NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS

36TH CONSTITUTIONAL REGULAR SESSION, 2015

BILL NO. 63
P.L. 2015 - 38

PUBLIC HOLIDAY (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015

AN ACT

To amend Title 1, Chapter 9 of the MIRC, the Public Holiday Act of 1988, in order to declare as a public holiday, the General Election Day.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS:

Section 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Public Holiday (Amendment) Act, 2015.

Section 2. Amendment.

"Pursuant to Section 902 of the Principal Act, the Schedule appearing at the end of the Act, referred to as "Public Holidays" is hereby amended to include as public holiday, the General Election Day, which shall in accordance with the Constitution, fall on the third Monday of November of the election year."

Section 3. Effective Date.

This Act shall take effect on the date of certification in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Rules of Procedure of the Nitijela.
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CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify:

1. That Nitijela Bill No: 63 was passed by the Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the 7th day of January , 2015; and

2. That I am satisfied that Nitijela Bill No: 63 was passed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Rules of Procedures of the Nitijela.

I hereby place my signature before the Clerk this 30th day of January, 2015.
	
Attest:
	
Hon. Donald F. Capelle
Speaker
Nitijela of the Marshall Islands
	Tarjo Arelong
Clerk
Nitijela of the Marshall Islands