Section 10
SEC. 10. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and empowered to make and prescribe, and from time to time to change, such rules and regulations as may be required to carry out the provisions of this Act, other than those fixing the manner for the collection of the fees and charges prescribed hereunder, and otherwise to conserve and promote the sponge industry in the Philippine Islands. Such rules and regulations when approved by the Governor-General shall have the force of law and any violation thereof shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of this Act.