Section 19
Summary application to the High Court in certain revenue matters
of Government Proceedings Act 1956
(1)
Subject to and in accordance with rules of court, the
Government may apply in a summary manner to the High Court for the payment of any duty, penalty or other sum payable under the written law, or for the delivery of any accounts required to be delivered, or the furnishing of any information required to be furnished, by any written law.
(2)
Rules of court made for the purposes of this section may provide that judgment may be given upon an affidavit by a duly authorized officer when the facts are not in dispute upon a written application to the court by such officer.
(3)
For the purposes of this section the expression “duly authorized officer” means an officer of any Government department whose duty it is to administer or enforce the written law in respect of which such application as is referred to in subsection (2) is made duly authorized by the head of such department for the purpose.
Interpleader 20.
The Government may obtain relief by way of interpleader proceedings, and may be made a party to such proceedings, in the same manner in which a subject may obtain relief by way of such proceedings or be made a party thereto, and may be made a party to such proceedings notwithstanding that the application for relief is made by a sheriff or other like officer; and all rules of court relating to interpleader proceedings shall, subject to this Act, have effect accordingly.