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Penalties.

Emergency Regulations.

[1964 Ed.

(k) the taking of possession or control on behalf of the Governor of any property or undertaking; (Added, 8 of 1949, s. 2)

(1) requiring persons to do work or render services; (Added,

8 of 1949, s. 2)

(m) payment of compensation and remuneration to persons affected by the regulations and the determination of such compensation; and (Added, 8 of 1949, s. 2)

(n) the apprehension trial and punishment of persons offend- ing against the regulations or against any law in force in the Colony, (Added, 8 of 1949, s. 2. Amended, 40 of 1949, s. 2)

and may contain such incidental and supplementary provisions as appear to the Governor to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations. (Added, 8 of 1949, s. 2)

(3) Any regulations made under the provisions of this section shall continue in force until repealed by order of the Governor in Council.

(4) A regulation or any order or rule made in pursuance of such a regulation shall have effect notwithstanding anything incon- sistent therewith contained in any enactment; and any provision of an enactment which may be inconsistent with any regulation or any such order or rule shall, whether that provision shall or shall not have been amended, suspended or modified in its operation under subsection (2), to the extent of such inconsistency have no effect so long as such regulation, order or rule shall remain in force. (Added, 8 of 1949, s. 2)

(5) Every document purporting to be an instrument made or issued by the Governor or other authority or person in pursuance of this Ordinance or of any regulation made hereunder and to be signed by or on behalf of the Governor or such other authority or person, shall be received in evidence, and shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be an instrument made or issued by the Governor or that authority or person. (Added, 8 of 1949, s. 2)

3. (1) Without prejudice to the powers conferred by section 2, regulations made hereunder may provide for the punishment of any offence (whether such offence is a contravention of the regula- tions or an offence under any law applicable to the Colony) with such penalties and sanctions (including the penalty of death), and may contain such provisions in relation to forfeiture, disposal and retention of any article connected in any way with such offence and as to revocation or cancellation of any licence, permit, pass or authority issued under the regulations or under any other enact- ment as to the Governor in Council may appear to be necessary or expedient to secure the enforcement of any regulation or law or to be otherwise in the public interest.