156General provisions

156 General provisions

156 General provisions

(1) A regulation may—

(a) impose a penalty for any breach thereof and also distinct penalties in case of successive breaches thereof but no such penalty shall exceed 50 penalty units, and

(b) impose also a daily penalty for any continuing breach thereof not exceeding 2 penalty units per day.

(2) A regulation may be made so as to apply differently according to such factors as may be specified therein.

(3) A regulation may be made so as to apply to or in respect of—

(a) any matter, or all matters, or any class of matters specified or described therein, or

(b) all matters, or any class of matters, so specified or described other than—

(i) any matter so specified or described that is expressed to be excluded, or

(ii) any class of matters so specified or described that is expressed to be excluded.

(4) A regulation may authorise any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any person or body specified therein.

s 156: Am 1983 No 183, Sch 4 (6); 1986 No 218, Sch 28, Part 1 (3); 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 2001 No 130, Sch 3 [38] [39].