Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue

(1) Any rent, royalty, tax, fee, cess or other sum due to the State Government either under this Act or any rule made thereunder or under the terms and conditions of any prospecting licence or mining lease may, on a certificate of such officer as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf by general special order, be recovered in the same manner as if it were a public demand and every such sum, which becomes due to the Government after the appointed day, together with the interest due thereon, shall be a first charge on the assets of the holder of the prospecting licence or mining lease, as the case may be.