Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No. 95 of 1998)Chapter VI : Miscellaneous Matters27. Regulations |
1) | The Minister may make regulations in respect of any matter which is required to be prescribed by the Minister or which is necessary or desirable in order to achieve the objectives of this Act, and any such regulation may create offences and provide for penalties in respect thereof. |
2) | Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations regarding the protection of persons or housing institutions established to provide housing to persons on a tenure basis other than the direct sale and transfer of homes in private ownership to housing consumers. |
3) | In the exercise of his or her powers under subsection (1), the Minister shall be obliged to consider the recommendations of the Council but shall not be obliged to accept such recommendations. |
4) | The Minister shall publish any regulation to be made under subsection (1) for comment and information in the Gazette prior to such regulation coming into effect. |