(1) The regulations may specify an amount for a relevant column for a particular program year.
(2) If regulations are made under subsection ( 1) specifying an amount for a relevant column for a program year, this Act has effect as if the amount specified in the relevant column for the program year were the amount specified in the regulations for that relevant column for that program year.
(3) To avoid doubt, an amount specified in regulations made under subsection ( 1) may be affected by the operation of section 124 or 126.
(4) The amount the regulations may specify under subsection ( 1) may be nil.
(5) For the purposes of this section, each of the following columns is a relevant column :
(a) column 2 or 3 of the table in Schedule 3;
(b) column 2 or 3 of the table in Schedule 5;
(c) column 2 of the table in Schedule 7;
(d) column 2 or 3 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 8;
(e) column 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the table in Part 1 of Schedule 9.