31 45 Saving of privileges to legal profession Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as derogating from the common law privilege attaching to communication made between a legal practitioner and client for the purpose of giving or receiving legal advice or to communications made between a legal practitioner, client and their agents or employees for the dominant purpose of pending or contemplated proceedings. 46 Costs of applications in chambers A judge who determines any application in terms of section seven, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-nine, thirty or thirty-one shall make such order as to the costs of the application as he or she considers proper. 47 Special jurisdiction of regional magistrates courts Notwithstanding anything in the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10], regional magistrates shall have special jurisdiction to impose the punishment prescribed for any offence against the provisions of this Act. 48 Regulations (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may make regulations providing for all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which, in his or her opinion, are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. (2) Regulations in terms of subsection (1) may provide penalties for contraventions thereof: Provided that no such penalty shall exceed a fine of level eight or imprisonment for a period of six months or both such fine and such imprisonment. 49 Saving of powers exercised under SI 171 of 2003 Every⎯ (a) order made; and (b) directive issued; and (c) property detained or seized; and (e) prosecution instituted; in the valid exercise of any power in terms of the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Promotion of Banking Transactions) Regulations, 2004, published in Statutory Instrument 171 of 2003, shall (notwithstanding any lapsing of those regulations) be deemed to have been validly made, issued, detained, seized or instituted, as the case may be, in terms of this Act. FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 2(1)) DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONS 1. A financial institution, other than the Reserve Bank. 2. A person registered as in insurer in terms of the Insurance Act [Chapter 24:07]. 3. A person registered as a legal practitioner [Chapter 27:07]. in terms of the Legal Practitioners Act 4. A person registered as a public accountant in terms of the Public Accountants and