(1) In order to recover fully or partly, the capital expenditure incurred or likely to be incurred for the provisions of utilities, amenities, services or facilities provided by the Metropolitan Development Authority, the Metropolitan Development Authority may levy and collect a charge from the users, hereinafter called the user charges.
(2) The amount of user charge to be levied and its manner of assessment shall be as may be prescribed by regulations.
(3) The Metropolitan Development Authority may assign, on such terms and conditions, as may be agreed upon, the task of providing and maintaining any utility, amenity, service or facility, within the area of its jurisdiction, to any person or licenced developer or agency including as association or body of individuals, whether corporate or not and permit them to collect such user charges from such beneficiaries and subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by regulations.
Levy of user charges.
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(4) The provisions of section 45 above shall mutatis mutandis apply to this section.
48. Any sum due to Metropolitan Development Authority under the provisions of this Act or any rule or any regulation or order made thereunder, shall be a first charge on the plot or land on which it is due, and if it is not paid on demand on the day on which it becomes due or on the day fixed by the Metropolitan Development Authority, shall be recoverable by the Metropolitan Development Authority, as an arrear of land revenue.
CHAPTER IX RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT, METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES