of which may be sold under this Division— > > > > > (a) sell them separately or as a single parcel and under whatever conditions of sale it considers proper, and > > > > > (b) do such things as it considers appropriate for the purpose of selling the land at its full value. > > **s 713:** Am 1997 No 61, Sch 1 \[34\]; 1998 No 16, Sch 1 \[24\].