Incidence of property tax

Incidence of property tax:

1. (1) The property tax on land or building shall be leviable in equal shares upon the owner and the occupier. Provided that the surcharge thereof shall be leviable upon the occupier:
2. (2) On the failure to recover any sum due on account of property tax from the owner, such sum shall be recoverable from the occupier by attachment of rent payable by him to the owner.
3. (3) An occupier from whom any sum is recovered under sub-section (2) shall be entitled to reimbursement by the owner for the payment of such sum or adjustment of such sum against the rent payable.