Electoral Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Act 2014
Act 7 of 2014
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ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION
(AMENDMENT) ACT 2014
Act 7 of 2014
AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION ACT 2010
I assent,
TUPOU VI,
20
th
August 2014.
BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the
Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:
1 Short Title
(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral Boundaries Commission (Amendment)
Act 2014.
(2) In this Act, the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 2010 shall be referred
to as the Principal Act.
2 Section 17 amended
Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following new
subsection (5) –
“(5) The Commission shall not, unless it considers it to be in the national
interest, make a determination of electoral boundaries within the period
of 6 months before the date on which an election shall be held in
accordance with clause 77(1) of the Constitution.”.
Section 2
Electoral Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Act
2014
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Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 25
th
day of June 2014.