Singapore legislation

Clause 48

Regulations

(1)

The Minister may make regulations for any purpose for which regulations may be made under this Act and for prescribing anything which may be prescribed under this Act and generally for the purpose of carrying this Act into effect.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, the Minister may make regulations with respect to any of the following matters or for any of the following purposes:

(a)

for requiring persons to register under this Act and to supply such particulars about themselves as may be prescribed by the regulations and to report to registration centres established for the purposes of this Act;

(b)

for requiring persons carrying on any undertaking to allow authorised officers to enter and inspect their premises for the purpose of verifying the returns given to the competent authority under this Act;

(c)

for and any incidental matters for which the Minister thinks it expedient to provide with a view to securing compliance with the requirements of or any directions or orders given or made under this Act.

(3)

All regulations made under this Act shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to Parliament as soon as may be after publication and if a resolution is passed pursuant to a motion notice whereof has been given for a sitting day not later than the first available sitting day of Parliament next after the expiry of one month from the date when such regulations are so presented annulling the regulations or any part thereof as from a specified date, such regulations or such part thereof, as the case may be, shall thereupon become void as from such date but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder or to the making of new regulations.

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