REPUBLIC OF NAURU
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2012

Act No. 7 of 2012

Table of Provisions

1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Act amended 
SCHEDULE

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An Act to amend the Electoral Act 1965 to increase the number of members for Meneng from 2 to 3 

Certified on 12 July 2012 

Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows: 

1 Short title 

This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2012. 

2 Commencement 

This Act commences on certification. 

3 Act amended 

The Schedule amends the Electoral Act 1965. 

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. SCHEDULE

Section 3 

[1] Amendment of section 5 

1.1 Section 5, before 'The members shall be elected' 
 insert 
 (1) 

1.2 Section 5(f) 
 omit 
 Two members for Meneng 
 substitute 
 Three members for Meneng 

1.3 After section 5(1) 
 insert 
(2) Any amendment of this Act altering the number of members to be elected for a constituency has effect from the day of the next general election after the commencement of the amendment. 

[2] Amendment of section 45 

2.1 Section 45, definition of 'commencement date' 
 omit 
 Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 
substitute 
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2012 

2.2 Section 45, definition of 'pre-amendment Act' 
 omit 
Electoral Act 2007-2009 substitute 
Electoral Act 1965 

[3] Amendment of section 46 

3.1 Section 46, before the words 'Despite section 7(2)' 
omit 
(2) 

3.2 Section 46, both instances 
omit 
the commencement date 
substitute 
15 April 2011 
[
4] Repeal and substitution of new section 47 
Section 47 
repeal, substitute 

47 Transitional regulations 
 (1) During the period of 12 months commencing on the commencement date, the regulations may make provision (a 'transitional regulation') about a matter for which: 

(a) it is necessary to make provision to achieve the transition from the operation of the pre-amendment Act to the post-amendment Act; and 

(b) the post-amendment Act does not make provision or sufficient provision. 

 (2) A transitional regulation may have retrospective operation to a date not earlier than the commencement date. 

 (3) However, to the extent a transitional regulation has retrospective operation, it must not operate to the disadvantage of a person (other than the Republic) by detrimentally affecting the person's rights or imposing liabilities on the person.