RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASES ACT 1995 - SECT 80
RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASES ACT 1995 - SECT 80
(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.