REPUBLIC OF NAURU
LIQUOR CONTROL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2018
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No. 17 of 2018
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An Act to amend the Liquor Control Act 2017
Certified: 10th May 2018
Table of Contents

1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Amendment of Liquor Control Act 2017
4	Amendment of section 4
5	Amendment of section 7
6	General amendment to references in the Act

Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows:
1	Short title
This Act may be cited as the Liquor Control (Amendment) Act 2018. 
2	Commencement
This Act commences upon certification by the Speaker.	
3	Amendment of Liquor Control Act 2017
The Liquor Control Act 2017 is amended by the provisions of this Act.
4	Amendment of section 4 
Section 4 is amended as follows:
(a)	by omitting ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Liquor Licensing Board; and

(b)	by inserting in alphabetical order, ‘Registrar’ means the Registrar of the Liquor Licensing Board;
5	Amendment of section 7 
Section 7 is amended by:

(a)	omitting subsection (2) and substituting with:

‘(2) The Cabinet on the recommendation of the Minister shall appoint a member to be the Chairperson of the Board.’

(b)	omitting subsection (4) and substituting with:

‘(4) The members shall be appointed for a term not exceeding 2 years and may be eligible for reappointment’

The clause now reads:
‘7        Composition and appointment of the Board
(1)	There shall be a Liquor Licensing Board which shall have 3 members appointed by the Minister in consultation with the Cabinet.

(2)	The Cabinet on the recommendation of the Minister shall appoint a member to be the Chairperson of the Board. 

(3)	In appointing the members, the Cabinet shall ensure that at least one of the members of the Board is a female.

(4)	The members shall be appointed for a term not exceeding 2 years and may be eligible for reappointment.’
6	General amendment to references in the Act 
Any reference in the Act to ‘Secretary’ or ‘Secretary of the Liquor Licensing Board’ is a reference to ‘Registrar’ or ‘Registrar of the Liquor Licensing Board’ wherever the words may appear.