27.     Charge upon land

            (1) If any person has under any of the provisions of this Act become indebted to the State in his capacity as owner of any land registered in the Deeds Registry, the Registrar of Deeds shall, at the request of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture made and given effect to while such person is owner of such land, enter such indebtedness upon the title-deeds to such land as a charge upon such land and the whole amount of such indebtedness shall be recoverable from such person or from any subsequent owner of the land so long as the charge remains registered.

            (2) Any charge entered under subsection (1) shall rank prior for all purposes to any charge of later date registered against the title to the land and shall remain registered against the title until the Registrar of Deeds is satisfied that the indebtedness has been discharged in full and that the Minister responsible for finance has consented to the cancellation of the charge.

28.     Regulations

            The Minister may make regulations for the better carrying out of the objects and purposes of this Act and for giving effect to its principles and provisions, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing may make regulations-

     (a)     prescribing anything which in terms of this Act is to be or may be prescribed;

     (b)     regulating and prescribing the practice and procedure to be followed, the forms to be used and the fees to be paid in connection with proceedings of the Board or appeals before the Board.

29.     Penalties

            A person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable to a fine not exceeding P1000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both.

30.     Saving