History — 4.401

Agreement — cost recovery 4.401 (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with any person or organization respecting any matter for which a regulation made under subsection 4.4(1) or (2) could impose a charge. Regulations — exemption (2) If both an agreement entered into under subsection (1) and a regulation made under subsection 4.4(1) or (2) relate to the same matter, the regulation does not apply to the person or organization that has entered into the agreement in respect of the matter for which payment is required under the agreement. Recovery (3) When the Minister enters into an undertaking with respect to a matter for which payment of an amount is required from the other party under the terms of an agreement entered into under subsection (1), the undertaking is deemed, for the purposes of recovering that amount, not to be a duty of the Minister under this Act. Debt due to Her Majesty (4) All amounts payable under an agreement entered into under subsection (1) and any interest payable on them constitute a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered as such in any court of competent jurisdiction. Spending (5) The Minister may spend the amounts received un…