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Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Amendment Act 2014

TUVALU

ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (PARLIAMENT) AMENDMENT ACT
Act No.007 of 2014

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS (PARLIAMENT) ACT AND PROVIDE THAT A PERSON CAN ONLY STATE AN ELECTORAL DISTRICT TO BE HIS HOME ISLAND ONLY IF HE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THAT INIDIGENOUS COMMUNITY

Commencement [18th December, 2014]

1 Short Title and Commencement
This Act may be cited as the Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Amendment Act and shall come into effect on the date of publication by exhibition.

2 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Act.

3 Amendment to Section 5 of the Electoral Provision (Parliament) Act
Section 5(3)(iii) of the Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Act is amended as follows:

"(iii) in the event that there is no electoral district that the person can state is his home island under paragraphs (i) and (ii), a person may choose any electoral district provided that he actively participates in the activities of that indigenous community."