31Regulations

31 Regulations (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to— S. 31(1)(a) substituted by No. 44/1997 s. 49(a). (a) prescribing categories of documents as to identity; and S. 31(1)(ab) inserted by No. 44/1997 s. 49(a). (ab) prescribing particulars to be recorded in the register; and (b) carrying on business as a second-hand dealer or as a pawnbroker; and (c) prescribing forms; and S. 31(1)(d) substituted by No. 44/1997 s. 49(b). (d) fees; and S. 31(1)(da) inserted by No. 93/2001 s. 41(1). (da) prescribing costs, or a class of costs, that may not be included in the reasonable costs of sale of pawned goods; and S. 31(1)(db) inserted by No. 93/2001 s. 41(1). (db) prescribing, for the purposes of Division 3 of Part 5— (i) offences under this Act or the regulations in respect of which an infringement notice may be issued; and S. 31(1)(db)(ii) amended by No. 3/2019 s. 26(1). (ii) the penalties that apply if offences are dealt with by an infringement notice, including a different infringement penalty for natural persons and bodies corporate; and S. 31(1)(e) amended by No. 44/1997 s. 49(c). (e) exempting persons or goods from the application of the whole or any provision of this Act or the regulations, subject to conditions or unconditionally; and (f) generally prescribing any other matter or thing required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act. (2) The regulations may— (a) be of general or limited application; and (b) differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance; and (c) leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied, dispensed with or regulated by a council; and (d) impose penalties not exceeding 20 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations. S. 31(2A) inserted by No. 93/2001 s. 41(2), repealed by No. 3/2019 s. 26(2). S. 31(3) amended by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch. item 26.1). (3) Regulations made under this Act may be disallowed, in whole or in part, by resolution of either House of Parliament. S. 31(4) repealed by No. 78/2010 s. 24(Sch. item 26.2). S. 32 repealed by No. 44/1997 s. 50(2). Pt 7 (Heading and ss 33–36) amended by Nos 34/1990 s. 7(7), 44/1997 s. 51, 52/1998 s. 264, 93/2001 s. 42, repealed by No. 1/2010 s. 100, new Pt 7 (Heading and new s. 32) inserted by No. 45/2017 s. 27.