Mines and Minerals Act, 1931

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Other provisions in relation to awards.

42.—(1) Every award shall be signed by all the members of the Board.

(2) Every award shall be conclusive evidence of all matters purported to be certified therein.

(3) Any sum directed by an award to be payable by one person to another shall be a debt due and payable by such first mentioned person to such other person and shall be recoverable as a simple contract debt.

(4) A document upon which there is endorsed a certificate, purporting to be signed by the Secretary of the Board, to the effect that such document is a copy of an award shall, until the contrary is proved, be evidence in all Courts of Justice and in all legal proceedings of such award, and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature of such secretary or that he was in fact such secretary.