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Electoral Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Act 2014


Act 7 of 2014





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ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES

COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2014


Electoral Boundaries Commission (Amendment)
Act 2014 Arrangement of Sections





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ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION

(AMENDMENT) ACT 2014

Arrangement of Sections

Section

1 Short Title .............................................................................................................. 5
2 Section 17 amended ............................................................................................... 5




Electoral Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Act
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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

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Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 25
th
day of June 2014.