215Recovery of recoverable amounts

215 Recovery of recoverable amounts

(1)  The Secretary may, by proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction, recover as a debt due and owing any unpaid amount owed under a cost recovery order after the date has passed for payment specified in that order for that amount.

(2)  If this Act confers on a person a right to appeal to the Appeal Tribunal against the decision to issue a cost recovery order, the Secretary is not to institute proceedings under this section in respect of the cost recovery order unless –

(a) the period during which the appeal may be made has elapsed; and

(b) if the person has made an appeal against the decision, the appeal has been determined or withdrawn.