Cap. 537 Art. 12Power to make regulations.

(1) The Minister may make regulations for the better implementation of any of the provisions of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may make provision:

(a) for establishing procedures to be followed by Commissioners for Justice taking cognizance of cases under this Act and in respect of the procedure to be followed by the Drug Offenders Rehabilitation Board;

(b) for the organization of schemes of community service and to provide that such schemes may, with the authorisation of a Court or of a Commissioner for Justice, as the case may be, be used as an alternative to any pecuniary penalty which may be imposed by a Court or by a Commissioner for Justice under this Act;

(c) for varying the amount of penalties that may be imposed by Commissioners for Justice under this Act provided that the maximum penalty so established shall not exceed five hundred euro (€500);

(d) for providing for procedures to be followed for the immediate payment of penalties without proceedings in respect of penalties to which a person may become liable under this Act;

(e) for providing, in a proportionate manner, for the non-renewal of licences or other authorisations of any kind to a person convicted of any offence consisting of simple possession of a drug for personal use until a penalty due is actually paid;

(f) for prescribing anything that may be prescribed under this Act.

(2) The Minister responsible for health may make regulations for the better implementation of the provisions of article 10.