8Powers to make regulations and adoption of codes and standards

8 Powers to make regulations and adoption of codes and standards

(1)  The Governor may make regulations prescribing matters –

(a) required or permitted to be prescribed by this Act; or

(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations may make provision relating to one or more of the following:

(a) identifying and classifying goods as dangerous goods and the identification and classification of dangerous goods;

(b) identifying, classifying and regulating goods that are too dangerous to be transported, including prohibiting the transport of such goods;

(c) the making of determinations by the Competent Authority in relation to –

(i) the identification and classification of goods as dangerous goods; and

(ii) the identification and classification of dangerous goods; and

(iii) the specification, for transport purposes, of what is, and what is not, compatible with dangerous goods; and

(iv) prohibiting or regulating the transport of dangerous goods by road or rail; and

(v) regulating the containment of dangerous goods that are being, or that are to be, transported by road or rail;

(d) the analysis and testing of dangerous goods;

(e) fees that are to be paid for things done under this Act;

(f) the marking and labelling of packages containing dangerous goods for transport and the placarding of containers, vehicles and packaging on or in which dangerous goods are transported;

(g) containers, vehicles, packaging, equipment and other items used in the transport of dangerous goods;

(h) the manufacture of containers, vehicles, packaging, equipment and other items for use in the transport of dangerous goods;

(i) accreditation schemes, including privileges to be accorded or sanctions to be imposed under the schemes and the cancellation or suspension of the schemes;