LAWS OF TUVALU

RELIGIOUS BODIES REGISTRATION ORDER 2005 

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Arrangement of Sections

Section 

1 Short title and commencement 
2 Interpretation 
3 Application 
4 Exemption 

Supporting Documents 

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Table of Legislation History 
Table of Renumbered Provisions 
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RELIGIOUS BODIES REGISTRATION ORDER 2005

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RELIGIOUS BODIES REGISTRATION ACT (CAP.28)

Commencement [1st January 2006] 

1 Short title and commencement 

This Order may be cited as the Religious Bodies Registration Order 2005 and shall come into effect on 1st January 2006. 

2 Interpretation 

For the purpose of this Order unless otherwise specified- 

"Act" means the Religious Bodies Act. 

"census" means the current census of the population of Tuvalu made in 
accordance with the Census Act, Cap 16. 

3 Application 

The Minister hereby specifies that the number of persons of the age of 18 years and above required to constitute a religious body, within the meaning of section 2 of the Act, shall not be less than two per cent of the total population of Tuvalu at the last census. 

Exemption 

For the avoidance of doubt the religious bodies already registered under the Act are exempt from this Order. 

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Table of Legislation History 

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Table of Renumbered Provisions 

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Table of Endnote References