(1) Subject to subsection (2), any debt referred to in section 150 in respect of which there is default of payment, or the part of such debt that has not been paid, may be certified by the Minister.
(2) The Minister shall not certify a debt referred to in section 150 (1)(a) unless a certificate of service has been completed and signed in accordance with section 146.
(3) On production to the appropriate Court, a certificate made under subsection (1) shall be registered in that Court and, when registered, has the same force and effect, and all proceedings may be taken on the certificate, as if it were a judgement obtained in that Court for a debt of the amount specified in the certificate and all reasonable costs and charges attendant in the registration of the certificate.