(a) The following fees collected by the board under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the State Treasury through the Department of Revenue into a special fund to be known as the “Liquor License Fund”:

(b) The moneys in the Liquor License Fund shall, on the first days of February and August of each year, be paid by the board to the respective municipalities in which the respective licensed places are situated, in such amounts as represent the aggregate license fees collected from licenses in such municipalities during the preceding period.

(c) The board shall have the power to appropriate moneys in the Liquor License Fund for the payment of claims for refunds allowed and approved by the board for moneys paid into the Liquor License Fund because of the over-payment or overcharge on license fees. In the event that the moneys in the Liquor License Fund have been distributed to the respective municipalities, the board shall have the authority to deduct from the next semi-annual payment to the respective municipalities the amount of any over-payment previously refunded by the board to any person on account of an overcharge or over-payment on a license fee.