Government Gazette 29 December 2004 36 NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT, 2004 Act No. 27, 2004 (c) No.3361 make any decision which the Council could have made in relation to the matter under this Act. Regulations 62. (1) The Minister, on the recommendation of the Council, may make regulations relating to ­ (a) the issuing of any permit or consent under this Act; (b) the control of excavations or other works or activities carried out in relation to a protected place or protected object; (c) any application made to the Councilor a local authority with delegated power under this Act, including the particulars or information to be furnished and any documents, drawings, plans and photographs to accompany such application; and (d) generally relating to any matter required or permitted to be prescribed under this Act or which the Minister considers necessary or expedient to prescribe for the purpose of achieving the objects of this Act. (2) The Minister may make regulations relevant to international conventions or agreements to enforce measures concerning trade in items of national heritage belonging to states other than Namibia. (3) Regulations made under this section may (a) differentiate between different classes of persons or different places or objects; (b) make provision for the granting of exemptions from any provision thereof; (c) create an offence for any contravention thereof or any failure to comply with a provision thereof; and (d) prescribe penalties in respect of any such offence not exceeding a fine of N$4 000 or imprisonment for a period of 1 year. ­ Offences and penalties ­ 63. (1) (a) fails to comply with a request or requirement lawfully made under this Act; (b) for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or herself or for any other person, any permit, consent or other authority in terms of this Act, makes any statement or representation knowing it to be false or not knowing or believing it to be true; (c) fails to comply with or performs any act contrary to the terms, conditions, restrictions or directions subject to which any permit, consent or authority has been issued to him or her under this Act; (d) obstructs the holder of a permit or consent under this Act in exercising a right authorised by the permit or consent; A person commits an offence who