Cap. 405 Art. 3Regulations and orders.

(1) The Minister may by regulations make such provision as appears to him to be requisite or expedient -

(a) for prescribing or making provision for any aviation security matter that is to be or may be prescribed under this Act;

(b) generally for securing the safety of aircraft and of persons and property carried therein, and for the detention of aircraft for any of the purposes specified in this paragraph;

(c) for preventing interference with the use or effective-ness of apparatus used in connection with air navigation;

(d) generally for regulating security at any airport in Malta;

(e) prescribing fees that are to be paid by managers of airports, aircraft operators, air cargo agents and passengers in respect of the provision of security services at any airport in Malta;

(f) for appointing the Head Aviation Security with overall responsibility for the management and control of aviation security and for the command, co-ordination and oversight of all the security resources provided at Luqa Airport or any other designated airport in Malta;

(g) to establish administrative penalties for failure to comply with the provisions of this Act where such failure is not already subject to other punitive measures of a criminal nature or for the payment of administrative fines in lieu of criminal proceedings, which administrative fines shall not be in an amount of more than five thousand euro, and to establish the procedures for the imposition and collection of such administrative fines and to provide for any other administrative measures that may be taken in default of payment in respect of the person who has failed to pay.

(2) Regulations made under any of the provisions of this Act may contain such incidental and supplementary provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations.