| (a) | relating to the carrying out of, and giving effect to, the provisions of the Convention; |
| (b) | whereby exemption is granted, with or without conditions, in respect of particular ships or ships of a particular class or type, from all or any of the provisions of the Convention; |
| (c) | applying, subject to such exemptions, restrictions and modifications as may be desirable, any provision of the Convention to ships to which and in circumstances in which the Convention does not apply; |
| (d) | Prescribing fees, and providing for the recovery of expenditure incurred, in connection with the application of the Convention; and |
| (e) | in general, for the better achievement of the purposes of this Act. |
| (2) | Regulations made under subsection (1) may— |
| (a) | in so far as they relate to the matters mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection, include other and more extensive provisions than those contained in the Convention, provided they relate to the same or similar matters than those dealt with in the Convention; |
| (b) | prescribe, for any contravention thereof or failure to comply therewith, penalties not exceeding the maximum penalties prescribed by section 3A(4); |
| (c) | be applicable outside the Republic. |
[Section 3 substituted by section 3 of Act No. 66 of 1996]
