THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI

DECREE NO. 37

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) DECREE 1988

IN exercise of the powers vested in me as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of Fiji and after consultation with the Cabinet I do hereby make the following decree-

Short title

1. This Decree may be cited as the Local Government Act (Amendment) (No. 2) Decree 1988.

Interpretation

2. In this Decree -

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"council" means the council of a city or town;

"Minister" means Minister responsible for Urban Development.

Deferment of sexennial valuation

3. Subsection (1) of section 64 of the Act is amended by substituting a colon for the full stop at the end of that subsection and by inserting the following immediately thereafter -

“Provided that the Minister may by order postpone the making of a general valuation beyond the six year period for such period as he sees fit, when he considers it desirable and expedient so to do.”.

Dated the 15th day of August 1988.

PENAIA K. GANILAU
President and Commander-in-Chief
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