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His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council* may by regulations make provision generally for carrying into effect the purposes of this Act, and in particular —

for prescribing, anything which under this Act may be prescribed;

for the registration of anything required or authorised under this Act to be registered;

for prescribing forms of declaration, the administration and taking of oaths, the time within which such oaths shall be taken and the registration of such oaths;

for the giving of any notice required or authorised to be given to any person under this Act;

for the procedure to be followed by a Language Board for ascertaining the ability of any person to speak the Malay language with proficiency or by persons applying for registration or for certificates of naturalisation under this Act, the evidence to be required from such person as to their qualifications for the status of a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, including evidence of ability to speak the Malay language with proficiency, and for imposing penalties for requiring any consideration for supplying any reference that may be required by any prescribed form;

for the issue of certified copies of documents made, and extracts from registers kept, under this Act, for the cancellation and amendment of entries in a register and of certificates and of certified copies of entries in a register and of certificates prepared under this

for the imposition and recovery of fees in respect of any application made under this Act or in respect of any registration, or the making of any declaration, or the grant of any certificates, or the taking of any oath, authorised to be made, granted or taken by or under this Act, and in respect of supplying a certified or other copy of any notice, certificate, order, declaration or entry given, granted or made as aforesaid; and for the application of any such fees;

for the issue of certificates that a person has produced prima facie proof that he is a subject of His Majesty the Sultan and

for the delegation of any of the powers conferred by this

for the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with references under this Act to a Committee of Inquiry; and in particular for conferring on any such committee any powers, rights or

for prescribing penalties for the breach of any of the provisions of such regulations; and

for providing for the publication by persons applying for certificates of naturalisation under section 8 of notice of intention to apply for such certificates, and for the hearing and disposal of any objections lodged in respect of any such notices.