45.—(1) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations as may be necessary or expedient to give effect to the provisions and purposes of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Board may make regulations for the following purposes:
(a)
regulating the proceedings of the Board or of the committees of the Board, to the extent not inconsistent with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018;
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(b)
prescribing the fees and charges for the purposes of this Act;
(c)
regulating the conduct of the national examinations and any assessment conducted by the Board under this Act;
(d)
prescribing the offences which may be compounded under this Act.
(3) Such regulations may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.