REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI
(No. 2 of 1994)

We assent,

(Sgd: A.T. Teaotai)
Chairman
Member
Member
Council of State
10/6/1994

THE COUNCIL OF STATE, PERFORMING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION THE FUNCTIONS OF TE BERETITENTI

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1994

Commencement:
1994

MADE by the Maneaba ni Maungatabu and assented by the Council of State.

Short title

1. The Act may be cited as the Local Government (Amendment) Act 1994.

Amendment of Section 2

2. Section 2 of the Local Government Act 1984 is amended at subsection (1) by repealing the word "president" and its entire definition and substituting the following –

"Tibi Kauntira" shall include the Kauoman-n-Tiibi Kauntira and in sections 24, 25 and 31 shall include any other person presiding at any meeting of a council".

Amendment of other related sections

3. Any section of the Local Government Act 1984 where the words "president" and "vice president" appears is amended by repealing the two words and substituting the words "Tibi Kauntira" and the Kauoman-n-Tibi Kauntira respectively.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT 1994

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The purpose of the Act is to change the titles of President and Vice President to Tibi Kauntira and the Kauoman-n-Tibi Kauntira respectively.

T. Tito MP
(Urban Tarawa)