Singapore legislation

Clause 114

of Environmental Public Health Bill

Clause 114

Regulations

(1)

The Minister may make regulations for or in respect of every purpose which he considers necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act, and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for or in respect of all or any of the matters specified in the Fourth Schedule.

(2)

The Minister may, in making any regulations, prescribe the circumstances in which it shall be presumed that an offence under the provisions of any such regulations was committed.

(3)

The Minister may, in making any regulations, provide that any contravention of, or failure or neglect to comply with any regulations shall be an offence and may prescribe the fine with which such offence shall be punishable, but so that no such fine shall exceed for any one offence the sum of $2,000 and in the case of a continuing offence, the sum of $100 for every day or part thereof during which such offence continues after conviction.

(4)

All regulations made under this Act shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication.