Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 · s 67

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67.
Local authority may recover cost of acquisition for and laying out or construction of back-lanes
(1)  When the State Authority has acquired such lands as is necessary and the local authority has laid out or constructed a back lane, the local authority may recover the cost of acquiring such lands

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and of laying out or constructing the back-lane from the frontagers or developers or both.
(2)  If such cost is to be paid by the frontagers it shall be paid by the persons who are frontagers when the work is completed.
(3)  In determining the respective amounts to be paid by such frontagers or developers, the local authority shall take into consideration—
(a) the frontage of their respective premises to such back-lane;
(b) the area of their respective premises;
(c) the degree of benefit to be derived by those premises from the laying out or construction of such back-lane;
(d) the cost of the premises voluntarily surrendered by the owners to the local authority; and
(e) any other matters which in the opinion of the local authority are relevant and proper to be considered.
(4)  Any back-lane laid out or constructed by the local authority shall be maintained by the local authority.
(5)  For the purpose of subsections 65(2), (3), (4) and (5), section 66 and this section in relation to the Federal Territory, references to the
State Authority shall be construed as references to the Government of the Federation.

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s 67Local authority may recover cost of acquisition for and laying out or construction of back-lanes

(1)

When the State Authority has acquired such lands as is necessary and the local authority has laid out or constructed a back lane, the local authority may recover the cost of acquiring such lands

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and of laying out or constructing the back-lane from the frontagers or developers or both.

(2)

If such cost is to be paid by the frontagers it shall be paid by the persons who are frontagers when the work is completed.

(3)

In determining the respective amounts to be paid by such frontagers or developers, the local authority shall take into consideration—

(a)

the frontage of their respective premises to such back-lane;

(b)

the area of their respective premises;

(c)

the degree of benefit to be derived by those premises from the laying out or construction of such back-lane;

(d)

the cost of the premises voluntarily surrendered by the owners to the local authority; and

(e)

any other matters which in the opinion of the local authority are relevant and proper to be considered.

(4)

Any back-lane laid out or constructed by the local authority shall be maintained by the local authority.

(5)

For the purpose of subsections 65(2), (3), (4) and (5), section 66 and this section in relation to the Federal Territory, references to the

State Authority shall be construed as references to the Government of the Federation.