(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) , the regulations may be made in relation to one or more of the following:

(a) any fees and charges payable in respect of any matter under this Act;

(b) any requirements, practices and procedures in respect of microchipping of cats;

(c) the persons that may implant microchips in cats and the qualifications or approvals required;

(d) the types of devices that may be implanted as microchips in cats;

(e) the access to, amendment of or deletion of information recorded in respect of a microchips;

(f) any requirements or practices in respect of the breeding of cats;

(g) the approval or prescribing of persons or organisations that may operate cat management facilities;

(h) the approval or prescribing of conditions and endorsements required for cat management facilities;

(i) any obligations in respect of registered breeders;

(j) any requirements or practices in respect of the humane destruction of cats.

(3)  The regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.

(4)  The regulations may authorise any matter to be from time to time approved, determined, applied or regulated by the Secretary, a cat management facility or any other person or body specified in the regulations.

(5)  The regulations may adopt, either wholly or in part and with or without modification, and either specifically or by reference, any standard, code, rule or specification, whether the standard, code, rule or specification is published or issued before or after the commencement of this Act.

(6)  A reference in subsection (5) to a standard, code, rule or specification includes a reference to an amendment to that standard, code, rule or specification, whether the amendment is published or issued before or after the commencement of this Act.

(7)  The regulations may –

(a) provide for savings and transitional matters necessary or expedient for bringing this Act into operation; and

(b) provide for any of those savings or transitional matters to take effect when this Act commences or on a later day specified in the regulations, whether the day so specified is before, on or after the day on which the regulations are made.