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FALEKAUPULE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2016 

Act No.09 of 2016

AN ACT TO AMEND THE FALEKAUPULE ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS WITHIN THE FALEKAUPULE AREA
Commencement [7th September, 2016] 
1	Short Title 
	This Act may be cited as the Falekaupule (Amendment) Act 2016. 
2	Purpose 
	The purpose of this Act is to amend the Falekaupule Act to provide for additional qualification of voters within the Falekaupule area. 
3	Amendment to section 14 of the Falekaupule Act 
	Section 14 of the Falekaupule Act is repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following: 
	"14 Qualification of voters 
	Subject to section 15; every person who - 
	(a) has attained the age of 18; and 
	(b) is a resident in the Falekaupule area; and 
	(c) has paid rates to the Kaupule or has been exempted under section  86(2)(1) or 88; and 
	(d) is actively participating in the activities of the Falekaupule's island  community, as verified by the Falekaupule, 
	is entitled to be registered as a voter and, when so registered, to vote at the election of a member of the Kaupule in that area."