(2) Any regulations made under subsection (1) may – (a) provide for the levying of fees and charges; (b) lay down requirements for laboratory development of genetically modified organisms; (c) set out standards to which facilities for activities involving genetically modified organisms should conform; (d) make provision for quarantine, transit, marketing, sale, transport, handling and packaging of genetically modified organisms; (e) provide for liabilities of GMO permit holders in respect of prejudice caused by their activities to other persons; (f) (3) amend the Schedules. Regulations made under this Act may provide that any person who contravenes them shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. 25. Commencement (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation. (2) Different dates may be fixed for the coming into operation of different sections of this Act. Passed by the National Assembly on the twenty-third day of March two thousand and four. André Pompon