Justices Act 1902 Regulation relating to short descriptions of offences under the Motor Traffic Regulations 1935 and the Roads (General) Regulation 1994 (1994-463) [GG No 111 of 31.8.1994] (NSW)

1994—No. 463

JUSTICES ACT 1902—REGULATION
(Relating to short descriptions of offences under the Motor Traffic Regulations

1935 and the Roads (General) Regulation 1994)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 111 of 31 August 1994]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Justices Act 1902, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

J. P. HANNAFORD, M.L.C.,

Minister for Justice.

Commencement

1. (1) Clause 2 commences on 1 September 1994.

(2) Clause 3 commences on 1 March 1995.

Amendment
2. The Justices (Short Descriptions of Motor Traffic and Other Offences) Regulation 1986 is amended:

(a) by inserting at the end of clause 3 the following subclause:

(2) The symbol “ / ” between the words in an expression in Column 2 of Schedule 1 indicates that the provision in Column 1 of the Schedule creates more than one offence. The prescribed expression for any one of those offences consists of the expression

in Column 2 from which the irrelevant words have been omitted.

(b)

by inserting after clause 4 the following clause: descriptions

5. The omission of a short description from Schedule 1 does not
affect any legal proceedings duly commenced, or any information,

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complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document

duly executed, before the short description was omitted.

(c) by inserting in Schedule 1 in appropriate order in the matter

relating to the Motor Traffic Regulations 1935 the following

matt	er:
Regulation 91H (1 )—park a motor vehicle in a metered parking zone except in a metered	park vehicle in metered zone
space	outside metered space
Regulation 91H (2)—park a motor vehicle in a metered space without paying the relevant	park vehicle in metered space
fee for the space for at least the minimum	without paying
period of time for which parking in the	minimum fee
space must be paid for
Regulation 91H (4)—allow a motor vehicle to remain parked in a metered space if the	park vehicle in metered space after
parking meter for the space indicates that	meter expired
the period of time for which parking in the space has been paid for has expired
Regulation 91H (5)—allow a motor vehicle to remain parked in a metered space for more	park for longer than allowed by
than the period of time indicated by	metered parking
metered parking signs as the maximum	signs
number of hours for which a motor vehicle may be parked in the space

Regulation 91I (a)—park a motor vehicle in a metered space while any other vehicle is park vehicle in metered space

parked in the space occupied by
another vehicle

Regulation 91I (b)—park a motor vehicle in a metered space in such a manner that any park vehicle across markings of

part of the vehicle lies over the markings	metered space
for the space

Regulation 91J (2)—park a motor vehicle in a metered space while a sign is erected park vehicle in discontinued

indicating that the use of the space is	metered space
temporarily discontinued

Regulation 91K (a)—insert in a parking meter anything other than coins or other means insert prohibited matter into parking

of payment, as specified on the meter meter

Regulation 91K (b)—deface any parking meter or affix anything to any parking meter deface/affix any thing

to parking meter

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Regulation 91R (1)—park a motor vehicle in a ticket parking space unless a current park vehicle in ticket parking space

parking ticket is prominently displayed in	without current
or on the front left-hand portion of the	ticket
vehicle

Regulation 91R (3)—allow a motor vehicle to remain parked in a ticket parking space park vehicle in ticket parking space after

after the expiry of the parking ticket	ticket expired
displayed in or on the vehicle

Regulation 91R (4)—allow a motor vehicle to remain parked in a ticket parking space for park for longer than allowed by ticket

more than the period of time indicated by	parking signs
ticket parking signs as the maximum number of hours for which a motor vehicle may be parked in the space

Regulation 91S (a)—park a motor vehicle in a park vehicle in

ticket parking space while any other vehicle	occupied ticket
is parked in the space	parking space

Regulation 91S (b)—park a motor vehicle in a park vehicle across

ticket parking space in such a manner that	markings of ticket
any part of the vehicle lies over the	parking space
markings for the space

Regulation 91T (2)—park a motor vehicle in a ticket parking space while a sign is park vehicle in

discontinued ticket

erected indicating that the use of the space	parking space
is temporarily discontinued

Regulation 91U (a)—display on a motor vehicle that is parked in a ticket parking display article/thing falsely resembling

space any article or thing resembling a	parking ticket
parking ticket that falsely suggests that the relevant parking fee has been paid

Regulation 91U (b)—display on a motor vehicle that is parked in a ticket parking display altered

defaced/mutilated/

space any parking ticket that is altered,	illegible parking
defaced, mutilated or illegible	ticket

Regulation 91V (a)—insert in a ticket machine anything other than coins or other means insert prohibited matter into ticket

of payment, as specified on the machine machine

Regulation 91V (b)—deface any ticket deface/affix anything

machine or affix anything to any ticket	to ticket machine
machine

Regulation 91BB (1)—park a motor vehicle in a coupon parking space unless a current park vehicle in

coupon parking

parking ticket is prominently displayed in	space without
or on the front left-hand portion of the	current coupon
vehicle

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Regulation 91BB (3)—display more than 3 parking coupons at any one time on a display more than 3

coupons at a time

motor vehicle that is parked in a coupon

parking space

Regulation 91BB (4)—allow a motor vehicle to remain parked in a coupon parking	park vehicle in coupon parking
space after the expiry of the parking	space after coupon
coupon displayed on the vehicle	expired
Regulation 91BB (5)—allow a motor vehicle to remain parked in a coupon parking	park for longer than

allowed by coupon

space for more than the period of time	parking signs
indicated by coupon parking signs as the maximum number of hours for which a motor vehicle may be parked in the space
Regulation 91CC (a)—park a motor vehicle in a coupon parking space while any other	park vehicle in occupied coupon
vehicle is parked in the space	parking space
Regulation 91CC (b)—park a motor vehicle in a coupon parking space in such a manner	park vehicle across markings of
that any part of the vehicle lies over the	coupon parking
markings for the space	space
Regulation 91DD (2)—park a motor vehicle in a coupon parking space while a sign is	park vehicle in discontinued
erected indicating that the use of the space	coupon parking
is temporarily discontinued	space
Regulation 91EE (a)—display on a motor vehicle that is parked in a coupon parking	display article/thing falsely resembling
space any article or thing resembling a	parking coupon
parking coupon that falsely suggests that the relevant parking fee has been paid
Regulation 91EE (b)—display on a motor vehicle that is parked in a coupon parking	display altered/ defaced/mutilated
space any parking coupon that is altered,	illegible parking
defaced, mutilated or illegible	coupon

(d)	by inserting in Schedule 1 in appropriate	order the following
matter:
Roads (General) Regulation 1994
Clause 6 (3)—disregard the reasonable	disregard traffic

directions of a traffic controller	controller
Clause 11 (1) (a)—place on a road anything likely to injure any person or damage any	place on road thing likely to injure
thing	person/damage vehicle

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Clause 11 (1) (b)—place on a road anything likely to restrict or endanger the use of the	place on road thing likely restrict/
road or interfere with public convenience Clause 11 (1) (b)—place on a road anything	endanger road use place on road thing

likely to interfere with public convenience	likely interfere
with public
convenience

Clause 11 (1) (c)—load or unload a vehicle on or from the shoulder of a road in a unload/load vehicle on/from shoulder

manner likely to cause damage to the road likely cause road
damage

Clause 11 (1) (d)—allow escape onto road of any liquid or any loose or waste material

allow escape onto

road of liquid/
loose/waste
material

Clause 11 (3) (a)—not place out of the line of traffic anything left on road because of

fail to place things out of line of

the breakdown of a vehicle or animal by	traffic
which it is being carried

Clause 11 (3) (b)—not ensure that anything left on road because of the breakdown of a fail to ensure things on road adequately

vehicle or animal by which it is being	guarded
carried is adequately guarded to prevent its being a danger to the public

Clause 11 (3) (c)—not ensure that anything left on road because of the breakdown of a fail to ensure things on road adequately

vehicle or animal by which it is being	lit at night
carried is adequately lit at night

Clause 11 (3) (d)—not cause anything left on road because of the breakdown of a vehicle fail to remove things from road

or animal by which it is being carried to
be removed from the road as soon as

practicable

Clause 12 (a)—drive vehicle or animal on road in such manner as to cause damage to drive on road vehicle/ animal that causes

road or any structure or work on the road damage to road
structure/work

Clause 12 (b)—tether on any road an animal capable of causing damage to the road or a tether animal on road capable of causing

structure or work on the road damage to road/
structure/work

Clause 13 (1) (a)—propel or drag anything on surface of road capable of causing damage propel/drag any thing

on road capable of

to the road or a structure or work on the	causing damage to
road	road/structure/work

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Clause 13 (1) (b)—drive vehicle on road with	drive vehicle with
chains on wheels otherwise than on a road	wheel chains on
whose surface is covered with mud, snow	road that not
or ice	slippery
Clause 13 (2)—drive on a road a vehicle with caterpillar tracks or wheels having	drive on a road vehicle with
spikes, bars or other projections without the	caterpillar tracks/
permission of road authority	wheels with spikes/ bars/projections
Clause 14—drive a vehicle on a road if it is	drive on road vehicle
in such a state of disrepair as to cause	in such disrepair
damage to the road or any structure or	as to damage road
work on the road	work/structure
Clause 15—carry out work on road without	carry out road work
guarding hazard and lighting it at night	without hazard guard/light
Clause 16—extinguish, interfere with or	extinguish/interfere
obscure a street light or hazard warning	with/obscure street
light on road	light/hazard warning light
Clause 17—jump onto or from bridge situated	jump onto/from
on or forming part of road	bridge on road
Clause 18—cast or throw material onto road,	cast/throw material
or into a vehicle on a road, from a	onto road/into
building without the permission of a roads	vehicle from
authority	building
Clause 19—being an occupier of land, allow	allow water to drip/
water to drip or flow from land having	flow on road from
frontage on a road	adjoining land (occupier)
Clause 20—excavate land in vicinity of a road	excavate near road so
if the excavation is capable of causing	as to threaten
damage to the road or to a work or	damage to road/
structure on the road	structure/work
Clause 21—erect, maintain or use a door or	erect/maintain/use
gate that opens outwards into a road	door/gate opening outwards into road
Clause 23 (1)—drive a vehicle past a toll barrier without payment of the relevant toll	drive vehicle past tollway without
or an appropriate direction to drive past	payment/direction
without payment
Clause 23 (3)—fail to pay a toll in	fail to pay toll
accordance with direction to pay within 7	directed to be paid
days	within 7 days

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Clause 24 (2)—pay a toll to authorised officer by paying money enclosed in a container, pay toll money to officer in

package or receptacle of any kind container/package/
receptacIe

Clause 24 (3) (a)—pay a toll to automatic toll collecting machine by placing money pay toll money to machine in

enclosed in a container, package or	container/package/
receptacle of any kind	receptacle

Clause 24 (3) (b)—pay a toll to automatic toll collecting machine by placing coins of a pay toll money to machine with

denomination that are not accepted by the	wrong coin
machine	denomination

Clause 26—fail to pay toll to RTA on

fail to pay toll to

demand within time specified in the

RTA on demand

demand

Clause 27—drive a vehicle on any part of a tollway other than a carriageway

drive vehicle other

than on tollway
carriageway

Clause 28 (1)—walk on tollway other than on footway or footbridge

walk other than on

tollway footway or

footbridge

Clause 29 (1)—leave a vehicle unattended on a tollway leave vehicle

unattended on

toll way

Clause 30—load or unload a vehicle on a tollway otherwise than in accordance with	load/unload vehicle on tollway without
the directions of authorised officer	officer's directions
Clause 31—being the driver of a vehicle that has broken down on a tollway, fail to take	fail to park broken vehicle off tollway
all reasonable steps to ensure that the	(driver)
vehicle is parked off the carriageway
Clause 31—being the driver of a vehicle that has broken down on a tollway, fail to take	fail to warn traffic of broken vehicle on
all reasonable steps to ensure that adequate	tollway (driver)
measures are employed to warn of the traffic hazard to other vehicles
Clause 31—being the driver of a vehicle that has broken down on a tollway, fail to take	fail to remove broken vehicle from
all reasonable steps to ensure that the	tollway (driver)
vehicle is removed from the tollway as soon as practicable
Clause 32—being a in charge of an animal, allow the animal to stray onto any part of	allow animal to stray on tollway (person
a tollway	in charge)

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Clause 35 (2)—contravene a lawful direction given by an authorised officer concerning contravene lawful

a tollway direction

toll	way	of authorised officer
Clause 36 (3)—contravene a lawful direction contained in a RTA notice displayed near	contravene	direct ion

a in RTA tollway

tollway

notice

Clause 41 (a)—climb on any part of a bridge

climb on bridge

Clause 41 (b)—remain on the moving span of a bridge while it is closed to traffic

remain on moving

span of bridge
closed to traffic

Clause 42—light, maintain or use a fire on, under or in the immediate vicinity of a

Iight/maintain/use fire on/under/near

bridge

bridge

Clause 44 (2)—fish from a bridge in

fish from bridge in

contravention of a roads authority notice

contravention of
roads authority
notice

Clause 45 (2)—contravene any traffic direction given by a roads authority or bridge

contravene bridge traffic direction

operator in relation to the opening and

closing of a bridge

Clause 46—ride a bicycle on Sydney Harbour Bridge other than on a cycleway

riding bicycle on

Harbour Bridge
except on
cycleway

Clause 47 (1) (a)—sell any goods on the Sydney Harbour Bridge except in

sell goods on

Harbour Bridge

accordance with a permit	without permit
Clause 47 (1) (a)—hire any goods on the Sydney Harbour Bridge except in	hire goods on

Harbour Bridge

accordance with a permit	without permit
Clause 47 (1) (a)—offer any goods for sale on the Sydney Harbour Bridge except in	offer sell goods on Harbour Bridge
accordance with a permit	without permit
Clause 47 (1) (a)—offer any goods for hire on the Sydney Harbour Bridge except in	offer hire goods on Harbour Bridge
accordance with a permit	without permit
Clause 47 (1) (b)—provide any services for fee, gain or reward on the Sydney Harbour	provide services on Harbour Bridge
Bridge except in accordance with a permit Clause 47 (1) (b)—offer any services for fee,	without permit offer services on
gain or reward on the Sydney Harbour	Harbour Bridge
Bridge except in accordance with a permit	without permit

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Clause 47 (1) (c)—conduct any entertainment on the Sydney Harbour Bridge except in conduct entertainment on Harbour Bridge

accordance with a permit without permit

Clause 47 (1) (c)—conduct any exhibition on the Sydney Harbour Bridge except in conduct exhibition on Harbour Bridge

accordance with a permit without permit

Clause 47 (1) (c)—participate in any participate

entertainment on the Sydney Harbour	entertain men t on
Bridge except in accordance with a permit	Harbour Bridge without permit

Clause 47 (1) (c)—participate in any participate exhibition

exhibition on the Sydney Harbour Bridge	on Harbour Bridge
except in accordance with a permit	without permit t

Clause 47 (1) (d)—conduct any public conduct assembly on

assembly on the Sydney Harbour Bridge	Harbour Bridge
except in accordance with a permit	without permit

Clause 47 (1) (d)—conduct any public conduct procession on

procession on the Sydney Harbour Bridge	Harbour Bridge
except in accordance with a permit	without permit

Clause 47 (1) (d)—participate in any public assembly on the Sydney Harbour Bridge participate assembly on Harbour Bridge

except in accordance with a permit without permit

Clause 47 (1) (d)—participate in any public procession on the Sydney Harbour Bridge participate procession on Harbour Bridge

except in accordance with a permit without permit

Clause 47 (1) (e)—display any advertisement on the Sydney Harbour Bridge except in display advertisement on Harbour Bridge

accordance with a permit without permit

Clause 47 (1) (e)—distribute any advertising matter on the Sydney Harbour Bridge distribute advertising on Harbour Bridge

except in accordance with a permit without permit

Clause 48—moor a vessel to a bridge	moor vessel to bridge
Clause 48—make fast any floating timber to a	make fast floating

bridge timber to bridge

Clause 49 (1) (a)—being the master of a vessel, cause or allow the vessel to pass cause/allow vessel to exceed speed limit

through or under a bridge while exceeding	through/under
the speed limit	bridge (master)

Clause 49 (1) (b)—being the master of a vessel, cause or allow the vessel to pass cause/allow vessel through/under

through or under a bridge except under	bridge without
power or on tow	power or tow (master)

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Clause 49 (1) (c)—being the master of a vessel, cause or allow the vessel to tow cause/allow vessel to tow with tide

another vessel through or under a bridge	through/under
while travelling on the tide	bridge (master)

Clause 49 (1) (d)—being the master of a vessel, cause or allow the vessel to pass cause/allow vessel to pass through/under

through or under a bridge abreast another	bridge abreast
vessel	other vessel (master)

Clause 50—being a bridge operator, fail to ensure that navigation lights are displayed fail to ensure bridge

navigation lights

to vessels approaching the bridge from	displayed (operator)
either direction

Clause 53 (1)—being the master of a vessel, cause or allow the vessel to approach a cause/allow vessel to

approach unopened

bridge within 100 metres (or the distance	bridge (master)
specified by the Maritime Services Board for the particular bridge) before the “bridge open” signal is given

Clause 53 (2)—being the master of a vessel, fail to give “ready to pass through signal” fail to give bridge “ready to pass

to the bridge operator after the bridge is	signal" (master)
opened

Clause 53 (2)—being the master of a vessel, fail to take vessel through bridge without fail to take vessel promptly through

delay after giving “ready to pass through	open bridge
signal” to the bridge operator	(master)

Clause 55 (3)—damage, deface or destroy a ferry notice displayed by the roads at damage/deface/destroy ferry notice

access point to a ferry from a mad displayed at access
point to ferry

Clause 57—use a ferry without paying the charge for the ferry

use ferry without paying ferry charge

Clause 58—board a ferry before being allowed to do so by ferry operator

board ferry before

allowed by ferry
operator

Clause 59—drive a vehicle or animal towards any ferry beyond any sign displaying the

drive vehicle/animal to ferry beyond

word “STOP” until allowed to do so by	“STOP” sign
ferry operator	without permission

Clause 60 (1) (a)—sell any goods on a ferry	sell goods on ferry
Clause 60 (1) (a)—hire any goods on a ferry	hire goods on ferry
Clause 60 (1) (a)—offer any goods for sale on a ferry	offer to sell goods on

ferry

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Clause 60 (1) (a)—offer any goods for hire on a ferry offer to hire goods

on ferry

Clause 60 (1) (b)—provide any services for fee, gain or reward on a ferry	provide services for gain on ferry
Clause 60 (1) (b)—offer any services for fee, gain or reward on a ferry	offer services for gain

on ferry

Clause 60 (1) (c)—conduct any entertainment on a ferry conduct entertainment

on ferry

Clause 60 (1) (c)—conduct any exhibition on conduct exhibition on

a ferry ferry

Clause 60 (1) (c)—participate in any participate in

entertainment on a ferry entertainment on
ferry

Clause 60 (1) (c)—participate in any participate in

exhibition on a ferry exhibition on ferry

Clause 61 (2)—being a person in charge of a fail to extinguish

vehicle, fail to comply with a lawful	vehicle light when
direction by a ferry operator to extinguish	directed
a light on the vehicle

Clause 62—being a foot passenger of a ferry, occupy any part of the ferry set aside for occupy vehicle/animal area on ferry (foot

vehicles or animals if special passenger)

accommodation exists for foot passengers Clause 63 (a)—opstruct any ferry	obstruct ferry
Clause 63 (a)—interfere with any ferry	interfere with ferry
Clause 63 (b)—obstruct a ferry operator	obstruct ferry operator
Clause 63 (c)—obstruct person boarding a	obstruct person

ferry boarding ferry

Clause 63 (c)—obstruct person leaving a ferry	obstruct person leaving ferry
Clause 63 (d)—being a person in control of a	leave vehicle

vehicle, leave the vehicle unattended on a	unattended on ferry
ferry

Clause 63 (d)—being a person in control of an animal, leave the vehicle unattended on leave animal

unattended on ferry

a ferry

Clause 63 (e)—open any container of petrol or other inflammable spirit on a ferry open container of petrol/inflammable

otherwise than in connection with the	spirit on ferry
working of a ferry

Clause 63 (e)—light match on a ferry

otherwise than in connection with the
working of a ferry

light match on ferry

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Clause 63 (e)—expose naked light on a ferry otherwise than in connection with the expose naked light on

ferry

working of a ferry

Clause 63 (f)—smoke on a ferry

smoke on ferry

Clause 63 (g)—move on to a position on the flap of a ferry while the ferry is in motion

move on to ferry flap

while ferry in
motion

Clause 63 (g)—occupy a position on the flap of a ferry while the ferry is in motion

occupy ferry flag

while ferry in
motion

Clause 63 (g)—move on to a position on the flap of a ferry before ferry operator

move on to ferry flap without permission

signifies permission to embark or disembark Clause 63 (g)—occupy a position on the flap

occupy ferry flap

of a ferry before ferry operator signifies	without permission
permission to embark or disembark

Clause 64 (3)—contravene a direction given by a ferry operator concerning the contravene ferry operator traffic

regulation of traffic in relation to the	direction
operation of the ferry

Clause 65 (1)—being a ferry operator, fail to keep all gates and exits from the ferry fail to keep moving ferry’s gates and

securely closed while the ferry is in motion exits closed
(operator)

Clause 65 (2)—being a ferry operator, fail to cause ferry to be securely moored before fail to securely moor ferry before

allowing any person, vehicle or animal to	person/vehicle/
board ferry	animal aboard (operator)

Clause 65 (2)—being a ferry operator, fail to cause gates to be adjusted before allowing fail to adjust ferry gates before

any person, vehicle or animal to board	person/vehicle/
ferry	animal aboard (operator)

Clause 71—being the holder of a public gate permit, fail to ensure that the gate is white

fail to ensure gate is

white (permit
holder)

Clause 71—being the holder of a public gate permit, fail to ensure that the posts on

fail to ensure gate posts have

either side of the gate are fitted with	reflectors (permit
reflectors facing along the road in each	holder)
direction

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Clause 72—being the holder of a public gate permit, fail to ensure that the road fail to ensure gate approach good

approaches to the gate are maintained in	order (permit
good order for such distance and width as	holder)
the roads authority may determine when granting the permit

(e) by omitting from Schedule 1 the matter relating to the following Acts and Regulations:

• Motor Vehicle Driving Instructors Act 1967
• Motor Vehicle Driving Instructors Regulation 1967
• Pastures Protection Act 1934
• State Roads (Sydney Harbour Bridge) Regulation 1987
• Transport Act 1930
• Transport (Public Vehicles) Regulations 1930
• Transport Accidents Compensation Act 1987
• Transport Licensing Act 1931

• Transport Licensing Regulations 1931

Further amendment

3. The Justices (Short Descriptions of Motor Traffic and Other Offences) Regulation 1986 is further amended by omitting from Schedule

1 the matter relating to the following Regulations:

• Roads (General) Transitional Regulation 1993
• Roads (Tollways) Transitional Regulation 1993

• Traffic (Parking) Transitional Regulation 1993

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to prescribe the short descriptions that, under section 145B of the Justices Act 1902, are sufficient to state or describe, in any information complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document:

(a) certain parking offences under the Motor Traffic Regulations 1935; and
(b) certain other offences under the Roads (General) Regulation 1994.

The Regulation also omits provisions with respect to various repealed Acts and regulations and ensures that any such repeal does not affect legal proceedings commenced before the repeal takes effect.

This Regulation is made under the Justices Act 1902, including section 154 (the general regulation making power) and section 145B.