SOIL CONSERVATION ACT 1938 - SECT 22G
Payment of advances
SOIL CONSERVATION ACT 1938 - SECT 22G
Payment of advances
22G Payment of advances
(1) Where any works in respect of which an advance is to be made under this
Part have been, or are to be, carried out by any person or body, including the
Minister, the advance shall be paid by the Authority at such time and in such
manner and to such persons as the Minister directs or, if the Minister so
directs, to the Minister to recoup costs and expenses incurred by the
Minister.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), an advance
referred to in that subsection may be paid in the form of progress payments at
such times and in such manner as the Minister directs.
(3) For the purposes
of this section, the Minister may authorise the Commissioner or any officer or
employee of the Service to enter the lands of an owner and inspect works or
sites of works.