Power to make regulations

(1) The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of the powers so conferred, he may make (a) with respect to the incurring of expenses and the making of payments by or on behalf of a candidate, whether before, during or after an election, on account of or in respect of, the conduct or management of such election; (b) requiring the appointment of an election agent through or by whom all such expenses or payments shall be incurred or made; REVISED EDITION 2018 49 (c) fixing the maximum amount of expenses that may be incurred or paid, whether before, during or after an election, on account, or in respect, of the conduct or management of such (d) fixing the time within which all election expenses shall be paid and barring all claims in respect thereof not made within the prescribed time; (e) requiring a return of expenses and prescribing the form in which the same shall be made and verified; (f) prescribing the fees and allowances to be paid to officers, enumerators and scrutinisers; and (g) for any matter that may be incidental to or connected with the provisions of this Act. (2) Contraventions of any regulations made under sub- section (1) (a) to (e), shall be deemed illegal practices, and provision may be made in the said regulations for the punishment, on summary conviction, of persons committing or taking part in the commission of such illegal practices by– (a) a fine, not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars; and (b) disqualification from voting at any election under this Act and from being elected or appointed as a Member of the House of Representatives for six years from the date of his conviction. (3) All regulations made under the provisions shall be laid before the House of Representatives for approval and the House may, by resolution, rescind or approve (whether after REVISED EDITION 2018 50 amendment by the House or not) the regulations and upon approval, the regulations as approved shall be published in the Gazette and shall on the date of publication have the force of law.