Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2024 (26 of 2024)

Schedule 1   Transitional and application provisions

Part 4   Other matters

10   Transitional rules

(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters:

(a) required or permitted by this Schedule to be prescribed by the rules; or

(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Schedule.

(2) Without limiting subitem (1), the rules may prescribe matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the enactment of this Schedule or the Digital ID Act 2024.

(3) Rules made for the purposes of this item before the end of 12 months after commencement may provide that this Act or the Digital ID Act 2024 have effect with any modifications prescribed by the rules.

(4) To avoid doubt, the rules may not do the following:

(a) create an offence or civil penalty;

(b) provide powers of:

(i) arrest or detention; or

(ii) entry, search or seizure;

(c) impose a tax;

(d) set an amount to be appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund under an appropriation in this Act;

(e) directly amend the text of this Act or the Digital ID Act 2024.

(5) This Act (other than subitem (4)) does not limit the rules that may be made.