Assent: 30 December 2001
Commencement: 11 February 2002

republic of vanuatu 

acts of parliament amendment act
no. 10 of 2001

Arrangement of Sections

1.	Amendments
2.	Commencement

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republic of vanuatu

Assent: 30/12/2001
Commencement: 11/02/2002

acts of parliament amendment 
act no. 10 of 2001

An act to amend the Acts of Parliament Act [CAP 116]

Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-

1	Amendments

The Acts of Parliament Act [CAP 116] is amended as set out in the Schedule.

2	Commencement

This Act commences on the date on which it is published in the Gazette.

schedule

amendments of the acts of parliament act [cap 116] 

1.	Subsection 12(1)

After “Act”(first occurring), insert “or the Constitution”.

2.	At the end of section 12 

Add

“(3)	If the Constitution is reprinted under subsection (1), it is to be published by notification in the Gazette and on publication it is to be judicially noted as an authentic copy of the Constitution as amended.”.  

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republic of vanuatu 

bill for the 
acts of parliament amendment act no. 10 of 2001

Explanatory Note

Section 12 of the Acts of Parliament Act provides for Acts to be consolidated and reprinted.  There is some uncertainty as to whether section 12 apples to the Constitution.  The amendments are technical in nature to remove this uncertainty and to allow for the Constitution to be consolidated and reprinted.  

A consolidated version of the French text of the Constitution is not currently available.  It will now be possible to prepare a consolidated version of the French text of the Constitution and have it published in the Gazette as an authentic copy.  

Prime Minister
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