| (1) | The Minister must, before making or amending any regulations referred to in section 31, publish a notice in the Gazette— |
| (a) | setting out that draft regulations have been developed; |
| (b) | specifying where a copy of the draft regulations may be obtained; and |
| (c) | inviting written comments to be submitted on the proposed regulations within a specified period. |
| (2) | After complying with subsection (1), the Minister may— |
| (a) | amend the regulations; and |
| (b) | subject to subsection (3), publish the regulation s or directives in final form in the Gazette. |
| (a) | The Minister must, within 30 days before publication of the regulations in the Gazette, as referred to in subsection (2)(b), table them in Parliament. |
| (b) | Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of any amendment of the regulations as a result of the process referred to in paragraph (a).". |
[Section 31A inserted by the Films and Publication Amendment Act, 2019, by section 31 of Proc 52, GG 45959, dated 25 February 2022]
