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RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASES ACT 1995 - SECT 80

RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASES ACT 1995 - SECT 80

80—Regulations

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

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

            (a)         be of general or limited application; and

            (b)         confer powers or impose duties in connection with the regulations on the Minister or the Commissioner; and

            (c)         prescribe codes of practice to be complied with by lessors and lessees; and

            (d)         prescribe fees in respect of any matter under this Act and provide for their payment, recovery or waiver; and

            (e)         exempt a specified person or class of persons, or a specified transaction or class of transactions, from compliance with this Act or a specified provision of this Act, either absolutely or on conditions or subject to limitations; and

            (f)         make provision of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the commencement of specified provisions of this Act or specified regulations under this Act; and

            (g)         make different provision according to the classes of persons, or the matters or circumstances, to which they are expressed to apply; and

            (h)         incorporate, adopt, apply or make prescriptions by reference to, with or without modifications, any document formulated or published by any body or authority as in force at a particular time or from time to time; and

                  (i)         impose penalties not exceeding $2 000 for contravention of a regulation.

        (3)         If a document formulated or published by any body or authority as in force at a particular time or from time to time is incorporated, adopted, applied or referred to in the regulations—

            (a)         a copy of the document must be kept available for public inspection, without charge and during ordinary office hours, at an office or offices specified in the regulations; and

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