Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007)Chapter 7 : Administration of Act51. General |
| (1) | Any regulation with financial implications must be made with the concurrence of the Minister responsible for finance. |
| (2) | Before publishing any regulation contemplated in subsection (1), the Minister must publish the draft regulations in the Gazette for public comment. |
| (3) | Any notice published by the Minister pursuant to this Act and any regulations made under section 50 may— |
| (a) | restrict or prohibit any act either absolutely or conditionally; |
| (b) | apply— |
| (i) | generally throughout the Republic or a province, as the case may be, or only in a specified area or category of areas; or |
| (ii) | generally to all persons or to only a specified category of persons; or |
| (c) | differentiate between— |
| (i) | different areas or categories of areas; or |
| (ii) | persons or categories of persons. |
| (4) | Regulations made under section 50 may provide that any person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision thereof is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding R1 000 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |