55Regulations

### 55 Regulations > > (1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act. > > > (2)  *\[Section 55 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 84 of 1984, s. 6 \]*[*\[Section 55 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 16 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Jul 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-07-30/act-1997-016#JS1@Ja14@GC1@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (3)  *\[Section 55 Subsection (3) inserted by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \]*Where under any Act a council has prescribed a building-line in relation to a State highway running through any town controlled by such council, and such highway in such town is being, or about to be, widened, the Governor by regulation may define and cause to be marked and indicated as prescribed a line which shall be deemed to be the centre line of such highway for the purposes of the ascertainment of such building-line until the widening of such highway is completed. > > > (4)  *\[Section 55 Subsection (4) inserted by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \]**\[Section 55 Subsection (4) amended by No. 84 of 1984, s. 6 \]*Regulations under this section may prescribe the procedure to be followed and the conditions which shall be observed by the road authority and by owners and occupiers respectively in relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by [section 40](#GS40@EN) . > > > (5)  *\[Section 55 Subsection (5) added by 11 Geo. VI No. 74, s. 2 \]**\[Section 55 Subsection (5) amended by No. 84 of 1984, s. 6 \]*Regulations under this section may regulate and control the passage of shipping and navigation through or under any bridge, may prescribe and regulate the times at which, and the conditions under which, the passage of shipping or navigation through or under any bridge shall be permitted, and may prohibit or regulate and control the tying of vessels to any part of the structure of a bridge. > > > (6)  *\[Section 55 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 84 of 1984, s. 6 \]**\[Section 55 Subsection (6) amended by No. 43 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*Regulations under this section may provide that it is an offence, punishable on summary conviction, for a person to contravene, or fail to comply with, any of the regulations and may provide in respect of any such offence for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 2 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues. > > > (7)  *\[Section 55 Subsection (7) inserted by No. 84 of 1984, s. 6 \]*Regulations under this section may be made subject to such conditions, or be made so as to apply differently according to such factors, as may be specified in the regulations or according to such limitations or restrictions, whether as to time or circumstance or otherwise, as may be so specified. > > > (8)  *\[Section 55 Subsection (8) inserted by No. 84 of 1984, s. 6 \]*A regulation under this section may authorize any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied, or regulated by any person or body specified in the regulation.