Cap. 291 Art. 13Power to make regulations.

(1) The Minister may make regulations:

(a) prescribing, or relating to, the procedure to be followed by the Commissioners;

(b) amending the Schedule by adding or removing therefrom offences; provided that no offence may be added to the Schedule by regulations under this article if the punishment for that offence exceeds the punishments established for contraventions: Provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as preventing Parliament from amending the Schedule by means of an Act of Parliament to include therein offences which are liable to punishments which are higher than the punishments established for contraventions;

(c) for establishing any fees that may be payable in terms of this Act;

(d) for the establishment, after consultation with the Local Councils Association, of a Board which shall be competent to hear and decide requests which may be made for the waiving or discontinuance of proceedings against any person for any infringement before a Commissioner for Justice, or for remission of the penalty awarded, for any valid reason under such conditions as may be prescribed;

(e) for establishing any form to be used in terms of this Act;

(f) for establishing the procedures to be followed in the Registry of Local Tribunals;

(g) for establishing a local enforcement system and to determine its functions;

(h) for establishing and determining the functions of the Registrar and other officials of the Local Tribunal;

(i) to provide for rules of service of judicial acts in terms of this Act;

(j) to establish rules regarding the manner in which penalties may be collected, the forfeiture of objects and the withdrawal and suspension of licences in terms of this Act; and generally with regard to any thing that may be by him determined, ordered, directed or prescribed in accordance with the provisions of this Act and any other matter that may be expedient for the better carrying into effect of this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 11 of the

Interpretation Act, any amendment to the Schedule made by regulations under the provisions of the foregoing sub-article shall not come into effect except after the lapse of thirty days from the date of publication of the said regulations in the Gazette:

Provided that the provisions of this sub-article shall not apply in respect of any regulations and orders issued by the Superintendent of Public Health in terms of the Public Health Act and to any amendment to the Schedule made in pursuance to an order issued by the Superintendent of Public Health in terms of the Public Health Act.