Section 2: Power to make regulations

The President may make regulations for all or any of the following purposes-(a) regulating the method of flaying, drying and preparation of hides and skins and providing for the appointment and payment of instructors;
(b) regulating and restricting the purchase, removal and transport of hides and skins and providing for the degree of dryness they shall possess;
(c) providing for the inspection and marking of hides and skins and generally controlling the preparation and sale of hides and skins;
(d) generally for maintaining or improving the quality of Nigerian hides and skins;
(e) providing for the licensing of premises used for the buying and preparation of hides and skins for export;
(f) prescribing the authorities who may grant, withhold or cancel licences, the obligation with regard to the production of licences, the form of licence and the fees payable in respect of them;
(g) providing for the appointment of inspectors and other officers to carry out the provisions of any regulations under this Act and investing them with powers necessary for the due execution of their duties and for giving effect to the purposes of this Act;
(h) prescribing the fees to be paid for any matter or thing done under any regulation under this Act;
(i) prescribing the area or areas to which all or any regulations shall apply.