NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS

32ND CONSTITUTIONAL REGULAR SESSION, 2011

BILL NO: 92

P.L. 2011 – 56

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND (AMENDMENT) ACT 2011

AN ACT

to amend section 803 of the Ministry of Justice Special Revenue Fund Act, 1989, and as amended, P.L.2010-49.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE NITIJELA OF THE REPUBLIC OF MARSHALL ISLANDS:

Section 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Ministry of Justice Special Revenue Fund (Amendment) Act, 2011.

Section 2: Amendment.

(1) Section 803 of the Ministry of Justice Special Revenue Fund Act is amended as follows:

§803. Payment into the Fund.

(1) There shall be paid into the Fund:

(a) any money appropriated by the Nitijela for the purposes of the Fund;

(b) all fees, fines, and other sums paid to and collected by the courts for or with respect to the violation of National Government laws, except such sums as may be paid to Local Government Councils under the Judiciary Fund Act of 1989 (27 MIRC 1A), except as otherwise provided for by any other Act;

(c) all grants, and gifts, received by the Ministry of Justice, other than money appropriated by the Nitijela; and

(d) all administrative fees and charges collected by the Office of the Attorney General, and all subdivision and agencies that for the time being responsible to the Office of the Attorney General, and shall include those fees and charges collected:

(i) for all passports;

(ii) for citizenship matters;

(iii) for all visas;

(iv) for all documents and filings made pursuant to the provisions of the Associations Law under 52 MIRC and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

(2) The Secretary of Finance is hereby authorized to deposit into the Fund an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of all collections made during a fiscal year.

Section 3. Effective date.

This Act shall take effect on the date of certification in accordance with Article IV of the Constitution and Rules and Procedures of the Nitijela.
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CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify:

1. That Nitijela Bill No.92 was passed by the Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on the 10th day of March, 2011; and

2. That I am satisfied that Nitijela Bill No.92 was passed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Rules of Procedures of the Nitijela.

I hereby place my signature before the Clerk this 18th day of March 2011.
	
Attest:
	
Hon. Alvin T. Jacklick
Speaker
Nitijela of the Marshall Islands
	Gary Ueno
Clerk
Nitijela of the Marshall Islands