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Marshall Islands -  Index of Marshall Islands Revised Code 2014

MARSHALL ISLANDS REVISED CODE

2014 EDITION 

TABLE OF CONTENTS


a. Foreword (2012)
b. Introduction (2004)
c. Preface to the 2012 Revision of the Code
d. Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Isalnds
e. Rules of Proceures of the Nitijela

2014 Popular Names Table

VOLUME 1.

 

TITLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapters:       

                                                                                                      

1. Revision of Laws
2. Adoption and Revision of Laws
3. Marshall Islands Flag
4. General Rules of Construction
5. Rules of Construction of Statute Re: Cabinet and PSC
6. Interpretation of the Term "Republic"
7. Interpretation of the Appropriations Provisions of the Constitution
8. Domicile
9. Public Holidays
10. Marshall Islands Seal

         

TITLE 2 - ELECTIONS AND REFERENDA

Chapters:

 

1. Elections and Referenda
2. Election Offenses
3. Referendum (Calling for a Constitutional Convention)

 

TITLE 3 - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Chapter:

 

1. Special Consultant to the President
2. Council of Iroij
3. Legislative Procedure for Nitijela
4. Compensation of Nitijela Members
5. Reserved
6. Reserved
7. Investment of Public Funds
8. Auditor-General - Qualifications and Compensation
9. Auditor-General - Duties, Powers and Functions
10. Government Liability
11. Government Indebtedness
12. Government Fees
13. Reserved
14. Reserved
15. Reserved
16. Reserved
17. Ethics in Government
18. Nitijela Members Gratuity Benefits

 

TITLE 4 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Chapters:

 

1. Local Governments - Schedule (Default Constitution)
2. Local Government Taxes and Fees
3. Copra Tax

                

TITLE 5 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

Chapters:

 

1. Public Service Commission
2. Public Service Commission Compensation
3. Public Defender
4. Legislative Counsel
5. Public Safety
6. Office of the Attorney-General
7. Health and Environment Personnel Management
8. Legal Aid Office

                 

TITLE 6 - PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS AND RECORDS

Chapters:

 

1. Administrative Procedures
2. Government Gazette
3. Commissions of Inquiry

        

TITLE 7 - PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE

Chapters:

 

1. Public Health and Sanitation
2. Marshall Islands Health Fund
3. Health Care Revenue Fund
4. Immunization
5. Reserved
6. Reserved
7. Fire Control
8. Prohibition of Smoking
9. Narcotics Drugs
10. Disaster Assistance
11. Emergencies
12. Firearms Control
13. Weapons Control
14. Fireworks (Prohibition)
15. Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control
16. Registration of Persons
17. Tobacco Control
18. Cancer Registry
19. Food Safety
20. Betelnut Prohibition

 

TITLE 8 - QUARANTINE & PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES

Chapters:

 

1. Quarantine Restrictions
2. Export Meat Inspection
3. Endangered Species

           

TITLE 9 - PUBLIC LANDS AND RESOURCES

Chapters:

 

1. Public Lands
2. Land Acquisition

                 

TITLE 10 - PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Chapters:

 

1. Economic Policy, Planning and Statistics Office
2. Planning and Zoning
3. Reserved
4. Youth Advisory Board
5. Reserved
6. Office of Commerce and Investment Act
7. Kwajalein Atoll Development Authority
8. Marshall Islands Development Bank
9. Census
10. Statistics
11. Retail Price Monitoring
12. Reserved
13. Tobolar Copra Processing Authority
14. Marshall Islands Visitors Authority
15. Jaluit Atoll Economic Development Authority
16. Wotje Atoll Development Authority

                     

TITLE 11 - FINANCE

Chapters:

 

1. Financial Management
2. Reserved
3. International Monetary Fund
4. Roads Trust Fund
5. Public Works Fund
6. Government Shipping Maintenance Fund
7. Ministry of Internal Affairs Special Revenue Fund
8. Ministry of Justice Special Revenue Fund
9. Over-Expenditure
10. Government Borrowing
11. Financial Year
12. General Fiscal Matters
13. Kwajalein Atoll Trust Fund
14. Agricultural Supplies Account
15. Reserved
16. Government Ministries and Agencies (Over-time) Fund
17. Reserved
18. Marshall Islands Revised Code Fund
19. Global Fund Act

 

      

TITLE 12 - CIVIL AVIATION

Chapters:

 

1. Civil Aviation Safety Act
2. Administration of Airports and Navigational Facilities

                               

TITLE 13 - MOTOR VEHICLES

Chapters:

 

1. Motor Traffic
2. Right Hand Drive Vehicles
3. Driving Under the Influence
4. Heavy Equipment Vehicles
5. Parking for Disabled Persons
6. Motorcycles and School Bus Safety

        

TITLE 14 - EDUCATION

Chapters:

 

1. Scholarship Assistance
2. College of the Marshall Islands
3. Marshall Islands Public School System
4. CMI Endowment Fund
5. Teacher Certification
6. National Training Council

       

TITLE 15 - ANTI- TERRORISM LAWS

Chapters:

 

1. Counter-Terrorism

                 

TITLE 16 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Chapters:

 

1. Labor (Non-Resident Workers)
2. Non-Resident Workers
3. Non-Resident Workers Health Certificate
4. Minimum Wages
5. Labor (Minimum Conditions) Inquiry

                 

TITLE 17 - BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Chapters:

 

1. Banking Act
2. Currency Declaration Act

         

TITLE 18 - COOPERATIVES AND NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS

Chapters:

 

1. Cooperative Associations
2. Non-Profit Corporations
3. Marshall Islands Red Cross Society Act

           

TITLE 19 - REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapters:

 

1. Licensing of Health Care Providers
2. Nursing Practice
3. Land Surveyors
4. Notaries Public
5. Legal Profession
6. Health Profession Licensing

       

TITLE 20 - BUSINESS REGULATION AND PRACTICE

Chapters:

 

1. Licensing of Copra Trade
2. Unauthorized copies of Recorded Material
3. Unfair Business Practice
4. Consumer Protection
5. Reserved
6. Bulletin Boards and Price Lists
7. Usury
8. Scrap Metal Dealer Inspection Act

    

TITLE 21 - INTOXICATING LIQUOR

Chapters:

 

1. Alcoholic Beverages
2. Alcohol Restrictions

                

TITLE 22 - ADMINISTRATION OF RMI PORTS

Chapters:

 

1. RMI Ports Authority

           

TITLE 23 - LAW OF SALES

Chapters:

 

1. Sale of Goods

               

TITLE 24 - PROPERTY

Chapters:

 

1. Real and Personal Property
2. Reserved
3. Real Property Mortgage
4. Land Recording Registration Authority
5. Secured Transactions

        

VOLUME  II

TITLE 25 - WILLS, PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP

Chapters:

 

1. Wills and Probates
2. Guardianship

                 

TITLE 26 – FAMILY

Chapters:

 

1. Domestic Relations
2. Sale of Tobacco to Minors
3. Juvenile Delinquency
4. Births, Deaths and Marriage Registration
5. Child Abuse and Neglect
6. Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support
7. Adult Films
8. Adoptions
9. Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection

        

TITLE 27 - THE COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS

Chapters:

 

1. The Judiciary Fund
2. The Judiciary
3. Traditional Rights Court
4. Compensation of Judges
5. Jury Trial
6. Admiralty Jurisdiction
7. Ebeye Justice Act

                 

TITLE 28 – EVIDENCE

Chapters:

 

1. The Evidence Act
2. Foreign Evidence

                 

TITLE 29 - CIVIL PROCEDURES

Chapters:

 

1. Civil Procedures Act

             

TITLE 30 - CIVIL REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS

Chapters:

 

1. Enforcement of Judgements
2. Special Proceedings
3. Arbitration
4. Uniform Foreign Money Judgement Recognition
5. Disposition of Unclaimed Business Interests

                 

TITLE 31 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Chapters:

 

1.  Criminal Code
2. Proceeds of Crimes
3. Treason and Sedition
4. Gaming and Recreation Prohibition
5. Reserved

                 

TITLE 32 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Chapters:

 

1. Criminal Procedures Act
2. Criminal Extradition
3. Parole of Prisoners Board
4. Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters

                 

TITLE 33 - MARINE ZONES AND PROTECTION OF MAMMALS

Chapters:

 

1. Marine Zones
2. Marine Mammal Protection
3. Tuna and Game-fish Conservation Zone

                 

TITLE 34 - ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME AFFAIRS

Chapters:

 

1. Regulation and Control of Shipping Act
2. Seamen’s Protection Act
3. Reserved
4. Shipping Corporation Act 2005

                       

TITLE 35 – ENVIRONMENT

Chapters:

 

1. Environmental Protection Authority
2. Littering
3. Coast Conservation Act
4. Office of Environmental Planning and Policy Coordination

                 

TITLE 36 - SECURITIES & INVESTMENT

Chapters:

 

1. Securities and Investment
2. Foreign Investment Business Licence
3. Investment Incentive Agreement Act

        

TITLE 37 - RESERVED

 

TITLE 38 - POSTAL SERVICE

Chapters:

 

1. Marshall Islands Postal Service
2. Postal Service Fund

                

TITLE 39 - CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

Chapters:

 

1. Language Commission
2. Customary Law (Restoration)
3. Customary Law (Enewetak and Ujelang)
4. Customary Law (Railik Chain)
5. Reserved
6. Customary Law Declaration
7. Customary Law (Bikini Atoll)
8. Marshallese Language Orthography (Standard Spelling)

        

TITLE 40 – COMMUNICATIONS

Chapters:

 

1. National Telecommunications Authority
2. Political Broadcast Access
3. Radio Communications

                 

TITLE 41 - COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATIONS

Chapters:

 

1. Compact of Free Association, As Amended (Implementation) Act
2. Civil Action Team Agreement (Implementation) Act
3. Exchange of Information (Confidentiality) Act
4. Tax Information Exchange Agreement (Implementation) Act

                 

TITLE 42 - NUCLEAR CLAIMS

Chapters:

 

1. Nuclear Claims Tribunal
2. All Atolls Access to Justice (Nuclear Claims)

        

TITLE 43 - FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

Chapters:

 

1. Immigration
2. Ports of Entry
3. International Organization Immunities
4. Registration and Naturalization
5. Prohibition of Political Activities by Aliens
6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
7. Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges
8. Consular Functions
9. Reserved

          

TITLE 44 - GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Chapters:

 

1. Procurement Code

 

TITLE 45 - HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION

Chapters:

 

1. National Archives
2. Historic Preservation Office

                 

TITLE 46 – CHURCHES

Chapters:

 

1. Council of Churches
2. Nitijela Chapel

                 

TITLE 47 - MARITIME

Chapters:

 

1. Maritime Administration
2. Documentation and Identification of Vessels
3. Preferred Ship Mortgages and Liens
4. Carriage by Sea
5. Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims
6. Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
7. Investigation - Wreck and Salvage
8. Merchant Seamen
9. Domestic Water Craft Act

                 

TITLE 48 – TAXATION

Chapters:

 

 

1. Income Tax Act
2. Import Duties and Licenses
3. Tax Collection
4. Tax Information Exchange Agreement

        

TITLE 49 - SOCIAL SECURITY

Chapters:

 

1. Social Security

   

TITLE 50 – TRUSTS

Chapters:

 

1. Trust Act
2. Trust Companies
3. Trustee Licensing

                 

TITLE 51 - MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES

Chapters:

 

1. Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority Act
2. Fisheries
3. Management and Development of Local Fisheries
4.  Fishing Access and Licensing
5. Fisheries Enforcement

                 

TITLE 52 - ASSOCIATIONS LAW

Parts:

 

I. Business Corporations Act
II. Revised Partnership Act
III. Limited Partnerships
IV. Limited Liability Companies
V. Other Forms of Associations

 

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