REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF VANUATU (AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 6 OF 1999

Arrangement of Sections

1. Amendment of Section 1
2. Amendment of Section 7
3. Amendment of Section 18
4. Insertion of Section 18A
5. Amendment of Section 19
6. Commencement

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

Assent 10/09/99
Commencement 01/10/99

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF VANUATU (AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 6 OF 1999

An Act to amend the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Vanuatu Act No. 4 of 1995 (“the Principal Act”).

BE IT ENACTED by the President and Parliament as follows: 

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1

1.	Section 1 of the Principal Act is amended by:

(a)	omitting the definitions of business licence and business licensing authority and substituting the following definitions:

“’business licence’ means a licence issued under section 5 of the Business Licence Act No. 19 of 1998;

‘business licensing authority’ means a licensing authority referred to in section 3 of the Business Licence Act No. 19 of 1998;”;

(b)	omitting the definition of Minister and substituting the following definition:

“’Minister’ means the Minister responsible for Trade, Tourism and Business Development;”.

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7

2. 	Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting from subsection (1) “1996” and “two percent (2%)” and substituting “2000” and “fifteen percent (15%)” respectively.

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 18

3. 	Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

“(1) 	Each Chamber must be administered and managed by a Council of not less than six (6) members and not more than sixteen (16) members, at least one third of whom must be women.”.

INSERTION OF SECTION 18A

4. 	After section 18 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

“DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS A MEMBER OF A COUNCIL”

18A. A person is disqualified from being appointed or from continuing as a member of a Council if he or she:

(a)	is or becomes a member of Parliament; or

(b)	is or becomes an officer or servant of a Chamber; or

(c)	is or becomes insolvent or an undischarged bankrupt; or

(d)	is convicted of any criminal offence; or

(e)	is a person having professional qualifications and is disqualified or suspended from practicing his or her profession by a competent authority by reason of misconduct.”.

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 19

5. 	Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by:

(a)	omitting from subsection (1) “ fifteen (15)” and substituting “sixteen (16)”;

(b)	omitting paragraph (2)(c) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(c) 	14 individuals elected to represent the following sectors of trade, commerce and industry:

(i) 	1 representative of the manufacturing industry involving businesses having a Class A or B business licence;

(ii) 	1 representative of the construction industry having a Class C or F4 business licence;

(iii) 	2 representatives of the tourism industry having a Class D3 or E business licence;

(iv) 	1 representative of the shipping industry having a Class E business licence;

(v) 	1 representative of the land transport industry having a Class E business licence;

(vi) 	1 representative of the air transport industry having a Class E business licence;

(vii) 	2 representatives of the financial and commercial services industry having a Class F1, F2, F3 or F4 business licence;

(viii) 	1 representative of the utilities industry having a Class 11, 12, 13 or 14 business licence;

(ix) 	2 representatives of small businesses having a Class D1, D2, D4, D5, G1 or G2 business licence attracting an annual turnover of less than 50,000,000 vatu;

(x) 	2 representatives of larger businesses having a Class D1 or D2 business licence attracting an annual turnover of 50,000,000 vatu or more”;

(c)	repealing subsection (5).

COMMENCEMENT

6. (1) 	Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the date of its publication in the Gazette.

(2) Section 2 commences on 1 January 2000.

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