Forestry Act, 1988

Transitional financial provisions.

53.—(1) The company shall pay to or in respect of every member of the staff of the Department of Energy transferred to the service of the company any amount due to or in respect of that member in respect of service with the Department and unpaid on the vesting day and the company shall, with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, be reimbursed by the Minister.

(2) The Minister shall, with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, pay to the company an amount equal to advance payments received by him before the vesting day in respect of goods or services to be provided by the company on or after the vesting day.

(3) The company shall pay to the Minister an amount equal to sums collected by it on or after the vesting day in respect of goods or services provided by the Minister before the vesting day in respect of functions assigned by this Act to the company.

(4) All sums required to be paid under this section shall become due and payable on such date as the Minister, in consultation with the company and with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, may determine.

(5) The company shall supply the Minister with such information, records and documents as the Minister may require for the purposes of this section and the Minister and his officers shall have the right to inspect and take copies of all relevant records and documents of the company.

(6) In the event of a disagreement as to any amount to be paid by the Minister to the company or by the company to the Minister under this section the decision of the Minister, given with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, shall be final.