Flax Act, 1936

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Recovery of over-payment of bounties.

21.—(1) Whenever any person has obtained payment of any flax bounty under this Act to which or to part of which he was not lawfully entitled, such flax bounty, or such part thereof, shall be a debt due by such person to the Minister and shall (whether criminal proceedings have or have not been taken against such person in respect thereof) be recoverable by the Minister as a civil debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) In any proceedings under this section a certificate sealed with the official seal of the Minister stating that a person has obtained payment of a specified amount of flax bounty and that such person was not entitled to such payment or to a specified part thereof shall be prima facie evidence of those matters as stated in such certificate.