Commencement: 12 February 2007

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

ISLAND COURTS (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 17 OF 2006

Arrangement of Sections

1	Amendment
2	Commencement

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

ISLAND COURTS (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 17 OF 2006

Assent:		17/01/2006
Commencement:	12/02/1007

An Act to amend the Island Courts Act [CAP 167].

Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-

1	Amendment

The Island Courts Act [CAP 167] is amended as set out in the Schedule. 

2	Commencement

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

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SCHEDULE

AMENDMENTS OF THE ISLAND COURTS ACT [CAP 167]

1	Section 16

Repeal the section, substitute

"16	COMMUNITY WORK

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act an Island Court may, as an alternative to imposing a fine or term of imprisonment, impose a sentence of community work of not more than 150 hours and such sentence of community work shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions relating to community work contained in the Penal Code Act [CAP 135]."

2	Section 18

Delete "imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 week for each VT1,000 or part of VT1,000 unpaid or where compensation or damages is ordered otherwise than in money, for each VT1,000 or part of VT1,000 of the value of the compensation or damages not rendered", substitute "a term of community work not exceeding 150 hours".

3	Section 19

After "VT24, 000" insert ", or a term of community work not exceeding 150 hours".

Delete "or to both", substitute "or to a fine and imprisonment."

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