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Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011

REPUBLIC OF NAURU
Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011

Act No. 18 of 2011

Contents

1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Amendment of Acts

SCHEDULE – AMENDMENT OF ACTS

Part 1 – Agricultural Quarantine Act 1999
Part 2 – Cemeteries Act 1922
Part 3 – Civil Aviation Act 2011
Part 4 – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Organised Crime Act 2004
Part 5 – Criminal Procedure Act 1972
Part 6 – Custom and Adopted Laws Act 1971
Part 7 – Electoral Act 1965
Part 8 – Explosives Act 1924
Part 9 – Food Safety Act 2005
Part 10 – Government Loans Act 1972
Part 11 – Guardianship of Children Act 1975
Part 12 – Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004
Part 13 – Law Adoption (Customs) Act 1922
Part 14 – Legislation Publication Act 2011
Part 15 – Litter Prohibition Act 1983
Part 16 – Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
Part 17 – Nauru Standard Time Act 1978
Part 18 – Notification of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Ordinance 1923
Part 19 – Proceeds of Crime Act 2004
Part 20 – Provident Fund Act 1938
Part 21 – Public Finance (Control and Management) Act 1997
Part 22 – Referendum Procedures Act 2009
Part 23 – Sea Boundaries Act 1997
Part 24 – Succession, Probate and Administration Act 1976

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Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011
Act No. 18 of 2011

An Act to make amendments to various Acts following the enactment of the Interpretation Act 2011

Certified on 3 November 2011

Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Interpretation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day it is certified by the Speaker under Article 47.

3 Amendment of Acts

The Schedule amends the Acts mentioned in it.

SCHEDULE – AMENDMENT OF ACTS

section 3

Part 1 – Agricultural Quarantine Act 1999

[1] Amendment of section 21

Section 21(2)(b)

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of Nauru

Part 2 – Cemeteries Act 1922

[2] Amendment of section 2

2.1 Section 2(1)

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within the limits of the Island of

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in

2.2 Section 5(1)

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the Island of

Part 3 – Civil Aviation Act 2011

[3] Amendment of sections 49, 50, 100, 101, 104 and 158

Sections 49, 50, 100, 101, 104 and 158

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Court

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court

[4] Amendment of section 179

Section 179(2)

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1971

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2011

Part 4 – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Organised Crime Act 2004

[5] Amendment of section 52

Section 52(6)

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import or export

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import to, or export from, Nauru

Part 5 – Criminal Procedure Act 1972

[6] Amendment of section 5

Section 5(2)

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applied statute

substitute

adopted Act

Part 6 – Custom and Adopted Laws Act 1971

[7] Amendment of section 3

Section 3(1)(a)

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written law not being an applied statute

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Nauru written law

Part 7 – Electoral Act 1965

[8] Amendment of section 9A

Section 9A(2)(c)

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(c) a lawyer or pleader; or

Part 8 – Explosives Act 1924

[9] Amendment of section 2

Section 2, after 'import'

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into Nauru

Part 9 – Food Safety Act 2005

[10] Amendment of section 2

Section 2

insert (in alphabetical order)

'export' means take out of Nauru;

'import' means bring into Nauru;

Part 10 – Government Loans Act 1972

[11] Amendment of section 27 11.1 Section 27

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infant

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child

11.2 Section 27

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twenty-one substitute

18

Part 11 – Guardianship of Children Act 1975

[12] Amendment of section 8

Section 8(4)

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an infant

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a person under the age of 18

[13] Amendment of section 19

Section 19

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whether or not either of the parties is a minor

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even if one or both of the parties to the agreement is under the age of 18

[14] Amendment of section 24

Section 24

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minor

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child

Part 12 – Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004

[15] Amendment of long title

Long title

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on the Island of

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in

Part 13 – Law Adoption (Customs) Act 1922

[16] Amendment of section 2 16.1 Section 2

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for the Island of

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for Nauru

16.2 Section 2

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of the Island

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of Nauru

16.3 Section 2

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in the Island substitute

in Nauru

Part 14 – Legislation Publication Act 2011

[17] Amendment of section 14

Section 14(2)(a)

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barrister and solicitor

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lawyer

Part 15 – Litter Prohibition Act 1983

[18] Repeal and substitution of section 5

Section 5

repeal, substitute

5 Parental responsibility for conduct of child

A parent of a child commits an offence if:

(a) the child engages in conduct that would constitute an offence against this Act if the child were capable of being criminally responsible for the conduct; and

(b) the child is not capable of being criminally responsible for the conduct; and

(c) the child engages in the conduct in the presence of the parent; and

(d) the parent does not take action to remedy the result of the child's conduct.

Maximum penalty: $300.

Part 16 – Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

[19] Amendment of section 45

Section 45

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an infant

substitute

a child

Part 17 – Nauru Standard Time Act 1978

[20] Repeal of section 5

Section 5

repeal

Part 18 – Notification of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Ordinance 1923

[21] Amendment of section 3

Section 3

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minor substitute

child

Part 19 – Proceeds of Crime Act 2004

[22] Amendment of section 91

Section 91(5)(d)

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barrister or

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barrister and

Part 20 – Provident Fund Act 1938

[23] Amendment of section 2

23.1 Section 2, definition of 'Administration'

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23.2 Section 5(1), table

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Administration

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Republic

Part 21 – Public Finance (Control and Management) Act 1997

[24] Amendment of section 32

Section 32(2)

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[25] Amendment of section 34

Section 34(2)

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Part 22 – Referendum Procedures Act 2009

[26] Amendment of section 28

Section 28(2)

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section 10 of the Interpretation Act

substitute

section 55 of the Interpretation Act 2011

Part 23 – Sea Boundaries Act 1997

[27] Amendment of section 2

Section 2, definition of 'the baseline of Nauru'

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Island of Nauru substitute

Island

Part 24 – Succession, Probate and Administration Act 1976

[28] Amendment of section 19

28.1 Section 19, heading

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Infant

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Child

28.2 Section 19(1)

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an infant

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a child

28.3 Section 19(1)

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such infant

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the child

28.4 Section 19(1)

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twenty-one substitute

18

[29] Amendment of section 44

Section 44(1)

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an infant

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a child

[30] Amendment of section 45 30.1 Section 45, heading

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infant

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child

30.2 Section 45(1)

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infant issue

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a beneficiary who is a child

30.3 Section 45(1)

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an infant

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the child

30.4 Section 45(1)

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any such infant

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the child

30.5 Section 45(1)

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such infant on

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the child on

30.6 Section 45(2)

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an infant

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a child

[31] Amendment of section 46

31.1 Section 46, heading

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infant's

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child's

31.2 Section 46(1)

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an infant substitute

a child

31.3 Section 46(1)

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the infant

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the child

31.4 Section 46(4)

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an infant

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a child