[Rev. 2012] Children CAP. 141 196. General penalty A person convicted of an offence under this Act for which no other penalty is prescribed shall be liable to imprisonment for twelve months, or to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand shillings, or to both such imprisonment and such fine. 197. General power to make regulations Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Minister may make regulations— (a) for prescribing anything that may be prescribed under this Act; or (b) generally for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act. 198. Exemption The Minister may, from time to time, by order, either retrospectively from the passing of this Act or prospectively, exclude from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act the members of any race, tribe, religious group or sect in Kenya, or any part of such race, tribe, religious group or sect, or to whom the Minister may consider it impracticable or inexpedient to apply such provisions, and may also from time to time revoke any such order, but not so that the revocation shall have any retrospective effect. 199. Grants and expenses of the Minister There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament— (a) such sums on such conditions as the Minister may prescribe towards — (i) the expenses incurred by rehabilitation schools, and children’s remand homes; (ii) expenses incurred by the Director in the administration of services to children in need of care and protection; (b) such sums as grants or grants in aid to appointed local authorities or charitable children’s institutions as may be authorised by the Minister from time to time; (c) any other expenses incurred by the Minister and the Director in the administration of this Act. 200. Repeals (1) The laws specified in the Sixth Schedule are repealed. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the application of section 3 of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act (Cap. 2), the transitional provisions set out in the Seventh Schedule shall have effect upon the repeal of the Acts specified in the Schedule. C15 - 91 [Issue 1]