Transition — regulations

67   (1) Despite this Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as follows:

(a) respecting any matter that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers is not provided for, or is not sufficiently provided for, in this Act or in another Act affected by this Act;

(b) making provisions that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable for the purpose of more effectively bringing this Act into operation;

(c) making provisions that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable for the purpose of preventing, minimizing or otherwise addressing any transitional difficulties encountered in bringing this Act into operation;

(d) making provisions that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable for the purpose of preventing, minimizing or otherwise addressing any transitional difficulties encountered in respect of this Act;

(e) establishing rules respecting how a reference to a word or expression used in a provision of the former Act or the regulations or bylaws under the former Act is to be read for the purpose of the application or continued application of the former legislation;

(f) resolving any errors, inconsistencies or ambiguities arising in this Act.

(2) In making a regulation under subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may do any of the following:

(a) provide exceptions to a provision;

(b) establish limits on the application of a provision;

(c) modify the rules, or the effect of the rules, that would otherwise apply under a provision;

(d) establish rules that operate in place of or as an alternative to a provision;

(e) establish conditions in relation to the operation of an exception, limit, modification or rule established under this section;

(f) provide for the application or continued application of the former Act.

(3) In making a regulation under subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may do any of the following:

(a) establish different classes of institutions, certificates, changes, programs of instruction, career training programs, students, persons, matters, transactions, events or things for the purposes of this Act;

(b) make different provisions, including exceptions, for different classes referred to in paragraph (a).

(4) A regulation under subsection (1) may be made retroactive to the day after the date of First Reading of this Act or a later date, and if made retroactive is deemed to have come into force on the specified date.

(5) To the extent of any conflict between a regulation under subsection (1) and another enactment, the regulation prevails.

(6) This section and any regulations made under this section are repealed 2 years after the date this section comes into force.