TONGA

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (AMENDMENT) ACT 1989

Act 23 of 1989

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ACT

I assent,

TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV,
30th November, 1989

[24th October, 1989]

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

1 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Legislative Assembly (Amendment) Act 1989.

2 Commencement.

This Act shall come into force on a day proclaimed by His Majesty in Council and different sections of this Act may be brought into force on different dates.

3 Interpretation

The Legislative Assembly Act (Cap. 4) as amended is in this Act called the "Principal Act".

4 Repeal of Section 5.

Section 5 of the Principal Act is repealed.

5 Amendment of Section 6.

Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by repealing the words "Section 9 of this Act" and replacing them with the following -
"the provisions of the Electoral Act, 1989".

6 Repeal of Sections 8, 9 and 18

Sections 8, 9 and 18 of the Principal Act are repealed.

7 Repeal of schedule.

The Schedule to the Principal Act is repealed.

8 Savings.

(1) Notwithstanding section 4 of this Act, any appeal made to an Electoral Appeal Committee and not determined before this Act comes into force, shall proceed and be determined as if section 5 of the Principal Act was not repealed by this Act.

(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 8, 9 and 18 of the Principal Act, any prosecution commenced but not finalised before this Act comes into force, shall proceed as if sections 8, 9 and 18 of the Principal Act remained in force.

9 Transitional

(1) Notwithstanding Section 4 of this Act, for the purpose of an election held before 30 June 1990, paragraph (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (t) of Section 5 of the Principal Act shall be deemed to continue to operate.

(2) This section shall cease to have effect on 1 July 1990.

Passed in the Legislative Assembly the 24th day of October, 1989.

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