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Cap. 9, s. 65 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The Minister may make rules providing for matters as may be necessary or expedient for carrying the purposes of this Act into effect and in particular and without limiting the generality of the foregoing may make rules adding to, rescinding, varying or amending– (a) any of the rules contained in the Second, Schedules III and IV; (b) any of the forms contained in Schedule V. (2) Rules made under this section may provide that a person who commits any breach of the rules commits an offence and upon summary conviction for such offence is liable to a fine of five hundred dollars or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both. (3) Any rule made pursuant to this section shall be laid before the National Assembly as soon as may be after the making thereof and if the Assembly by resolution request that the rule be rescinded that rule shall be rescinded by the Minister but without prejudice to the validity of any-thing done thereunder.
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