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Decentralization (Amendment) Act No 41 of 2000

Assent: 10 October 2000
Commencement: 10 October 2000

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

DECENTRALIZATION (AMENDMENT) ACT

NO. 41 OF 2000

Arrangement of Sections

1 Amendments
2 Commencement
Schedule

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

DECENTRALIZATION (AMENDMENT) ACT

NO. 41 OF 2000

An Act to amend the Decentralization Act No. 1 of 1994

BE IT ENACTED by the President and Parliament as follows:

1 Amendments

The Decentralization Act No. 1 of 1994 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it is assented to by the President.

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Schedule 1

Amendments of the Decentralization Act No. 1 of 1994

1 Subsection 18A(2) and (3)

Delete the subsections.

2 After section 18A

Insert:

"18AB Constituencies and number of elected councillors

(1) The Minister may by Order in writing divide each local government region into several constituencies for the purposes of a local government council election.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may by Order in writing prescribe the number of elected members for each local government region on the basis that each member for each constituency must represent at least 1.500 people in that constituency.

(3) If the Minister is satisfied that the rule in subsection (2) cannot be complied with for one or more constituencies in a local government region, the Minister may by Order in writing prescribe the number of members for that constituency based on each island or island group in that region being fairly represented in the local government council.

18AC Election deposits

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may by Order in writing prescribe an amount to be deposited by each candidate in a local government council election.

(2) The amount prescribed cannot exceed VT 20,000.".

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