Right of the Government to recover the amounts

Nothing shall effect, abridge or take away or be deemed ever to have effected, abridged or taken Away the right of the Government to recover any amount payable to it on account of royalty, intercst, compensat'm or any ot!~er sum chargeable from any person under any law, rule, agreement contract or instrument or order of any autholity, before the commencement of this Act and every such right of the Government shall continue to be valid and enforceable and shall always be deemzd to have been valid and enforceable in law, notwithstanding that such law, rule, agreement, contrac! or instrument or order of <any authority, ceased to have effect at any time before the commencement of thi, Act.