Commencement: 23 July 2007

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 7 OF 2007

Arrangement of Sections

1	Amendment
2	Commencement

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 7 OF 2007

Assent:			31/05/2007
Commencement:		23/07/2007

An Act to amend the Decentralization and Local Government Regions Act No. 1 of 1994.

Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-

1	Amendment

The Decentralization and Local Government Regions Act No. 1 of 1994 is amended as set out in the Schedule.

2	Commencement

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

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SCHEDULE

AMENDMENTS OF THE DECENTRALIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGIONS ACT NO. 1 OF 1994

1	 Subsections 8(2) and 8(3)

Delete "twenty one days," substitute "ten days".

2	Subsections 13(3), 14(2) and 18L (3)

After "public servant" insert "or another person with suitable qualification or experience".

3	At the end of subsection 18B (1)

Add 

"(j)	a person who is in default of payment of any rates, charges, imprests or other debts due to the Council for a period exceeding 2 months after the rates, charges, imprests or other debts has become due."

4	Section 27K

Repeal the section.