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Electoral Provisions Parliament (Amendment) Act 2014

TUVALU
ELECTORAL PROVISIONS PARLIAMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2014

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL PROVISIONS PARLIAMENT ACT TO ALLOW COSTS PROPERLY INCURRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR ANY TUVALU CITIZEN REGARDING AN ELECTION PETITION TO BE A CHARGE ON PUBLIC REVENUE

Commencement [1st January, 2015]

1 Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Electoral Provisions Parliament (Amendment) Act 2014.

2 Commencement
This Act shall commence on a date the Minister by notice appoints.

3 Amendment
(a) Section 60 (2) Expenses of Registrations and Elections repeal and replace with "All costs of legal proceedings properly incurred by a Tuvalu citizen or the government under PART V (Election Petitions) shall be a charge on public revenue provided always that a Tuvalu citizen's entitlement under this provision shall not exceed 5,000 dollars.

(b) Where a number of Tuvalu citizens are represented as one party to an election petition, their entitlement as a party to the legal proceedings is limited to $5000.00

(c) Section 60 (3) Returning Officers, Assistant Returning Officers and presiding officers shall receive such reasonable remuneration from public funds as the Minister may authorise.