WESTERN SAMOA

REPRINT OF STATUTES ACT 1972

1972, No. 26

ANALYSIS

Title
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Powers and functions of Attorney-General
4. Carrying Act into operation
5. Copy of Statute printed under Act to be evidence
6. Judicial notice to be taken of reprint
7. Statutes continued in force
8. Statutes repealed
Schedule

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REPRINT OF STATUTES ACT 1972

1972, No. 26

An Act for compiling reprints or a composite edition of the enactments in force in Western Samoa

[19 December 1972

1. Short title - This Act may be cited as the Reprint of Statutes Act 1972.

2. Interpretation - For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "Statute" means any Act or Ordinance, and includes any regulations, rules, orders and notices made under the authority of an Act or Ordinance.

3. Powers and functions of Attorney-General - The Attorney-General shall have the following powers and functions in the reprint from time to time of any Statutes:

(a) He may prepare and arrange for the publication of a composite reprint edition of the Constitution and Statutes in such form as he shall consider desirable;

(b) He may prepare a separate reprint of the Constitution or any Statute;

(c) He may omit formal, enacting or introductory words;

(d) Unless inconsistent with the context, he shall revise and correct obsolete references to Statutes and any office, department, board, or any other body whatsoever;

(e) He may omit all repealed or, revoked provisions and he may renumber remaining provisions accordingly;

(f) He shall make such alterations as may be necessary to conform to current drafting style and practice, and to reconcile any contradictions, supply any omissions, and amend any imperfections in the form of the existing Statutes.

The Public Service Regulations 1953, Amendment No. 3 (W.S.R. 1976/3) were made pursuant to this Act.
As to the reprint and revocation of regulations, see ss. 7 and 10 of the Regulations Ordinance 1953, and the Regulations Revocation Order 1976 (W.S.R. 1976/5), reprinted under the title Regulations.

4. Carrying Act into operation - Statutes reprinted as aforesaid may be printed and compiled or bound in such manner as the Attorney-General may direct.

5. Copy of Statute printed under Act to be evidence - Every copy of any Statute printed under the authority of this Act shall be evidence of such Statute and of its contents, and every copy thereof purporting to be printed as aforesaid shall be deemed to be so printed unless the contrary is proved.

6. Judicial notice to be taken of reprint - Judicial notice of any Statute reprinted as aforesaid shall be taken by all Courts and persons acting judicially.

7. Statutes continued in force - The New Zealand statutes specified in the Schedule shall continue to form part of the law of Western Samoa so far as and to the extent they are subsisting and in force in Western Samoa at the time this Act comes into force.

As to deletions from the Schedule since its enactment, see the notes thereto.

[8. Statutes repealed - (1) Subject to section 7 of this Act, all enactments and laws whatsoever in force in Western Samoa at the commencement of the Samoa Constitution Order 1920 (New Zealand), in so far as they may be still in force at the commencement of this Act, are hereby repealed.

(2) All United Kingdom or New Zealand statutes heretofore in force in Western Samoa, other than those specified in the Schedule hereto, shall cease to be part of the law of Western Samoa on the coming into force of this Act.

(3) This section shall not affect any document made or anything done heretofore under the authority of any such enactment, laws or statutes and subsisting or in force at the date of commencement of this Act.]

This section was substituted for the original s. 8 by s. 2 of the Reprint of Statutes Amendment Act 1974.

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SCHEDULE

Sections 7 and 8

NEW ZEALAND ACTS

The Acts Interpretation Act 1924.
The Administration Act 1952.
The Arbitration Act 1908.
The Bankruptcy Act 1908.
The Bills of Exchange Act 1908.
The Carriers Act 1948.
The Carriage by Air Act 1940.
The Chattels Transfer Act 1924.
The Companies Act 1955.
The Crown Proceedings Act 1950.
The Customs Act 1913.
The Deaths by Accidents Compensation Act 1952.
The Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act 1957.
The Estate and Gift Duties Act 1955.
The Frustrated Contracts Act 1944.
The Limitation Act 1950.
The Marine Insurance Act 1908.
The Mercantile Law Act 1908.
The Partnership Act 1908.
The Property Law Act 1952.
The Public Trust Office Act 1957.
The Sale of Goods Act 1908.
The Trustee Act 1956.
The Wills Act 1837.
The Samoa Act 1921-ss. 44, 264, 350, 360, 362, 367, 368.
The Samoa Amendment Act 1949-ss. 1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28B, 28C, 28D, 28E, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 40.
The Samoa Amendment Act 1959-ss. 23, 24, 30, 32, 35, 36, 38.

REGULATIONS AND ORDERS MADE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SAMOA ACT 1921

Title	Reference	
The Samoa Quarantine Order 1920	N.Z. Gazette, 1920, p.1677	
The Samoa Quarantine Amendment Order 1931 …………	N.Z. Gazette, 1931, p. 2965	
The Samoa Land Registration Order 1920………………..	N.Z. Gazette, 1920, p. 1680	
The Samoa Land Registration Amendment Order 1921…..	N.Z. Gazette, 1921, p. 2869	
The Samoa Land Registration Amendment Order 1924….	N.Z. Gazette, 1924, p. 2142	
The Samoa Land Registration Amendment Order 1927….	N.Z. Gazette, 1927, p. 668	
The Samoa Public Trust Office Order 1921........................	N.Z. Gazette, 1921, p. 1273	
Amending the Samoa Public Trust Office Order 1921……	N.Z. Gazette, 1921, p. 2743	
The Samoa Public Trust Office Amendment Order 1924…	N.Z. Gazette, 1924, p. 441	
The Samoa Public Trust Office Amendment Order 1929…	N.Z. Gazette, 1929, p. 3226	
The Samoa Death Duties Order 1922……………………..	N.Z. Gazette, 1922, p. 3167	
The Samoa Bankruptcy Order 1922……………………….	N.Z. Gazette, 1922, p. 3168	
The Samoa Pharmacy Order 1924………….......................	N.Z. Gazette, 1924, p. 1271	
The Samoa Reciprocal Administration Order 1930………	N.Z. Gazette, 1930, p. 2835	
The Samoa Land and Titles Repeal and Savings Order 1935……………………………………………………….	N.Z. Gazette, 1935, p. 794	
The Samoa Law Practitioners Order 1935 (Reprinted with Amendments)……………………………………………..	N.Z. Gazette, 1935, p. 1268	
The Samoa Companies Order 1935 (Reprinted with Amendments)………………………………………………	N.Z.S.R. 1956/126	
The Samoa Aleisa Council Regulations 1946…………….	N.Z. Gazette, 1946, p. 1799	
The Samoa General Laws Amendment Order 1938………	N.Z.S.R. 1938/86	
The Samoa Village Regulations……………......................	N.Z.S.R. 1938/87	
The Samoa Village Regulations 1938, Amendment No. 1..	N.Z.S.R. 1940/58	
The Samoa Administration Order 1939…….......................	N.Z.S.R. 1939/46	
The Samoa Customs Order 1939………………………….	N.Z.S.R. 1939/104	
The Samoa Customs Order 1939, Amendment No. 2……	N.Z.S.R. 1942/254	
The Samoa Customs Order 1939, Amendment No. 3……..	N.Z.S.R. 1945/36	
The Samoa Customs Order 1939, Amendment No. 5…….	N.Z.S.R. 1956/20	
The Samoa Quarantine Amendment Order 1941…………	N.Z.S.R. 1941/200	
The Samoa Import Control Regulations 1944…………….	N.Z.S.R. 1944/21	
The Samoa Import Control Regulations 1944, Amendment No. 1………………………………………………………	N.Z.S.R. 1956/219	
The Samoa Quarantine (Aircraft) Regulations 1946………	N.Z.S.R. 1946/37	
The Samoa Land Registration Amendment Order 1946…..	N.Z.S.R. 1946/192	
The Western Samoa Customs (Aircraft) Regulations 1949.	N.Z.S.R. 1949/125	
The Western Samoa Trust Estates Corporation Regulations 1957……………………………………………………….	N.Z.S.R. 1957/61	
The Western Samoa Audit Regulations 1960……………..	N.Z.S.R. 1960/59	

RULES, ORDERS AND REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF NEW ZEALAND ACTS OTHER THAN THE SAMOA ACT 1921

Title	Reference	
Bankruptcy Rules 1893 (as reprinted)…………………….	N.Z.S.R. 1947/111	
Chattels Transfer (Customary Hire Purchase) Order……...	N.Z.S.R. 1960/85	
Chattels Transfer Fees Order (No. 3) 1951……………….	N.Z.S.R. 1951/182	
Companies Regulations 1956……………………………..	N.Z.S.R. 1956/210	
Amendment No. 1…………………………………	N.Z.S.R. 1957/256	
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1956…………………….	N.Z.S.R. 1956/215	
Customs Regulations 1959………………………………...	N.Z.S.R. 1959/93	
Money Order Regulations 1949…………………………..	N.Z.S.R. 1949/28	
Amendment No. 2…………………………...........	N.Z.S.R. 1952/245	
Amendment No. 3…………………………............	N.Z.S.R. 1961/99	
Post Office Savings Bank Regulations 1944.......................	N.Z.S.R. 1944/177	
Amendment No. 1…………………………............	N.Z.S.R. 1948/91	
Amendment No. 2…………………………............	N.Z.S.R. 1949/92	
Amendment No. 3…………………………............	N.Z.S.R. 1952/138	
Amendment No. 4…………………………............	N.Z.S.R. 1957/144	
Amendment No. 5…………………………...........	N.Z.S.R. 1958/104	
Amendment No. 6…………………………...........	N.Z.S.R. 1959/118	
Public Trust Office Regulations 1958…………………….	N.Z.S.R. 1958/66	
Amendment No. 1…………………………............	N.Z.S.R. 1961/64	
Radio Regulations 1953 (as reprinted with Amendments 1-3)……………………………………………………….	N.Z.S.R. 1957/1	
Amendment No. 4…………………………............	N.Z.S.R. 1958/118	
Amendment No. 5…………………………............	N.Z.S.R. 1960/115	
Amendment No. 6…………………………............	N.Z.S.R. 1961/74	

New Zealand Regulations in Force with all Existing and Future Amendments

The Civil Aviation Regulations 1953…………………….	N.Z.S.R 1970/173 (Reprint)	
The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Accidents) Regulations 1953………………………………………….	N.Z.S.R 1953/152	
The Electrical Supply Regulations 1935………………….	N.Z.S.R 1967/32 (Reprint)	
The Electrical Wiring Regulations 1961………………….	N.Z.S.R 1961/8	

Part of this Schedule has been repealed by s. 41 of the Reprint of Statutes (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1975 and by other enactments noted hereunder, but the Schedule as originally enacted has been reprinted above for historical purposes.

For items repealed or revoked as at the date of this reprint, see the following enactments:

Reprint of Statutes (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1975. s. 41 (1)	
Acts Interpretation Act 1974, s. 27	
Administration Act 1975, s. 51(2)	
Arbitration Act 1976, s. 33(1)	
Audit Regulations 1976, r. 19(1)	
Bills of Exchange Act 1976, s, 97(l)	
Carriage by Air Act 1964, s. 14(1)	
Carriers Act 1975, s. 10	
Chattels Transfer Act 1975, s. 49(1)	
Chattels Transfer (Fees) Regulations 1976, r. 4	
Customs Act 1977, s. 282	
Customs Tariff Act 1975, s. 10(3)	
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1978, s. 24(1) (b)	
Estate and Gift Duties Act 1978, s. 82(1) (not yet in force at the date of this reprint: see s. 2 of that Act)	
Fatal Accidents Act 1974, s. 12	
Frustrated Contracts Act 1975, s. 5	
Government Proceedings Act 1964, s. 26	
Judicature Amendment Act 1977, s. 3	
Law Practitioners Act 1976, s. 52(1)	
Limitation Act 1975, s. 32(1), (2)	
Marine Insurance Act 1976, s. 91(1)	
Mercantile Law Act 1975, s. 41	
Partnership Act 1975, s. 46	
Pharmacy Act 1976, s. 32(1)	
Public Seal and Crest of Western Samoa Act 1973, s. 9	
Public Service Act 1977, s. 64 (1)	
Public Trust Office Act 1975, s. 129	
Public Trust Office Regulations 1978, r. 32(1)	
Sale of Goods Act 1975, s. 59	
Trustee Act 1975, s. 59(1)	
Western Samoa Trust Estates Corporation Act 1977, s. 29(2)	
Wills Act 1975, s. 23	

The only enactments remaining in force at the date of this reprint are the following:

New Zealand Acts	
	
Bankruptcy Act 1908	
Companies Act 1955	
Estate and Gift Duties Act 1955 (but see ss. 2 and 82 of the Estate and Gift Duties Act 1978 (W.S.), not yet in force at the date of this reprint).	
Property Law Act 1952	
Samoa Act 1921, ss. 360, 362, 367	
	
Regulations and Orders made under the authority of the Samoa Act 1921 (N.Z.)	
	
Samoa Quarantine Order 1920 and amendments	
Samoa Land Registration Order 1920 and amendments	
Samoa Death Duties Order 1922 (but see note above as to Estate and Gift Duties Act 1955)	
Samoa Bankruptcy Order 1922	
Samoa Land and Titles Repeal and Savings Order 1935	
Samoa Companies Order 1935 and amendments	
Samoa Aleisa Council Regulations 1946	
Samoa General Laws Amendment Order 1938	
Samoa Village Regulations 1938 and amendment	
Samoa Quarantine (Aircraft) Regulations 1946	
	
Rules, Orders and Regulations made under the authority of New Zealand Acts other than the Samoa Act 1921	
	
Bankruptcy Rules 1893	
Companies Regulations 1956, and Amendment No. 1	
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1956	
Customs Regulations 1959 (see also s. 282(6) of the Customs Act 1977 (W.S.) )	
Money Order Regulations 1949 and amendments	
Post Office Savings Bank Regulations 1944 and amendments	
Radio Regulations 1953 and amendments	
	
New Zealand Regulations in force with all existing and future Amendments	
	
Civil Aviation Regulations 1953	
Civil Aviation (Regulation of Accidents) Regulations 1953	
Electrical Supply Regulations 1935 (see now N.Z.S.R. 1976/74)	
Electrical Wiring Regulations 1961 (see now N.Z.S.R. 1976/38)	

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THE REPRINT OF STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT 1974

1974, No. 6

An Act to amend the Reprint of Statutes Act 1972

[28 August 1974

1. Short title - This Act may be cited as the Reprint of Statutes Amendment Act 1974, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Reprint of Statutes Act 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2. This section substituted a new section for s. 8 of the principal Act.

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The Reprint of Statutes Act 1972 is administered in the Office of the Attorney-General.

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