| (1) | The Minister may make regulations— |
| (a) | prescribing the procedure to be followed by a carrier in connection with the settlement of claims under paragraph (1) of Article 17 of the Convention in respect of the death of any passenger before any action has been instituted in a court of law or any other appropriate forum; |
| (b) | generally, on any other ancillary or incidental administrative or procedural matter which it is necessary or expedient to prescribe for the proper implementation or administration of this Act. |
| (2) | Any regulation made in terms of subsection (1) may provide that— |
| (a) | contravention thereof, or failure to comply therewith, is an offence; and |
| (b) | a person convicted of that offence is punishable with a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years. |
[Section 8 substituted by section 7 of Act No. 15 of 2006]
