National Veld and Forest Fire Act, 1998 (Act No. 101 of 1998)Chapter 6: Administration of Act20. 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). |