republic of vanuatu

Citizenship (Amendment)
Act No. 20 Of 2016
Arrangement of Sections
1	Amendment	2
2	Commencement	2

republic of vanuatu
Assent:	15/12/2016
Commencement:	16/12/2016
citizenship (AMENDMENT)
ACT NO. 20 OF 2016
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act [CAP 112].
Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-
1	Amendment
The Citizenship Act [CAP 112] is amended as set out in the Schedule.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE
AMENDMENTS OF citizenship ACT [CAP 112]
1	Paragraph 13B(5)(aa)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute 
“(aa)	any of his or her resident dependant; or”
2	At the end of section 13B
Add
“(10)	For the purposes of this section and sections 13C and 13D:
“children” is taken to have the same meaning as “child” under subsection 1(1);
“resident dependant” includes the following:
(a)	a natural or adopted son or daughter of an applicant or his or her spouse who is or between the age of 18 to 25 years and is:
(i)	residing with or dependent upon the applicant or his or her spouse; and
(ii)	attending full time education; or
(b)	the lawful mother or father of the applicant or his or her spouse who is:
(i)	residing with and is dependent upon the applicant or his or her spouse; and
(ii)	over the age of 50 years.”
3	Subsection 13C(5)
Repeal the subsection.