5. A person who applies for accreditation or a holder of a certificate of accreditation who is not up-to-date in paying royalties to authors does not as a result of that fact become ineligible for accreditation or financial aid from the Government if he undertakes, upon his application for accreditation or financial aid, to immediately pay as a first priority, using his own money or available funds, royalties owing to authors, unless there exists an agreement with the Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women on the terms and conditions of payment of the royalties.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-8.1, r. 3, s. 5.