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HYDROPONICS INDUSTRY CONTROL ACT 2009 (NO 49 OF 2009) - SECT 38

38—Regulations

        (1)         The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by, or necessary or expedient for the purposes of, this Act.

        (2)         Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—

            (a)         make provision in relation to the electronic transfer of information for the purposes of this Act, including specifying—

                  (i)         technical or operational requirements relating to such transfer; or

                  (ii)         a particular application, software or device, or a particular class of application, software or device, to be used for that purpose;

            (b)         require licence holders to comply with a code of conduct or practice;

            (c)         make provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or the commencement of specified provisions of this Act or specified regulations under this Act;

            (d)         incorporate or operate by reference to a specified code or standard as in force at a specified time or as in force from time to time;

            (e)         fix fees to be paid in respect of any matter under this Act and regulate the recovery, refund, waiver or reduction of such fees;

            (f)         impose a penalty, not exceeding a fine of $10 000, for contravention of, or non-compliance with, a regulation;

            (g)         fix expiation fees, not exceeding $315, for alleged offences against the regulations.

        (3)         The regulations may—

            (a)         be of general application or limited application;

            (b)         make different provision according to the matters or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply;

            (c)         provide that a specified provision of this Act does not apply, or applies with prescribed variations, to any person, circumstance or situation (or person, circumstance or situation of a specified class) specified by the regulations, subject to any condition to which the regulations are expressed to be subject; and

            (d)         provide that a matter or thing in respect of which regulations may be made is to be determined according to the discretion of the Commissioner or the Minister.

        (4)         If a code or standard is referred to or incorporated in the regulations—

            (a)         a copy of the code or standard must be kept available for inspection by members of the public, without charge and during normal office hours, at an office determined by the Minister; and

            (b)         evidence of the contents of the code or standard may be given in any legal proceedings by production of a document apparently certified by the Minister to be a true copy of the code or standard.



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