19. Regulations

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(1)

The Minister may on the recommendation of the

Advisory Council make regulations for giving effect to the principles and provisions of the Act and in respect of matters required by this Act to be prescribed or in respect of which regulations are authorized or required to be made.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), regulations may be made in respect of any or all of the following matters :—

(a)

the constitution, governance, qualifications, command and discipline of the Department of Coast

Guard ;

(b)

the recruitment of persons to the Department of

Coast Guard ;

(c)

the conditions of service of members of the

Department of Coast Guard ;

(d)

the rank, powers and authority of officers, subordinate officers and other persons ;

(e)

the dismissal, retirement, release promotion or discharge from the Department of Coast Guard of officers, subordinate officers and other enrolled persons ;

(f)

any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed or in respect of which this Act makes no provision or makes insufficient provision which in the opinion of the Minister, is necessary for the proper implementation of this Act.

(3)

Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such publication or on such later date as may be specified in the regulation.

(4)

Every regulation made by the Minister shall, as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before Parliament for approval. Any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.

(5)

Notification of the date on which any regulation is deemed to be rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.

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