Application of the Act for the recovery of certain other due to Government

Application of the Act for the recovery of certain other due to Government .-

1. (1) All sums due to the Government on account of quit rent or revenue other than public revenue due on land ;all moneys due from any person to the Government which under a written agreement executed by such person are recoverable as arrears of public revenue due on land or land revenue, and all specific pecuniary penalties to which such person renders himself liable under such agreement or contract ;all sums declared by any other law for the time being in force to be recoverable as arrear of public revenue due on land or land revenue; and all fees and other dues payable by any person to the Government,may be recovered under the provisions of this Act.
2. (2) Any person who has received from the Government a free grant of money for any agricultural or other purpose, on default to refund the same consequent on his failure to observe any of the conditions of the grant, shall be liable to be proceeded against under the provisions of this Act for the recovery of the amount granted to him together with interest thereon and cost of process.
3. (3) Arrears of rent due to the Government, recoverable , as a result of any agreement, through a civil court, shall, notwithstanding anything contained in such agreement, be recoverable as an arrear of public revenue due on land under the provisions of this Act.
4. (4) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the provisions of sections 44 and 50 shall apply in the case of recovery of any sum under the provisions of this section.
5. (5) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (4), where any person has, by a written agreement, agreed that specific immovable property belonging to such person shall be security for the payment by him of any tax or other amount due by him to the Government, any engagement entered into by such person with any one in respect of such property, during the period when the agreement is in force, shall not be binding on the Government.-