Against the resolutions or acts dictated by reason of the application of this Regulation, the remedies of revocation and appeal will be available, which must be asserted in the form and terms provided in the Municipal Code.
Transitory one.-Those persons who use the water connection service and in whose name the respective bill is issued, but who are not the owners of the property where the service is provided, will have a period of three months from the approval of this regulation to request the respective change from the Municipality. After this time, the municipal government will proceed ex officio.
Transitory two.-As long as a new system for determining the amounts of money for tariffs, fines, and interest is not approved, the Municipality will be governed by the current one. The same will apply with respect to the judicial collection system and extrajudicial arrangements. Until a new regulation is authorized regarding payment arrangements, the Collections Department or another unit duly authorized by the Mayor is authorized to make payment arrangements in accordance with the following classifications:
| Percentage to pay | | Term to cover |
|---|
| Range in ¢ | At the time of the arrangement | The balance |
| 0-5,000 | 30% | 1 month |
| 5,001-15,000 | 40% | 2 months |
| 15,001-onwards | 50% | 3 months |
Transitory three: The collection of the environmental fee (canon ambiental) will be applied once its establishment is approved by the Municipal Council.
Of entry into force and repeal. This Regulation will enter into force on the day indicated for its effect in the definitive publication in the official gazette and repeals any prior municipal agreement or regulation, their amendments, and any municipal regulatory provision that opposes it; all municipal agreements related to prohibitions on the construction of subdivisions, condominiums, or similar remain in force, those related to Decree No. LXIV, of July 28, 1888, and all those agreements that have been made for the protection of reserve areas, the protection of water sources (manantiales), springs (nacientes), aquifer layers (mantos acuíferos), and recharge areas in the canton of Barva.
Takes effect as of the business day following its publication in the Official Gazette La Gaceta.
Barva de Heredia, December 19, 2007.