Cap. 420 Art. 25Power to make regulations.

(1) The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of enabling this Act to have full effect and, in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, regulations under this article may make provisions-

(a) regulating applications for a declaration and the procedure for and in relation to such applications;

(b) regulating with the concurrence of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, appeals under this Act to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal and the procedure for and in relation to such appeals and for providing that any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of any one or more of such regulations shall be guilty of an offence against the regulations and for establishing the penalty being not more than that to which such person shall on conviction be liable, a fine (multa) not exceeding one thousand and one hundred and sixty-four euro and sixty-nine cents (1,164.69) or imprisonment not exceeding three months, or to both such fine and imprisonment;

(c) regulating the provision of legal aid to international protection seekers;

(d) extending, with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for social security, any of the provisions of the Social Security Act to persons falling under this Act;

(e) regulating the assignment and allocation of responsibilities and duties appertaining to the Minister under this Act to a public officer;

(f) regulating, with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for labour, the granting of work permits to recognised refugees and their family members, and persons enjoying subsidiary protection;

(g) for providing the means for facilitating the identification of applicants for refugee status and for communicating such information, when requested, to the competent authorities of the countries with which Malta has related bilateral agreement intended for such purposes or which are parties to international conventions related to refugees and to which Malta is also a party and which provide for such exchanges;

(h) for implementing the provisions of the European Union Council Directives relating to refugees and ancillary matters;

(i) for providing that any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of any one or more regulations, shall be guilty of an offence against the regulations and for establishing the penalty for infringement of such regulations of a fine (multa) not exceeding two thousand and five hundred euro (€2,500) or imprisonment not exceeding three months, or of both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Minister may under this subarticle make regulations, making provisions adding to or derogating from the provisions of this Act, to enforce the provisions of any international convention or other treaty relating to refugees, their status and protection, to which Malta may become a party provided the ratification of such treaty has been approved by a Resolution of the House of Representatives.