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| (1) The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to the principles and provisions of this Act or any matter in respect of which regulations are required or authorized under this Act to be made. |
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| (2) Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such publication or on such later date as may be specified in such regulation. |
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| (3) Every regulation made by the Minister, shall as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before Parliament for approval. Any regulation which is not so approved, shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder. |
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| (4) A Notification of the date of disapproval shall be published in the Gazette. |
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