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Household charge a statute?

  • 21-02-2012 10:02am
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    splashthecash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,322 ✭✭✭


    In the Metro this morning....can anyone legal-minded confirm this??

    You won't get a household charge bill because it is a statute. People need to understand this. A statute is a "legislated rule of society given the force of law by the consent of the governed"...who are those it governs? Its us, the public.

    This household charge is a statute, otherwise known as an Act of Government, and it only carries the force of law if you consent to it - which means you are legally obliged to pay for it if you register for it on householdcharge.ie

    Your silence and inaction gives you a stance of no consent. If you do not consent, a statute cannot affect you. However if you register for this "charge", you are consenting to the statute i.e. you are signing the contract.

    This is why the government is ASKING people to register for the household charge rather than just sending a bill to each household.
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