10Regulations

10 Regulations

(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.

(3)  The regulations may –

(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and

(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.

(4)  The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by the Minister or an officer or person nominated in the regulations.

(5)  [Section 10 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 71 of 1997, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 1998] The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the commencement of the Hydro-Electric Corporation Amendment Act 1997 .

(6)  [Section 10 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 71 of 1997, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 1998] A provision referred to in subsection (5) may take effect on and from the day on which the Hydro-Electric Corporation Amendment Act 1997 commences or on a later day.