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26 :(b) prescribe fees for applications for a Grant of Aid, and provide that the Chief Public Defender may reduce any fee, or waive or refund the whole or any part of any fee;
 * (c) make provision for the circumstances in which a Grant of Aid may be varied or cancelled;
 * (d) make provision for the recovery of contributions that are due and payable;
 * (e) make any provision necessary to meet the circumstances where—
 * (i) an individual is issued a Grant of Aid on a provisional basis;
 * (ii) an individual receives criminal defence aid in respect of any proceedings after having consulted a solicitor in the ordinary way with respect to those proceedings, or ceases to receive criminal defence aid in respect of any proceedings before those proceedings have concluded; or
 * (iii) there is any change of circumstances while an individual is receiving criminal defence aid;
 * (f) make provision for the period when a Grant of Aid issued on a provisional basis is in force, and for matters relating to the lapse or extension of the Grant of Aid; and
 * (g) prescribe all matters required or permitted to be prescribed under or for the purposes of this Act.

(3) The regulations made under this section may apply—
 * (a) generally to all legal matters (whether relating to proceedings in a court or otherwise);
 * (b) to any specified class of matters or proceedings; or
 * (c) to all matters or proceedings other than matters or proceedings of a specified class.

(4) The regulations made under this section may provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $2,000.