Cap. 441 Art. 16Power of Minister responsible for local government to make regulations.

(1) The Minister responsible for local government after consultation with the Minister may make regulations on any matter relating to the issue of any permit or authorisation by Local

Councils under this Part, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may provide for:

(a) the criteria, conditions and procedures for the issue, renewal, transfer, suspension or cancellation of such permits or authorizations;

(b) the conditions that may be attached to such permits or authorizations; shall be managed by Local Councils;

(ii) the areas to be marked and allocated to hawkers and the conditions for such allocations; and

(iii) the obligations of hawkers operating from open-air markets.

(2) Such regulation may provide that any person contravening the provisions of any such regulations or any condition attaching to any such permit or authorisation, shall be guilty of an offence under the regulations and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (ammenda) as may be established in such regulations, which fine (ammenda) shall not exceed four hundred and sixty-five euro and eighty-seven cents (465.87).