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National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998 (Act No. 101 of 1998)

Chapter 6: Administration of Act

20. Regulations

 

(1) The Minister may make regulations to deal with—
(a) any matter that may or must be prescribed in terms of this Act;
(b) model constitutions for fire protection associations;
(c) procedures relating to registration of fire protection associations;
(d) procedures relating to the election of certain fire protection officers;
(e) applications for and grants of financial and other assistance to fire protection associations; and
(f) generally, any other ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter which it is necessary or expedient to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act.

 

(2) The Minister may make different regulations under subsection (1) for different regions of the Republic.

 

(3) The generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1)(f) is not limited by the provisions of the preceding paragraphs.

 

(4) The Minister may by regulation provide that infringements of certain regulations constitute criminal offences and prescribe maximum penalties for such offences.

 

(5) The penalties may not exceed those for a second category offence referred to in section 24(2).