38 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a)  designating instruments as prescribed instruments for the purposes of this Act; (b)  respecting any matter considered necessary or desirable for the purposes of establishing or maintaining a program or other action under section 7; (c)  governing amendments to initiatives approved under Part VI; (d)  governing and clarifying the application of subsection 20 (4), including determining when a conflict exists for the purpose of that subsection and determining the nature of the conflict; (e)  dealing with any problems or issues arising as a result of the application of subsection 20 (4); (f)  resolving conflicts between the provisions of designated policies set out in initiatives and the provisions of plans and policies mentioned in subsection 20 (5), including determining which provisions prevail or how the plans or policies must be modified to resolve the conflict; (g)  governing and clarifying the application of subsections 20 (9) and 23 (1) and section 24, including determining when a prescribed instrument does not conform with a designated policy set out in an initiative for the purpose of those provisions, and determining the nature of the non-conformity; (h)  dealing with any problems or issues arising as a result of the application of the provisions mentioned in clause (g); (i)  resolving any non-conformity between provisions of prescribed instruments and designated policies set out in initiatives, including determining how prescribed instruments must be amended to resolve the non-conformity; (j)  providing for transitional matters that, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or desirable to facilitate the implementation of an initiative; (k)  defining any word or expression used in this Act that is not already defined in this Act; (l)  prescribing or respecting any matter that this Act refers to as a matter that is prescribed by the regulations or as otherwise dealt with by the regulations. Regulations under cl. (1) (a) (2) A regulation made under clause (1) (a) shall designate an instrument by specifying the provision of an Act or a regulation under which the instrument is issued or otherwise created but shall not specify a provision of the Planning Act, the Condominium Act, 1998 or a regulation made under either of those Acts. Regulations under cl. (1) (c) (3) Without limiting the generality of clause (1) (c), a regulation under that clause may prescribe, (a)  provisions in respect of initiatives in Part VI that apply, with necessary modifications, in respect of amendments to initiatives; (b)  circumstances in which a public body may propose amendments to an initiative; (c)  circumstances in which the Minister may propose amendments to an initiative and direct a public body to prepare and submit amendments in accordance with his or her direction; (d)  consultation and notice requirements in respect of a proposal for an amendment to an initiative; (e)  circumstances in which a proposal for an amendment to an initiative must be submitted to the Minister or the Lieutenant Governor in Council for approval and circumstances in which no approval is required. Regulations under cl. (1) (j) (4) Without limiting the generality of clause (1) (j), a regulation under that clause may, (a)  provide for transitional matters respecting matters, applications and proceedings that were commenced before or after an initiative takes effect; (b)  determine which matters, applications and proceedings shall be continued and disposed of in accordance with an initiative and which matters, applications and proceedings may be continued and disposed of as if an initiative had not taken effect; (c)  deem a matter, application or proceeding to have been commenced on the date or in the circumstances described in the regulation.