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##### 123. Regulations
(1) The Governor may make any regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, and whether general or to meet particular cases, that he may think necessary or convenient to give effect to this Act or to anything for which regulations or by‑laws are contemplated or required by this Act.
(2) Regulations made under this Act may prescribe a penalty not exceeding $2 000 for any contravention or failure to comply with the requirements of the regulations.
(3) Regulations made under this Act may specifically authorise or approve —
(a) contracts or agreements to which an electricity corporation is, or proposes to become, a party, whether for the purpose of obtaining or of furnishing a supply of energy; or
(b) tariffs, including particular charges or charges made pursuant to by‑laws; or
(c) the doing of acts or things that are, or are of a kind, necessary to give effect to any such contract, agreement or tariff.
[Section 123 amended: No. 24 of 1986 s. 40 and 42; No. 30 of 1987 s. 9; No. 89 of 1994 s. 39; No. 58 of 1999 s. 91; No. 33 of 2004 s. 45.]