46Regulations and local laws, general

46. Regulations and local laws, general

(1) Any regulation made under section 44 or local law made under this Act may be so made —

(a) as to apply generally or in a particular class of case, or particular classes of cases, at all times or at a specified time or specified times, throughout the district or in a specified part or specified parts of the district and in areas which although not within the district are by the operation of the provisions of this Act nevertheless to be regarded as being within the district; and

(b) as to require a matter affected by it to be in accordance with a specified requirement, or as approved by, or to the satisfaction of, a specified person or body, or class of person or body, and so as to delegate to or confer upon a specified body a discretionary authority; and

(c) as to provide that in specified cases, or a specified class of case, or specified classes of cases, whether on specified conditions or unconditionally, persons or things may be exempted from its provisions either wholly or to such extent as is specified.

(2) Any regulation made under section 44 or local law may make provision for the imposition of penalties not exceeding $500 in respect of any contravention.

(3) Where in relation to a regulation made under section 44 or local law made under this Act the expression specified is used, the expression, unless the context requires otherwise, means specified in that regulation or local law.

[Section 46 amended: No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 8 of 2025 s. 11.]