s 33 Payment of improvement contribution
33.—(1) Any owner of a flat liable to pay any improvement contribution under section 32 must, upon a written demand by the Town Council concerned, pay to the Town Council the improvement contribution not later than one month from the date of the written demand.[23/2005] (2) Where —(a) no representation has been taken out under a will or on the intestacy of a deceased owner of a flat; or (b) representation has been taken out but the personal representatives fail to apply for the written consent of the Board for the transmission or transfer of the flat, the Town Council concerned may, for the purposes of recovering any improvement contribution, require the spouse (if any) of the deceased owner or any beneficiary of his or her estate who has attained the age of 21 years to pay the improvement contribution as if it is a debt owed by him or her and recoverable from him or her as such, and such person may recover from the estate of the deceased owner the sums paid by him or her to the Town Council. [23/2005] (3) If any improvement contribution or any part thereof is not paid by the owner of a flat on the date due, the owner of the flat or any other person liable to pay the improvement contribution is liable, in addition, to pay to the Town Council concerned interest and a penalty in accordance with the rates prescribed.[23/2005] (4) Such interest and penalty, if unpaid, constitutes a debt due to the Town Council concerned and is recoverable as such.[24E [23/2005]