Cap. 468 чл. 18Regulations.

The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, to give better effect to any of such provisions and generally to regulate the social work profession, and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may in particular include provisions with respect to -

(a) the establishment of social work practice, standards, procedures and other duties and practices to be followed by social workers, either generally or in particular fields of activity;

(b) the professional conduct and code of ethics of social workers and the standards of competency and integrity to be kept by the profession;

(c) the requirements in relation to continuing professional development for the maintenance of a warrant;

(d) the work which can be performed and the services which can be rendered in terms of a warrant, and the terms and conditions which can be attached to such warrant, and the additional qualifications necessary for warrants providing for the practice of the profession of social work in specialised practice;

(e) the fees that may be charged by the Board in connection with the application for the issue of a warrant, for the making of any registration under this Act, and for any other operations that may be carried out by the Board in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(f) the fees that may be charged by social workers for their professional services;

(g) the procedures to be followed in cases of professional misconduct;

(h) any other procedures that may be adopted by the Board;

(i) any matter which is required or is authorised by this Act to be prescribed;

(j) the punishments, penalties and other consequences and effects to which a person may become liable or which may take place in the event of any contravention of, or non-compliance with, any provision of any regulation under this article; sohowever that no punishment so prescribed shall exceed a fine (multa) of one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euro and sixty-nine cents (1,164.69), or imprisonment for a term of three months, or both such fine and imprisonment, and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine (multa) of eleven euro and sixty-five cents (11.65) for each day during which the offence continues, subject to a maximum of four thousand and six hundred and fifty-eight euro and seventy-five cents (4,658.75);

(k) the administrative penalties that may be imposed by the Board, which shall not exceed one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euro and sixty-nine cents (1,164.69).