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Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007)

Chapter 7 : Administration of Act

51. General

 

(1) Any regulation with financial implications must be made with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for finance.

 

(2) Before publishing any regulation contemplated in subsection (1), the Minister must publish the draft regulations in the Gazette for public comment.

 

(3) Any notice published by the Minister pursuant to this Act and any regulations made under section 50 may—
(a) restrict or prohibit any act either absolutely or conditionally;
(b) apply—
(i) generally throughout the Republic or a province, as the case may be, or only in a specified area or category of areas; or
(ii) generally to all persons or to only a specified category of persons; or
(c) differentiate between—
(i) different areas or categories of areas; or
(ii) persons or categories of persons.

 

(4) Regulations made under section 50 may provide that any person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision thereof is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R1 000 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both a fine and such imprisonment.