Singapore legislation
Section 45
Section 45
Regulations
(1)
The Board may, with the prior approval of the Minister, make regulations generally for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2)
Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may provide for —
the convening of meetings of the Board and the procedure to be followed at the meetings;
the appointment or establishment of committees of the members of the Board, and the co‑opting of persons other than members of the Board to those committees; (c)the manner in which documents, cheques and instruments of any description are to be signed or executed on behalf of the Board;
the fees and charges to be paid for any matter or thing to be done for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made under this Act, the interest payable upon any unpaid fee or charge, and the waiver, refund or remission, whether wholly or in part, of such fees, charges and interest;
the requirements, relating to tourist guides, to be complied with by the owner, operator or driver of any motor vehicle or class of motor vehicles conveying tourists into Singapore or to a place or point of interest in Singapore; and
matters required or permitted to be prescribed by this Act or which are necessary or expedient to give effect to this Act.
(3)
Regulations made under this section —
may prescribe that any act or omission in contravention of any regulation shall be an offence;
may provide for the imposition of penalties not exceeding a fine of $5,000 for such offences; and
in the case of any licence granted under this Act, may provide that in addition to such fine, the penalty may extend to the cancellation or suspension of the licence.
(4)
In this section, “tourist” and “tourist guide” have the meanings given by section 20.
(5)
All regulations made under this Act must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.[26