42. The debtor shall reimburse any amount due within the periods and according to the terms and conditions prescribed by regulation, unless otherwise agreed upon between him and the Minister.
The debtor is liable for the payment of interest in the cases determined by regulation, at the rate fixed therein. The interest is capitalized monthly where a person owes an amount after making a statement containing false information or transmitting a document containing false information so as to render himself or his family eligible for benefits under a last resort assistance program or so as to receive, or cause his family to receive, benefits greater than the benefits which would otherwise have been granted to him or to his family.
The debtor is also liable for the payment of a recovery charge, in the cases determined and in the amount fixed by regulation.
The Minister may, subject to the conditions he determines, cancel or reduce the interest computed for a given period on a recoverable amount or allow the debtor to reimburse a lesser monthly amount than the amount prescribed by regulation, if the Minister is of the opinion that the latter could endanger the health or safety of the debtor or lead to complete destitution.
1988, c. 51, s. 42; 1995, c. 69, s. 11; 1996, c. 78, s. 4.