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Public Health Act 2005
sec.406Cost of steps recoverable as a debt
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### sec.406 Cost of steps recoverable as a debt
The issuing authority may recover the amount of the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the issuing authority in exercising powers under section 388 or 405 as a debt payable to the issuing authority by the person named in the public health order or the warrant.
For subsection (1) , the amount becomes payable 30 days after the issuing authority gives the person details of the amount of the costs.
If the issuing authority is a local government—
the amount payable to the local government bears interest as if it were an amount of an overdue rate payable to a local government under the Local Government Act 2009 ; and
the amount payable plus interest may be recovered by the local government as if the total amount were an amount of an overdue rate payable to a local government under the Local Government Act 2009 .
s 406 amd 2009 No. 17 s 331 sch 1
(sec.406-ssec.1) The issuing authority may recover the amount of the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the issuing authority in exercising powers under section 388 or 405 as a debt payable to the issuing authority by the person named in the public health order or the warrant.
(sec.406-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , the amount becomes payable 30 days after the issuing authority gives the person details of the amount of the costs.
(sec.406-ssec.3) If the issuing authority is a local government— the amount payable to the local government bears interest as if it were an amount of an overdue rate payable to a local government under the Local Government Act 2009 ; and the amount payable plus interest may be recovered by the local government as if the total amount were an amount of an overdue rate payable to a local government under the Local Government Act 2009 .
- (a) the amount payable to the local government bears interest as if it were an amount of an overdue rate payable to a local government under the Local Government Act 2009 ; and
- (b) the amount payable plus interest may be recovered by the local government as if the total amount were an amount of an overdue rate payable to a local government under the Local Government Act 2009 .