TONGA.

CONSTITUTION OF TONGA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003
No. 17 of 2003.

I assent,

TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV,
21st November, 2003.

AN ACT
TO AMEND THE ACT OF CONSTITUTION OF TONGA

[16th of October, 2003.]

BE IT ENACTED by the King and the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Act of Constitution of Tonga (Amendment) Act, 2003.

(2) The Act of Constitution of Tonga (Cap. 2) as amended, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

2. Clause 7 of the Principal Act is amended by renumbering the existing clause as sub-clause (1) and inserting the following new sub-clauses -

"(2) It shall be lawful, in addition to the exceptions set out in sub-clause (1), to enact such laws as are considered necessary or expedient in the public interest, national security, public order, morality, cultural traditions of the Kingdom, privileges of the Legislative Assembly and to provide for contempt of Court and the commission of any offence.

(3) It shall be lawful to enact laws to regulate the operation of any media."

3. The Principal Act is amended by adding a new clause 103A immediately following clause 103 as follows:

"103A. The remedy for breach of any provisions of the Constitution shall be declaratory relief and shall not affect any award of damages under any other law."

Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 16 day of October 2003.

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TONGA.

Fika 17 'o e 2003.

'Oku ou loto ki ai,

TAUFA 'AHAU TUPOU IV,
21 'o Novema, 2003.

KO E LAO
KE FAKATONUTONU 'A E LAO KI HE KONISITUTONE 'O TONGA

[16 'o 'Okatopa, 2003.]

'OKU TU'UTU'UNI 'e he Tu'i mo e Fale Alea 'o Tonga 'i he Fakataha Alea 'a e Pule'anga 'o pehe:

1. (1) 'E ui 'a e Lao ni ko e Lao (Fakatonutonu) ki he Konisitutone 'o Tonga, 2003.

(2) 'Oku ui 'a e Lao ki he Konisitutone 'o Tonga (Vahe 2) 'i hono fakatonutonu, 'i he Lao ni ko e Tefito'i Lao.

2. 'Oku fakatonutonu 'a e kupu 7 'o e Tefito'i Lao 'aki hono fakafika 'o e kupu 7 lolotonga ko e kupusi'i (1) pea fakahu atu 'a e ongo kupu si'i fo'ou ko 'eni -

"(2) 'E ngofua, 'o tanaki atu ki he ngaahi fakangatangata 'a is 'oku tu'utu'uni 'i he kupu si'i (1) ke fa'u ha ngaahi Lao 'oku pehe 'oku fiema'u pe taau ki he lelei 'a e kakai, malu fakafonua, ma'uma'uluta fakalukufua, lelei fakalaumalie, ngaahi anga fakafonua 'o e Pule'anga, ngaahi monu'ia 'o e Fale Alea pea ke tu'utu'uni ki he anga ta'etaau ki he Fakamaau'anga mo e fai 'o ha hia.

(3) 'E ngofua ke fa'u ha ngaahi Lao ki hono fakalele 'o ha fakahoko ongoongo."

3. 'Oku fakatonutonu 'a e Tefito'i Lao 'aki hono tanaki atu ha kupu 103A fo'ou hili 'a e kupu 103 'o pehe ni:

"103A. Ko e tu'utu'uni (remedy) ki ha maumau'i 'o e Konisitutone ko ha tu'utu'uni fakaha (declaratory relief) pea kuo pau 'e 'ikai uesia ha totonu totongi huhu'i 'i ha lao kehe."

Na'e tali 'e he Fale Alea 'i he 'aho ni 16 'o 'Okatopa, 2003.

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