Section 162: Regulations by Minister

162. Regulations by Minister (1) The Minister— (a) may make such regulations as he thinks fit for the purposes of this Act; (b) may make regulations for the efficient storage collection and conveyance of waste to approved disposal sites or other waste management facilities; (c) may, by regulations, amend any of the Fifth, Sixth or Eighth to Twelfth Schedules. (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may provide— (a) for the licensing and regulation of private operators in the field of waste management, including hazardous waste management; (b) for the making of different provisions for different categories of waste and for different disposal sites, including the levying of fees and charges; (c) for prescribing anything that may be prescribed under this Act; (d) for any matter relating to enforcement, including the issue of enforcement notices, powers of entry, search and arrest, and the seizure of any vehicle, object of thing used in the commission of an offence under the regulations; (e) for the administration and operation of the General Fund; (f) for a variation in the fee specified in section 150 or 152 or the date or period fixed in this Act for the doing of any act; (g) that any person who contravenes these regulations shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 25,000 rupees; (h) that, in addition to the penalty provided under paragraph (g), the Court may, on conviction, order the forfeiture of any vehicle, object or thing used in the commission of the offence.