49.—(1) For the purposes of sections 47 (3) and 48 (3), any invoice or similar document, indicating a sum of money as if it were due, shall be regarded as asserting a right to payment.

(2) The Minister may by order require that any invoice or similar document stating the amount of any payment shall bear a statement, in a prescribed manner and of a specified minimum size, that no claim is made to the payment.

(3) A person who issues an invoice or similar document which does not comply with the requirements of an order under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence.