LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 550 Charge of rates and charges on land

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 550

550 Charge of rates and charges on land

(1) A rate or charge levied under this Act on land (including any interest accrued on the rate or charge as referred to in section 566) and any costs awarded to the council by a court in proceedings to recover the rate or charge are a charge on the land.

(2) The charge ranks on an equal footing with a charge on the land under any other Act but takes priority over any other charge or encumbrance.

(3) The charge does not affect--

(a) the estate of the Crown in land owned by the Crown, or

(b) the estate of a Crown lessee if the lease is granted after the rate or charge was levied (whether or not the land was previously held under a lease from the Crown).

(4) The charge does not affect a bona fide purchaser for value who made due inquiry at the time of purchase but had no notice of the liability. A purchaser who has obtained a certificate under section 603 is taken to have made due inquiry.

(5) The provisions of this section have effect despite anything contained in section 42 of the Real Property Act 1900 .