16. Powers of exemption

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council may by order published in the Gazette exempt from the operation of this Act or of any specific provision thereof or rule made thereunder —

any specified persons or class of persons; or

any chemical commonly used in connection with a trade, manufacture or industry, but every such exemption shall be subject to such instructions and conditions as His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council may think fit to impose either generally or in any particular case.