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Civil Law (Amendment) Act 2003

TONGA

CIVIL LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003

No 9 of 2003

I assent,

TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV,
18^th November, 2003

AN ACT
TO AMEND THE CIVIL LAW ACT

[26^th of August, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:-

1. (1) This Act maybe cited as the Civil Law (Amendment) Act 2003.

(2) The Civil Law Act (Cap. 25) is in the Act referred to as the Principal Act.

2. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by –

(i) deleting the comma after the word "equity"; and

(ii) deleting the words "together with statutes of general application".

3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by-

(i) deleting the comma after the word "England" and substituting therefore the word "and"; and

(ii) deleting the words "and the statutes of general application".

4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by –

(i) deleting the comma after the word "England" (first appearing) and substituting therefore the word "or";

(ii) deleting the comma and the words ", or an enactment contained in any statutes of general application"; and

(iii) Deleting the words "principle, rule or enactment" and substituting therefore the words "principle or rule".

Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 26^th day of August, 2003

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