REPUBLIC OF NAURU 

CONSTITUTION (APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016 
No. 54 of 2016
An Act to amend the Constitution of Nauru  
Certified: 4th November 2016 
Table of Contents 
1 SHORT TITLE 
2 COMMENCEMENT 
3 AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION 
4 AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 19 

Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows: 
1 Short title 
This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Appointment of Ministers) (Amendment) Act 2016. 
2 Commencement 
This Act commences upon certification by the Speaker.
3 Amendment of Constitution 
The Constitution is amended by the provisions of this Act. 
4 Amendment of Article 19  
	19 Appointment of Ministers 
	Article 19 of the Constitution is amended by:
	(1) Omitting the words "four and five" where they appear in sub-clause (1) and substituting it with the words "five and six";  
	(2) Omitting the word "four" where it appears in sub-clause (2) and substituting it with the word "five".  
	(3) Omitting the words "four and five" where it appears in sub-clause (3) and substituting it with the words "five and six".