Seeds and Fertilisers Supply Act, 1956

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Partial recoupment by the State of irrecoverable sums.

5.—The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance shall, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, recoup to any council of a county one-half of every sum in respect of which all of the following conditions apply:

(a) the sum has become payable by any person to the council in respect of or on account of a sale of goods pursuant to a scheme under this Act by the council to that person or in respect of or on account of a payment made by the council to a seed merchant in pursuance of a guarantee given pursuant to a scheme under this Act to the merchant in respect of goods supplied by him to that person,

(b) the Minister is satisfied that, before making the sale or giving the guarantee (as the case may be) in relation to which the sum became payable to the council, the council took reasonable care in regard to the selection or approval of that person,

(c) the sum is certified by the Minister to be irrecoverable by the council from that person.