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| (1) The Minister may, upon the recommendation of the Council, make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act. |
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| (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), regulations may be made in respect of all or any of the following matters: -
| | (a) the fee for the renewal of a registration under this Act; | | |
| | (b) all matters stated or required by this Act to be prescribed; | | |
| | (c) all matters for which regulations are authorized by this Act to be made. | | |
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| (3) Every regulation made under this section shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on a date specified in that behalf in the regulation or, if no date is specified, upon such publication, and shall, as soon as practicable after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before the Senate and the House of Representatives for approval. Where any regulation is not approved either by the Senate or by the House of Representatives, it shall be deemed to be rescinded and the rescission shall take effect on the date on which the regulation is not approved. |
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| (4) The validity of anything done under a regulation shall not be affected by a subsequent rescission of the regulation under subsection (3). |
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| (5) Notification of the date on which the rescission of a regulation under subsection (3) takes effect shall be published in the Gazette. |
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