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(1) In any State the State Authority may from time to time, make rules, not inconsistent with this Act, (a) to prescribe fees payable in respect of licenses granted under this Act; (b) to restrict to particular areas or rivers the issue by District Officers of licences, or specified kinds of licences under sections 5 and 7; (c) generally for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions and purposes of this Act. (2) All such rules shall be published in the Gazette and shall thereupon have the force of law. LAWS OF MALAYSIA *NOTE—In its application of this section to the States of Perak, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, insert the words “State Secretary or” between the words “by” and “District” in line two appearing in paragraph (1)(b) thereof; the word “and” occuring in line three thereof substitute with a comma and for the semi-colon appearing at the end of the said paragraph (b) substitute with the words “and 7A”–see Perak Enacment No. 11 of 1973, Malacca Enactment No. 16 of 1971 and Negeri Sembilan Enactment No. 12 of 1971.