10Amendment of regulations pursuant to Agreement

10 Amendment of regulations pursuant to Agreement

(1)  Where, under the Agreement, the Ministerial Council approves a proposed amendment of regulations in force for the time being under the Commonwealth Act or the Companies (Acquisition of Shares-Fees) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth and, upon the expiration of 6 months after the date on which the Ministerial Council so approved, the amendment has not been made or has been made and is subject to disallowance or has ceased to be in force by disallowance or for any other reason, the Governor may make regulations in accordance with the proposed amendment approved by the Ministerial Council amending the provisions of regulations applying by reason of section 6 or the regulations referred to in section 9 , as the case may be.

(2)  Regulations made by the Governor under subsection (1) may amend Schedule 2 or 3 , as the case may be, and that Schedule as so amended shall be Schedule 2 or 3 , as the case may be, to this Act.

(3)  In this Act –

(a) a reference to provisions of regulations applying by reason of section 6 includes a reference to provisions as so applying as amended in accordance with this section; and

(b) a reference to fees prescribed by regulations under the Companies (Acquisition of Shares-Fees) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth includes a reference to those regulations as amended in accordance with this section.