Cap. 513 Art. 24Power of Minister to make regulations in respect of criminal offences.

Without prejudice to any other special provisions of this

Act, the Minister may, after consultation with the Board, make regulations which prescribe that the breach of regulations made under this Act shall constitute a criminal offence and which prescribe penalties for criminal offences against any regulations made under this Act, and such regulations may:

(a) prescribe imprisonment and different fines (multa) for different offences; and

(b) prescribe fines (multa) calculated in accordance with the duration of the commission of the offence: Provided that any such regulations as may be made shall not provide for:

(i) imprisonment for more than two years, or a fine (multa) of more than two hundred thousand euro (€200,000); or

(ii) fines of more than five thousand euro (€5,000) for each day during which the offence persists.