Section 13. Registration and effect of agreement.

(1) If the debtor and all or any of the creditors come to an amicable settlement, the Board shall forthwith reduce such settlement to writing in the form of an agreement setting forth the amounts payable to each creditor and the manner in which and the time at which they are to be paid. Such agreement shall be read out and explained to the parties concerned, and shall be signed or otherwise authenticated by the Board and the parties. (2) An agreement thus made shall take effect as if it were a decree of a civil court having jurisdiction in the area of the jurisdiction of the Board.