Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 374

374. (1) Without prejudice to the powers conferred by the foregoing provisions of this Act, the Minister may make regulations, rules or orders, or give instructions, for the car rying into operation of any of the provisions of this Act and for prescribing the fees to be paid for any service provided and any other thing done under or for the purposes of this Act, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the fore going, for prescribing anything that is required or authorised by this Act to be prescribed. (2) Regulations, rules and orders made under the provisions of this Act shall include such requirements, in regard to the matt ers in respect of which the regulations, rules or orders are made, as appear to the Minister to implement the provisions in regard to those matters of international conventions or protocols ratifie d or 172 CAP. 234.] MERCHANT SHIPPING acceded to by the Gove rnment of Malta. (3) Any power conferred on the Minister by this Act to make regulations, rules or orders, or to give instructions, shall in clude power - (a) to vary, alter or repeal any such regulation, rule, order or instruction, without prejudice to the making of a new regulation, rule or order, or the giving of a new instruction; (b) subject to such limitations or other express provision contained in this Act, to provide for fines ( multa o r ammenda) or imprisonment, or both, and for such other sanction as the Minister may deem appropriate; (c) to make such transitional or other incidental or supplementary provisions as may appear to the Minister to be appropriate. (4) The Minister may make regulations to amend, substitute or delete all or any of the provisions of sub-articles (4) to (8) of article 3, of articles 7, 10 to 35, 37A to 49C, of articles 84A to 84Y , an d of article 168A of this Act. (5) Regulations, rules and orders made under any of the provisions of this Act may be made in the English language only . Ratification, etc., of certain treaties, etc., relating to merchant shipping. Cap. 304. Added by: XXII. 2000.99. Amended by: Resolution of the House No 329 dated 9.1.2008; Resolution of the House No 195 dated 11.12.2018; I.2025.99.