TONGA

MAINTENANCE OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (AMENDMENT) ACT 2001
No. 19 of 2001.

I assent,

SALOTE PILOLEVU TUITA,
10th October, 2001.

AN ACT
TO AMEND THE MAINTENANCE OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN ACT

[13th September, 2001.]

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

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Maintenance of Illegitimate Children (Amendment) Act 2001.

(2) The Maintenance of Illegitimate Children Act (Cap. 30) is referred to in this Act as the Principal Act.

2. The Principal Act is amended by inserting a new section 21 after section 20 as follows:

"21. The Chief Justice may make rules of procedure and practice in relation to this Part of the Act."

Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 13 day of September, 2001.

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TONGA

Fika 19 'o e 2001.

'Oku ou loto ki ai,

SALOTE PILOLEVU TUITA,
10 'o 'Okatopa, 2001.

KO E LAO
KE FAKATONUTONU 'A E LAO KI HE TAUHI 'O E FANAU TA'EMALI

[13 'o Sepitema, 2001.]

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

1. (1) 'E ui 'a e Lao ni ko e Lao (Fakatonutonu) ki he Tauhi 'o e Fanau Ta'emali 2001.

(2) 'Oku ui 'i he Lao ni 'a e Lao ki he Tauhi 'o e Fanau Ta'emali (Vahe 30) ko e Tefito'i Lao.

2. 'Oku fakatonutonu 'a e Tefito'i Lao 'aki hono fakahu atu 'a e kupu 21 fo'ou ko 'eni' 'i he ngata'anga 'o e kupu 20 'o pehe ni:

"21. 'E ngofua ki he Tu'i Fakamaau Lahi' ke ne fa'u ha ngaahi tu'utu'uni 'o fekau'aki mo e founga mo e angafai 'o fekau'aki mo e Konga ko 'eni 'o e Lao'."

Na'e tali 'e he Fale Alea' 'i he 'aho 13 'o Sepitema, 2001.

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