Cap. 643 Art. 29Power of Minister to make regulations in relationtooffences and administrative penalties.               

(1) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Act the Minister may, after consultation with the Authority, make regulations imposing punishments on any person who infringes or fails to comply with any provisions of this Act and, or any regulations made thereunder, such person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to:

(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding four (4) years and a fine (multa) not exceeding one million (€1,000,000) euro; and, or

(b) a fine (multa) calculated in accordance with the duration of the commission of an offence, not exceeding fifty thousand (€50,000) euro for each day during which the offence persists.

(2) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Act, the

Minister may, after consultation with the Authority, make regulations authorising any person or any department, agency, corporation or authority to impose administrative penalties not exceeding one million (€1,000,000) euro on any person, department, agency, corporation or authority which is in contravention of any provisions of this Act or of any regulations or directives made thereunder, and provide for the procedure for the imposition and enforcement of such administrative penalties. Any said administrative penalties shall constitute an executive title for the effects and purposes of