205Recovery and evidence of expenses.N.I.
(1)Where under this Act the Ministry is F1. . . authorised to recover from any person the expenses of any work,—
(a)the Ministry F1. . . may certify the amount of those expenses; and
(b)the amount so certified shall be recoverable by the Ministry F1. . . as a debt due to it F1. . . , and, without prejudice to any right of the Ministry F1. . . to sue in the High Court for the recovery thereof, shall be recoverable in the county court by civil bill or summarily as a civil debt.
(2)Where, in pursuance of subsection (1), an action is taken by the Ministry F2. . . in the county court for the recovery of the amount of any expenses, the court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the action notwithstanding that, by reason of the extent of the claim or otherwise, the case would not, but for this provision, be within the jurisdiction of a county court.
(3)A certificate under subsection (1) shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of the expenses stated therein and of the liability of the person named therein to pay that amount and of the right of the Ministry F3. . . to recover that amount.
F1Words in s. 205(1) repealed (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 6, 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(44)(a), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(b)(e)
F2Words in s. 205(2) repealed (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 6, 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(44)(b), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(b)(e)
F3Words in s. 205(3) repealed (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 6, 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(44)(c), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(b)(e)