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Every settlement by consent of a debt due from a debtor to any creditor, which is not certified by the Board under section 15, or in terms of which no award has been made under section 16, shall be void and shall not be recognised by any Court or Tribunal for any purpose whatsoever. Settlement during pendency of proceedings before Board or Court in appeal. Certain settlements to be void. 12 [Act No. XII of 1952]