Nuclear Energy Act, 1999 (Act No. 46 of 1999)Chapter V General Provisions54. Regulations |
| 1) | The Minister may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act, with regard to anything which in terms of this Act, may or must be prescribed or provided for or governed or otherwise dealt with by regulation. |
| 2) | In any regulations made under subsection (1), provision may be made- |
| a) | that the contravention of or failure to comply with any particular provisions thereof, will be an offence; and |
| b) | that a person convicted of such an offence will be punishable with a term of imprisonment not longer than the period specified in the regulations or with a fine, but no term of imprisonment in excess of 12 months may be so specified. |
| 3) | The regulations made under the provisions of section 77 of the previous Act and in force immediately before the specified date, in so far as they relate to matters which, in terms of this Act, may or must be prescribed, provided for, governed or otherwise dealt with by regulation, remain in force and continue to apply to those matters- |
| a) | despite the repeal of those provisions by this Act; |
| b) | in so far as they are not inconsistent with this Act; and |
| c) | until they are amended, substituted or repealed under this section. |
| 4) | Before any regulations are made in terms of subsection (1), the Minister must- |
| a) | by notice in the Gazette, invite the public to comment on the proposed regulations; and |
| b) | consider that comment. |