TONGA

PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT 2002

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

I assent,

TAUFA 'AHAU TUPOU IV,
14th April, 2003.

PART I: PRELIMINARY

1. Short title and commencement.
2. Interpretation

PART II: RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

3. Responsibilities of the Minister.
4. Minister may delegate powers.
5. The Secretary for Finance.
6. Access to information.

PART III: BUDGETS AND APPROPRIATIONS

7. Estimates.
8. Form of the Estimates.
9. Appropriation required.
10. Transfer between programmes.
11. Charge for supply of goods and services.
12. Adjustment contingency fund.
13. Net appropriation.
14. Timing and approval of Appropriation Bill.

PART IV: PUBLIC MONEY, THE PUBLIC FUND AND TRUST MONEY

15. The Public Fund.
16. Dealing with public money.
17. Government banking business.
18. Balances may be invested.
19. Imprests.
20. Passing of payments without receipts.
21. Refunds and corrections.
22. Trust money.

PART V: BORROWINGS, LOANS AND GUARANTEES

23. Government not to borrow except under Act.
24. Form and signing of loan agreement.
25. Power to raise loans.
26. Loans to Government.
27. Subsidiary loan agreements.
28. Stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.
29. Treasury Bills.
30. Liability of the Government.
31. Power to give guarantees and indemnities.
32. Taking and release of security to the Government
33. Expenditure for protection of public securities.
34. Register of loans and guarantees

PART VI: FINANCIAL REPORTING

35. Financial statements.
36. Quarterly summaries.
37. Payments to be included in financial statements and summaries.
38. Generally accepted accounting practice.

PART VII: OFFENCES AND DISCIPLINE

39. Offences and penalties.
40. Disciplining of accountable officers

PART VIII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

41. Write off losses.
42. Minister responsible for payment of remuneration to Public Servants.
43. Indemnity.
44. Regulations.
45. Treasury Instructions.
46. Transitional provisions.
47. This Act to prevail.
48. Repeal and savings.

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No. 27 of 2002

AN ACT
AN ACT TO REGULATE ECONOMIC, FISCAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BY GOVERNMENT

[5th of November, 2002.]

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

PART I
PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Public Finance Management Act 2002.

(2) This Act shall come into force on a day to be proclaimed by His Majesty in Council.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

"accountable officer" means:

(a) every Secretary of a Ministry or person appointed to act in the post Secretary of a Ministry;

(b) every person who is required to render an account under this or any other Act for any public moneys;

(c) every person who by any Act, Regulation, Treasury Instruction or by virtue of any appointment, is charged with the duty of collecting, receiving or disbursing any public money or trust money or who actually does receive or disburse any public money or trust money; and

(d) every person who is charged with the purchase, receipt, custody or disposal of, or the accounting for, any public money or public resources;

"approved investments" means:

(a) any securities issued by the Government;

(b) any securities issued by a bank lawfully operating in Tonga;

(c) any securities issued by an overseas institution with a credit rating of investment grade or better notified by an internationally recognized credit rating agency; and

(d) any other investments declared by the Minister on the approval of Cabinet;

"Audit Office" means the Office of the Auditor General;

"bank" has the meaning given to it by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga Act (Cap. 102);

"chief executive" means the Chief Executive Officer appointed to manage a public enterprise;

"Contingency Fund" means expenditure that:

(a) could not have reasonably been expected to have been included in the Estimates of any Vote;

(b) becomes essential to the carrying on of programme operations; and

(c) cannot be met through the reallocation of financial resources from within a programme allocation or from within the total allocation to the relevant Ministry programmes;

"Estimates" means the statements of the proposed public revenues and expenditure in any financial year and any accompanying explanatory statements, as presented to the Legislative Assembly;

"financial statements" means the financial statements required under this Act;

"financial year" means:

(a) in relation to the Government and Government financial statements a period of 12 months ending on 30th June; and

(b) in relation to a public enterprise, the body's annual accounting period;

"generally accepted accounting practice" means:

(a) standards and practices promulgated by the International Federation of Accountants as applicable to Governments and public enterprises; or

(b) if no standard or practice exists then accounting principles or practices which have the approval of the Secretary for Finance and the Auditor General.

"Government agency" means an office, entity or instrument of the Government other than a Ministry or public enterprise;

"grants" means:

(a) non-repayable receipts from other Governments, international or domestic institutions or individuals; or

(b) non-repayable payments made by the Government of Tonga to other Governments or international or domestic institutions or individuals;

"imprestee" means a person in whose hands any public money is placed for expenditure;

"Minister" means a person in whose hands any public money is placed for expenditure;

"Minister" means the Minister of Finance;

"moneys" includes:

(a) negotiable instruments; and

(b) securities of any kind for the payment of moneys;

"off-set receipt" means revenue received which is used to fund the activities of a Ministry and is authorised for that purpose by an Appropriation Act in Accordance with this Act;

"outcomes" mean the impacts or consequences for the community of the programmes or activities of Government;

"programmes" means the activities required to produce the goods and services to be produced by a Ministry;

"public enterprise" means a statutory corporation, corporation, company or other entity in which the Government holds a controlling interest;

"public debt" means all liabilities of the Government but does not include liability where the Government is trustee for another person;

"Public Fund" means the Public Fund established under this Act;

"public money" means all money other than trust money received by the Government, including all revenue, grants, loans and other moneys, and all bonds, debentures, and any other securities received by, or on account of, or payable to, or belonging to, or deposited with the Government by:

(a) any officer of Government in his capacity as such; or

(b) any person on behalf of Government;

"public resources" mean real or personal property that belongs to or is owned or held by the Government, or by an agency, public enterprise or person on behalf of the Government;

"public securities" means securities representing the investment, or securing the payment, of any public money;

"records" mean information recorded and kept by any means and includes all books, accounts, rolls, files, vouchers, receipts, cheques, records, registers, papers, documents, photographic plates, microfilms, photostatic negatives, prints, tapes, disks, computer reels, diskettes and hard disk, perforated rolls and any other type of written, printed, copied, magnetic tape, electronic data record or other information whatsoever, and also includes all papers and other records relating to accounting operations and practice or information recorded and kept by any means;

"Responsible Minister" means:

(a) in relation to a Ministry, the Minister appointed to be responsible for that Ministry; and

(b) in relation to an office of the Legislative Assembly, the Speaker; and

(c) in relation to a public enterprise, the Minister appointed to be responsible for that public enterprise;

"revenue" means all non-repayable Government receipts;

"Secretary of a Ministry" includes any person in charge of the administration of a Ministry or Department;

"securities" means certificates attesting credit, the ownership of stocks or bonds, or the right of ownership connected with tradable derivatives;

"security" means an asset or assets pledged as a guarantee of the fulfilment of an undertaking or the repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the case of default;

"Sequestrate" means the permanent transfer of an appropriated amount of funds from a programme within a Ministry to the Contingency Fund.

"statutory expenditure" means expenditure charged on the Public Fund under the provisions of the Constitution or charged on the Public Fund or any other public fund or account by any other Act in which it is expressly stated to be statutory expenditure;

"term loan" means any loan that is not intended to be repaid within the financial year that it is raised;

"Tonga Government Fund" means revenue raised domestically by the Government;

"Treasury Instructions" means Treasury Instructions issued under this Act;

"trust account" means a trust account established under this Act;

"trust money" means;

(a) money that is deposited with the Government pending the completion of a transaction or dispute and which may become repayable to the depositor or payable to the Government or any other person;

(b) money that is paid into Court for possible repayment to the payer or a third party, by virtue of any Act, rule, court order or other authority;

(c) unclaimed money that is due to or belongs to any person and is deposited with the Government;

(d) money that is paid to the Government in trust for any pupose as approved by the Minister; and

(e) money that belongs to or is due to any person and is collected by the Government under any agreement between the Government and that person.

"Vote" means a specified sum of money authorised under an Appropriation Act.

PART II
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Responsibilities of the Minister

3. The Minister is responsible for the management of public finance under this Act.

Minister may delegate powers

4. The Minister may in writing delegate to the Secretary for Finance any of his powers under this Act unless prohibited by any other law.

The Secretary for Finance

5. The Secretary for Finance shall be the administrative head of the Ministry of Finance and he shall report to the Minister.

Access to information

6. (1) The Minister has power-

(a) to obtain full and free access at all times to all accounts and records of accountable officers that relate, directly or indirectly, to:

(i) the collection, receipt, expenditure, issue or use of public money; and

(ii) the receipt, custody, disposal, issue or use of public resources, and to inspect and inquire into and call for any information arising from those accounts and records; and

(b) where he has reason to believe that an accountable officer has been or may have been in breach of this Act, recommend to the appointing authority that the accountable officer be suspended from all financial duties and responsibilities, pending an investigation.

(2) In the exercise of his powers under this section, the Minister may appoint in writing any person to inquire into a report to him on any matter or matters specified in the instrument of appointment.

PART III
BUDGETS AND APPROPRIATIONS

Estimates

7. (1) The Minister shall prepare and submit to Privy Council through Cabinet a statement of anticipated revenue for the forthcoming financial year together with a statement of the anticipated budgetary appropriations.

(2) The Minister shall prepare the Estimates, in accordance with the Budget approved by Privy Council, for introduction to the Legislative Assembly for the forthcoming financial year.

(3) The Minister shall present the Estimates for the forthcoming financial year to the Legislative Assembly.

(4) The statement of statutory expenditure shall be included in the Estimates in order to present the total expenditure proposed in the Government's programmes or activities.

(5) The statement of statutory expenditure shall include a brief description of all projected statutory expenditures for the forthcoming financial year, stating the authority for any payment to be made and showing comparative revised estimated figures for each item in respect of the previous appropriation period.

Form of the Estimates

8. The Estimates shall include the following information in respect of each Vote:

(a) the Minister responsible for the Vote;

(b) the Ministry administering the Vote;

(c) a brief description of the activities of the Ministry receiving the Vote including anticipated expenditure and revenue; and

(d) any other relevant information required by the Minister.

Appropriation required

9. (1) No public money shall be expended unless the expenditure has been authorised by an Appropriation Act limited in accordance with subsection (2) or is statutory expenditure.

(2) The authority to expend money or incur expenses or liabilities under an Appropriation Act lapses at the end of the financial year to which that Act relates.

(3) Subject to section 10, any money appropriated under this section may be expended only in relation to that appropriation and for no other purpose.

(4) Each expenditure of public money made in respect of statutory expenditure shall be managed and accounted for in the same manner as public money is expended under an Appropriation Act.

(5) Donor funds received subsequent to the passage of the Appropriation Bill shall be made available to the respective Votes without further approval from the Legislative Assembly.

Transfer between programmes

10. (1) The Minister may, at the request of the relevant Minister, direct that an amount appropriated for a programme be transferred to any other programme for that Ministry where:

(a) the amount transferred does not increase an appropriation for the financial year for that programme by more than 10 percent;

(b) the transfer does not conflict with performance of the programme from which funds are transferred; and

(c) the total appropriation for that financial year for that Ministry is unaltered.

(2) A clause recording any transfers made under subsection (1) in that financial year, and all such budget variations shall be noted in the financial statements for that year.

Charge for supply of goods and services

11. Subject to section 12(1), a Ministry may charge for the provision of goods or services, if the recipient is another Ministry provided that there is a prior agreement to charge the cost incurred to the recipient Ministry.

Adjustment for Contingency Fund

12. (1) The Estimates presented to the Legislative Assembly shall contain a Vote for a Contingency Fund, with a proposed appropriation not exceeding 5 percent of the Tonga Government Fund.

(2) Where the Minister considers that expenditure from the Public Fund in any financial year in excess of, or without, appropriation by the Legislative Assembly should be approved, he may with the approval of Privy Council, transfer to one or more nominated programmes from the Contingency Fund such some or sums as he considers necessary up to but not exceeding the amount of the balance from time to time available in the Contingency Fund.

(3) If, during any review of economic and fiscal performance, the Privy Council determines that it is necessary to redirect spending, the Minister, with the consent of Privy Council, may sequestrate any amounts from any programme or programmes and such amounts shall made available to the Contingency Fund.

(4) No expenditure in excess of, or without, appropriation other than is provided in this section, shall be permitted.

(5) This section does not apply to statutory expenditure.

(6) The financial statements for the financial year in which any transfers approved under section (1) are made, shall disclose each instance of a revised appropriation, together with an explanation of the reasons for such revision regardless of whether such sum has been subsequently appropriated during the course of the financial year in an amended or supplementary Appropriation Act.

Net appropriation

13. (1) All appropriations shall be for the total amount of the expenditure required, unless otherwise provided for in this Act.

(2) An appropriation may be shown in the Appropriation Act to be off-set by an amount of revenue where the revenue applies to the recovery of costs of the relevant budget programme and meets the criteria set for that programme by the Minister.

(3) Where an appropriation is for a net appropriation, all estimated expenditure associated with revenue generation and revenue from all sources shall be included in the budget statement and provided for in the Appropriation Act to reflect how the net appropriation figure was ascertained.

(4) Where this section applies the Minister shall establish separated ledger accounts for off-set receipts and shall ensure that appropriations from those accounts are permitted only for the purpose for which the accounts are established.

(5) Interest and other receipts derived from the investment of off-set receipts shall be treated as further off-set receipts.

Timing and approval of Appropriation Bill

14. (1) The Appropriation Bill shall be introduced in the Assembly before the end of the previous financial year.

(2) If an Appropriation Act has not come into force in accordance with subsection (1), the Minister may issue from the Public Fund such sums as are necessary for carrying out the essential services of Government at a level not exceeding the level of those services in the previous financial year for a period of up to 3 months or until the Appropriation Act comes into force, whichever is the earlier.

(3) The Minister shall, upon an Appropriation Act coming into force, make funds available to the respective Votes according to the cash flow forecasts agreed between the Minister responsible for the Vote and the Minister or, if agreement cannot be reached, as directed by Cabinet.

PART IV
PUBLIC MONEY, THE PUBLIC FUND AND TRUST MONEY

The Public Fund

15. There shall be a Public Fund which shall consist of:

(a) such funds as may be declared by the Minister to be part of the Public Fund; and

(b) every separate fund, account or subsidiary account established under any other Act to form part of the Public Fund.

Dealing with public money

16. (1) Public money is the property of the Government.

(2) Public money shall, except as otherwise provided in this Act, be paid into bank accounts designated by the Ministry for that purpose and such accounts shall form part of the Public Fund.

(3) No bank account shall be opened or operated for the deposit and withdrawal of public money without the express authority of and on such conditions as the Minister determines and the Minister may transfer money within the Public Fund from one bank account to another.

(4) All Ministries shall within 1 month from the commencement of this Act, cease to operate any bank other than in accordance with subsection (3).

(5) The Minister may demand in writing the manager a bank operating in Tonga to disclose the records of any accounts with his bank operated by a Ministry and on receiving such demand, the manager shall comply.

Government banking business

17. (1) The Minister may agree with any bank in Tonga or overseas upon terms and conditions for the conduct of the Government's banking business, including arrangements for deposits to be made under the authority of this Act and for interest to be payable by the bank on balances held.

(2) Any such bank deposit shall be an approved investment.

(3) Every bank at which any Government account of any nature is kept shall send to the Ministry and to the Audit Office statements of such accounts as the Minister or the Auditor General may require.

(4) The Minister may make arrangements with any bank for the receipt, custody, payment and transmission of public money within or outside Tonga.

Balances may be invested

18. (1) The Minister may invest any balance or part thereof of the Public Fund for such period or on such terms as he thinks fit at any bank and in such other securities as the Minister may declare to be approved investments consistent with the financial policies of Government.

(2) Interests earned on investments shall be credited to the Public Fund and shall be used only in accordance with an Appropriation Act.

(3) The Minister may sell and convert into money any securities, and that money shall be paid into the Public Fund to the credit of the proper fund to which it belongs.

Imprests

19. (1) The Minister in such cases as he thinks fit may, with the consent of Cabinet, authorise an imprest account to be opened at a bank and such account shall be identified as a Government account.

(2) Withdrawals from an imprest account shall only be made by the imprestee and at least one officer designated by the Minister in writing.

(3) Money may be issued by way of imprest in the name of the Government from the Public Fund.

(4) Money required to be issued by way of imprest shall be charged against the Programme or other authority for the activities required.

(5) The Minister may charge money by way of general imprest against the relative money so issued shall be transferred to the programme or other authority for the purposes of which the money is expended.

(6) The total of all money issued by way of general imprest shall not exceed 10 percent of the total amount of all sums appropriated by all Appropriation acts for the current financial year.

Passing of payments without receipts

20. The Minister may, on proof that any receipts or other requisite papers are lost or destroyed, order that any payment of public money be allowed without the production of receipts or other requisite papers.

Refunds and corrections

21. (1) The Minister may refund as statutory expenditure, within five years of any sum being paid into the Public Fund, all or any part of such sum as was not properly payable to the Government, whether or not application has been made for a refund.

(2) The Minister shall record the payment of the amount against the appropriate vote or other authority, fund or account.

(3) The Minister may amend the record to reflect the true position where there has been an error in the amount of any debt to Government or the identity of the debtor.

Trust money

22. (1) The Minister may establish trust accounts under this or any other Act and all trust moneys shall be paid into such trust accounts.

(2) The Secretary of Finance or the appropriate officer of the organisation responsible for the account shall prepare for each trust account an instrument, signed by that person, setting out the following -

(a) the name of the account;

(b) a request for the establishment of the account;

(c) the name of the Ministry or organisation operating the account;

(d) any legal requirement;

(e) the names and designations of not less than two authorised signatories;

(f) the purpose of the account;

(g) the source or sources of funds to be deposited in the account;

(h) the approved categories of expenditure to be paid from the account;

(i) any particular conditions; and

(j) instructions for the disposal of funds on the completion of the purpose for, or the closure of, the account.

(3) The Minister shall endorse approval or disapproval of the request on the face of the instrument, provided that the Minister shall not disapprove the request where the money has already been received by the Ministry and is trust money as defined under this Act.

(4) In the case of approval, the instrument shall constitute an agreement for the operation of the relevant account which shall be established forthwith.

PART V
BORROWING, LOANS, AND GUARANTEES

Government not to borrow except under Act

23. The Government may only borrow under the authority of this Act or any other Act authorising it to do so.

Form and signing of loan agreement

24. Every loan under this Part shall be in the name of the Government and the Minister shall, before entering into any agreement to borrow money under this Part, obtain the approval of Privy Council.

Power to raise loans

25. (1) The Minister may borrow from any source whether within or without the Kingdom, sums of money not exceeding in the aggregate $15,000,000 in any one financial year, or such further sums as may be authorised by a resolution of the Legislative Assembly.

(2) Any borrowings made for the purpose of managing cash flows within a financial year and paid within that financial year shall not be included in the calculation of the limitation imposed by subsection

(3) All loans made by government in any financial year, and the associated terms and conditions, shall be reported in the Budget statement represented to the Legislative Assembly for the next following financial year.

Loans to Government

26. (1) All money received by the Government under the loan agreement shall be;

(a) statutory expenditure;

(b) paid into and charged to such account as may be agreed between the Government and the lender; and

(c) expended for the purposes for which it is borrowed.

(2) All principal, interest and other money payable under the loan agreement shall be a charge on the public revenues of Tonga and on the Public Fund or such other fund or account as the Minister determines, and shall be statutory expenditure payable at the time or times provided in the loan agreement.

(3) The Minister shall not issue or register any bonds, in respect of any loan entered into under this section, unless otherwise directed by the Privy Council.

Subsidiary loan agreements

27. (1) The Government may lend to another entity under a subsidiary loan agreement, for the purposes specified in the primary loan agreement entered into under this Act.

(2) Where appropriate, when the Government enters into a subsidiary loan agreement under subsection (1) it shall ensure it has adequate security against the loan.

(3) All on-lendings by government in any financial year, and the associated terms and conditions, shall be reported in the Budget statement presented to the Legislative Assembly for the following financial year.

Stocks, bonds, and promissory notes

28. (1) Where Government intends to raise a loan through the issue of stocks, bonds or promissory notes then it shall do so in accordance with any Regulations made under this Act.

(2) The principal and interest represented by the stocks, bonds, or promissory notes issued under this section shall form part of the public debt.

Treasury Bills

29. (1) The Minister may borrow for and on behalf of the Government by the issue of Treasury Bills, and he shall do so in accordance with any Regulations made under this Act.

(2) The principal moneys represented by Treasury Bills issued under this section shall form part of the debt.

Liability of the Government

30. The Government shall not be liable to contribute towards the payment of any debt or liability unless it is liable to contribute under any Act, or under any guarantee or indemnity given under this Act.

Power to give guarantees and indemnities

31. (1) The Minister may, subject to subsection (2), give a written guarantee or indemnity upon such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit, in respect of the performance of any person, organisation or public enterprise, but may only do so -

(a) with the prior consent of Privy Council;

(b) where the total level of all guarantees or indemnities given in any one financial year and still outstanding does not exceed 5 percent of the Tonga Government Fund as appropriated; and

(c) subject to satisfying the requirement of an "approved investment".

Provided that if the Minister considers there are special circumstances that make it expedient to exceed the limit imposed by paragraph (b) of this subsection, he shall apply to the Privy Council which may give specific authority for that excess.

(2) The Minister shall report any guarantee or indemnity he has given within 28 days to the Legislative Assembly or, if it is not in session, at the commencement of the next session.

(3) Where the Minister has received specific authority from the Privy Council to exceed the limit in subsection (1) (b), he shall include the reasons in his report to the Legislative Assembly under subsection (2).

(4) Any money paid by the Government under a guarantee or indemnity given under this section shall be statutory expenditure and shall constitute a debt due to the Government from the person, organisation or public enterprise in respect of whom the guarantee or indemnity was given.

Taking and release of security to the Government

32. (1) Wherever security is taken in respect of an advance of public money, and unless the Act authorising the advance provides otherwise, the security shall be given to and taken in the name of the Government.

(2) Where any security is for the time being vested in the Government, whether it has become so vested before or after the commencement of this Act, the Minister may on behalf of the Government exercise any powers, functions and rights, and undertake and perform any liabilities in respect of or in connection with the security which could be exercised, undertaken, or performed by the Government.

(3) A document purporting to be executed by the Minister under this section shall be deemed to have been duly executed on behalf of and shall bind the Government.

Expenditure for protection of public securities

33. (1) Subject to Part III and to the provisions of this section, money may be expended out of any fund or account in the Public Fund for the protection, preservation and improvement of any real or personal property on the security of which any money in that fund or account has been invested, whether before or after the commencement of this Act.

(2) The authority conferred by this section may be exercised notwithstanding the prior exercise in respect of the mortgaged property of any power of sale or entry into possession.

(3) No amount shall be expended under this section in respect of any property without the approval of the Minister on the recommendation of the Responsible Minister.

(4) This section is in addition to and not in substitution for any powers or authorities conferred otherwise than by this section.

Register of loans and guarantees

34. The Minister shall maintain a register of loans, subsidiary loans, guarantees or indemnities to which the Government is a party.

PART VI
FINANCIAL REPORTING

Financial statements

35. (1) The Minister shall no later than 6 months after the end of the financial year, prepare and present to the Legislative Assembly or (3) if it is not in session at the commencement of the next session, the financial statements for that year.

(2)	(a) The Minister shall copy the financial statements presented to the Legislative Assembly under subsection (1) to the Auditor General at the same time it is presented to the Legislative Assembly.

(b) The Auditor General shall examine the financial statements and provide to the Minister a written report to be presented to the Legislative Assembly stating his opinion whether the financial statements -

(i) have been prepared in accordance with this Act and any other relevant Acts; and

(ii) present fairly the matters required by this Act and those Acts.

(3) If the Auditor General is not able to report in the terms specified under this section, he shall state the reasons and if the Auditor General is of the opinion that he did not obtain all necessary information and explanations, he shall give particulars of the shortcomings.

(4) The report of the Auditor General shall be returned to the Minister not later than 8 months from the end of the financial year to which it relates, and the Minister shall present the report to the Legislative Assembly forthwith or if it is not in session, at the commencement of the next session.

(5) The Minister shall publish by Notice in the Gazette, the financial statements and the Auditor General's report.

(6) The Legislative Assembly may allow such further time as may be necessary for the preparation and presentation to the Assembly of the financial statements and the Auditor General's report if satisfied by the Minister, that exceptional circumstances exist.

Quarterly summaries

36. (1) The Minister shall within one month of the end of each quarter, except the last quarter of each financial year, prepare and send to the Auditor General a summary of the receipts and payments of the Public Fund from the beginning of the financial year to the end of that quarter.

(2) Each such summary after being certified by the Auditor General shall be returned to the Minister not later than 2 months after the end of the quarter to which it relates and the Minister shall forthwith publish the certified summary in the Gazette.

Payments to be included in financial statements and summaries

37. (1) All financial statements and quarterly summaries required under this Act shall include all payments authorised by the Minister during the period to which the financial statements or summary relate.

(2) Imprests unaccounted for at the end of any quarter shall not be included in the payments but shall be shown as balances in hand.

General accepted accounting practice

38. Financial reports, financial statements, associated information and accounting procedures required by this Act shall be in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.

Offences and penalties

39. (1) A person who:

(a) refuses or wilfully neglects to attend at a time and place required by the Minister or a person appointed by him under section 6(2), in connection with an inspection or inquiry under this Act;

(b) refuses or wilfully neglects to pay any public money or trust money into the account or fund into which it is payable;

(d) refuses or wilfully neglects to provide any report required under this Act;

(e) wilfully or recklessly over-commits or overspends funds under his control;

(f) knowingly makes a false statement or declaration or gives a false certificate required under this Act;

(g) does any act for the purpose of procuring -

(i) the improper payment of public money or trust money;

(ii) the improper use of public property or public resources; or

(iii) wilfully failing to carry out any duty or obligation imposed on that person under this Act; or

(h) wilfully provides misleading or false information,

commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000 and where the person is a body corporate to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

(2) Where any body corporate commits an offence against this Act, every director, chief executive, secretary, or other officer of the body corporate and every person purporting to act in any such capacity shall also be guilty of an offence unless that person satisfies the Court that either -

(a) the offence was committed without that person's knowledge or consent;

(b) was not the result of that person's gross negligence; or

(c) that person took all reasonable steps to prevent the commission of the offence.

(3) The Attorney General may bring a civil claim against any person who, in breach of this section, receives public money or public resources in order to recover such public money or public resources or the value thereof.

Disciplining of accountable officers

40. (1) For the purposes of this section, "appointing authority" means the authority by whom, the accountable officer is appointed.

(2) Where an accountable officer authorises expenditure or commitment of funds in excess of the approved limit for any programme, the appointing authority may suspend the accountable officer without pay with effect from the date on which the Minister certifies the unauthorised expenditure or commitment.

(3) An accountable officer suspended under subsection (2) may within 14 days of the date of such suspension make written submissions to the appointing authority as to the circumstances giving rise to the unauthorised expenditure or commitment.

(4) At the expiry of 14 days from the date of the suspension the appointing authority, after considering any submission made under subsection (3), may remove the suspension or terminate the appointment of the accountable officer.

PART VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Write off losses

41. (1) An accountable officer shall report promptly to the Secretary of Finance,-

(a) any losses or deficiencies of public moneys;

(b) any irrecoverable amounts of revenue;

(c) any irrecoverable debts and overpayments;

(d) the value of lost, deficient, condemned, unserviceable or obsolete public resources; and

(e) any investments written off.

(2) The Secretary for Finance may, following any investigation that he thinks necessary in a particular case -

(a) approve the write-off of an amount not exceeding $5,000; or

(b) refer to the Minister any case in which the amount exceeds $5,000 or where the write offs reported by any one accountable officer exceed $10,000;

(3) The Minister may, in any case referred by the Secretary for Finance to him -

(a) approved the write-off of an amount, not exceeding $10,000; or

(b) in a case in which the amount exceeds $10,000, refer the matter to Cabinet for decision.

(4) All amounts approved for write-off by the Secretary for Finance, the Minister or Cabinet respectively shall be reported in the financial statements.

Minister responsible for payment of remuneration to Public Servants

42. (1) The Minister is responsible for:

(a) making payment of the remuneration due to employees in the Public Service in accordance with the programmes in the Appropriation Act for that financial year; and

(b) carrying out the obligations of the Government as an employer for withholding taxes or other amounts from remuneration due to such employees as required by law.

(2) The Minister may by regulation prescribe the manner by which any such employee can identify himself as a person entitled to receive remuneration.

(3) Where an employee fails to identify himself in the manner prescribed, the Minister may suspend the payment of his remuneration until his identification is verified.

(4) Where no appropriation is made for the payment of remuneration, then an employee's obligation to work and the Government's obligation of pay that employee's remuneration is suspended until another appropriation is made.

Indemnity

43. The Minister or any person duly appointed or authorised by the Minister, shall not incur any liability as a result of anything done in good faith and with due care in the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty under this Act.

Regulations

44. The Minister may make regulations for the proper and efficient administration of this Act.

Treasury Instructions

45. The Minister may issue Treasury Instructions setting out detailed procedures and requirements not inconsistent with this Act.

Transitional provisions

46. (1) No person involved in the preparation of financial statements, budgets or forecasts, shall be convicted of any offence under this Act for any act or failure to act by that person in respect of the reporting provisions in Parts II and VI during the period of 12 months from the coming into force of this Act, unless it is shown that person acted intentionally.

(2) Where, during the period of 12 months from the coming into force of this Act, any report, statement or update required by this Act is not provided by the due date in accordance with this Act, the Minister shall report the circumstances to the Legislative Assembly forthwith and if it is not in session, at the commencement of the next session.

(3) Every act done in the name of the Minister, the Treasurer or Secretary for Finance before the commencement of this Act will continue to have effect as if done in the name of the Minister after the commencement of this Act.

This Act to prevail

47. Subject to the Constitution, where any provision of this Act conflicts any other enactment, the provision of this Act shall prevail.

Repeal and savings

48. (1) The Public Revenue Act (Cap. 64), Public Finance Administration Act (Cap. 65) and General Loan and Stock Act (Cap. 109) are repealed.

(2) All subordinate legislation made under the Acts repealed in subsection (1) and in force immediately before the coming into force of this Act shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, continue in force as if made under this Act.

Passed in the Legislative Assembly 5th day of November, 2002.

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TONGA

'Oku ou loto ki ai,

TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV,
14 'o 'Epeleli, 2003.

LAO KI HONO PULE'I 'A E PA'ANGA 'A E PULE'ANGA 2002 FAKAHOKOHOKO 'O E NGAAHI KUPU

KONGA I: TALATEU

1. Hingoa nounou mo e 'aho kamata
2. 'Uhinga'i lea

KONGA II: KO E FATONGIA KE TOKANGAI HONG PULE'I
'O E PA'ANGA

3. Ngaahi fatongia 'o e Minisita
4. Ngofua ke foaki 'e he Minisita hono ngaahi mafia
5. Ko e Sekelitali Pa'anga
6. Lava ke ma'u mai ha fakamatala

KONGA III: NGAAHI PATISETI MO E LAO KI HONO FAKAHU
ATU 'O E PA'ANGA KI HE NGAAHI NGAUE 'A E PULE'ANGA.

7. 'Esitimeti
8. Founga 'o e 'Esitimeti
9. Fiema'u Pa'anga Fakahu Atu
10. Fehikitaki 'i he ngaahi polokalama
11. Totongi ki hono 'oatu 'o e ngaahi koloa mo e ngaahi sevesi
12. Fakatonutonu ki he Sino'i Pa'anga Talifaki
13. Pa'anga Fakahu Atu haohaoa
14. Taimi mo hono fakangofua 'o e Lao Fakaangaanga ki he Fakahu Atu 'a e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga.

KONGA IV: PA'ANGA 'A E PULE'ANGA, SINO'I PA'ANGA 'A E PULE'ANGA MO E PA'ANGA TALASITI

15. Ko e Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga
16. Ngaue'aki 'a e pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga
17. Pisinisi fakapangike 'a e Pule'anga
18. Ngofua ke 'inivesi 'a e ngaahi palanisi
19. 'Imipelesi
20. Totongi 'ikai ha tali totongi
21. Ngaahi Totongi Fakafoki mo e ngaahi fakatonutonu
22. Pa'anga talasiti

KONGA V: NO, NGAAHI NO PA'ANGA, MO E NGAAHI MALU'I

23. 'E 'ikai no 'a e Pule'anga kehe mei he Lao ni
24. Founga mo e fakamo'oni 'o e aleapau no pa'anga
25. Mafai ke fakahoko ngaahi no pa'anga
26. Ngaahi no pa'anga ki he Pule'anga
27. Ngaahi aleapau no pa'anga fekau'aki
28. Ngaahi sitoka, ngaahi ponite, mo e ngaahi tohi fakamo'oni fakapapau
29. Ngaahi Tohi Pa'anga Faka-falepa'anga
30. Mo'ua 'a e Pule'anga
31. Mafai ke foaki ha malu'i mo e fakapapau ke malu'i
32. To'o mo e tukuange 'a e koloa malu'i ki he Pule'anga
33. Fakamole ki hono malu'i 'o e ngaahi malu'i 'a e Pule'anga
34. Lesisita 'o e ngaahi no mo e ngaahi malu'i

KONGA VI: LIPOOTI FAKAPA'ANGA

35. Ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga
36. Ngaahi fakama'opo'opo fakakuata
37. Ke kau 'a e ngaahi totongi 'i he ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga mo e ngaahi fakama'opo'opo
38. Ngaue faka'akauni 'oku ngaue'aki fakalukufua

KONGA VH: NGAAHI KUPU KI HE NGAAHI ME'A KEHE

39. Ngaahi hia mo e tautea
40. Tautea'i 'o e kau 'ofisa tali ui

KONGA VIII: NGAAHI KUPU KI NGAAHI ME'A KEHE

41. Ngaahi mole 'ikai ala fakafoki
42. Minisita ke ne tokonga'i hono totongi 'a e vahenga 'a e Kau Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga
43. Fakapapau'i ke malu'i
44. Ngaahi Tu'utu'uni
45. Ngaahi Fakahinohino Faka-falepa'anga
46. Ngaahi tu'utu'uni fakataimi
47. 'E malohi 'a e Lao ni
48. Fakapekia mo e hoko atu

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Fika 27 'o e 2002.

KO E LAO
KE TU'UTU'UNI KI HONO PULE'I 'E HE PULE'ANGA 'A E ME'A FAKA'EKONOMIKA MO FAKAPA'ANGA

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

KONGA I
TALATEU

Hingoa nounou mo e 'aho kamata

1. (1) 'E ui 'a e Lao ni ko e Lao ki hono Pule'i 'a 2002.

(2) Kuo pau 'e kamata ngaue'aki 'a e Lao ni 'i ha 'aho 'e tu'utu'uni 'e he 'Ene 'Afio 'i he Fakataha Tokoni.

'Uhinga'i lea

2. 'I he Lao ni, tukukehe ka fiema'u ha to e 'uhinga kehe 'i hono tu'unga:

"'ofisa tali ui" 'oku 'uhinga ki he:

(a) Sekelitali kotoa pe 'o ha Potungaue pe ha taha kuo fokotu'u ke ne ngaue 'i he lakanga Sekelitali 'o e Potungaue;

(b) taha kotoa pe 'oku fiema'u ke ne fai ha fakamatala 'i he Lao ni pe 'i ha Lao kehe fekau'aki mo ha ngaahi pa'anga 'a e pule'anga;

(c) taha kotoa pe 'a is kuo fakafatongia'aki 'i ha Lao, Tu'utu'uni, Tu'utu'uni Fakafalepa'anga pe 'i ha fokotu'u lakanga, 'a hono tanaki, ma'u mai pe tufa atu ha pa'anga 'a e pule'anga pe pa'anga talasiti pe ko ha taha tonu 'oku ne ma'u mai pe tufa atu ha pa'anga 'a e pule'anga pe ha pa'anga talasiti; mo e

(d) taha kotoa pe 'oku fakafatongia'aki hono fakatau mai, tauhi mo tuku atu pe ko e fai ha fakamatala ki ha pa'anga 'a e pule'anga pe ngaahi ma'u'anga pa'anga 'a e pule'anga;

"ngaahi 'inivesi kuo fakangofua" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha:

(a) ngaahi malu'i kuo 'oatu 'e he Pule'anga 'o Tonga;

(b) ngaahi malu'i kuo 'oatu 'e ha pangike 'oku fakalele fakalao'i Tonga;

(c) ngaahi malu'i kuo 'oatu 'e ha kautaha muli 'oku 'i ai hano tu'unga kuletiti faka'inivesi pe tu'unga kuletiti lelei ange kuo fanongonongo 'e ha kautaha fakatu'utu'unga kuletiti 'iloa fakavaha'apule'anga; mo e

(d) ngaahi 'inivesi kehe kuo fakaha 'e he Minisita 'i he fakangofua 'e he Kapineti;

"'Ofisi 'Atita" 'oku 'uhinga ki he 'Ofisi 'o e 'Atita Seniale;

"pangike" 'oku tatau mo e 'uhinga 'o e fo'i lea ko is 'i he Lao ki he Pangike Pule Fakafonua 'o Tonga (Vahe 102);

"pule ngaue" 'oku 'uhinga ki he 'Ofisa Pule Ngaue kuo fokotu'u ke ne pule'i ha pisinisi 'a e pule'anga;

"sino'i pa'anga talifaki" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha fakamole:

(a) na'e 'ikai ha 'amanaki fakapotopoto 'e malava ke fakakau 'i he 'Esitimeti 'o ha Vouti;

(b) 'e fiema'u ki hono fakahoko ha ngaahi ngaue fakapolokalama; pea

(c) 'oku 'ikai ke lava 'o totongi mei hano fehikitaki holo 'o e ngaahi pa'anga mei he loto'i pa'anga kuo vahe'i ki ha polokalama pe mei he loto'i pa'anga fakakatoa kuo vahe'i ki he ngaahi polokalama fekau'aki 'o ha Potungaue.

"'Esitimeti" 'oku 'uhinga ki he ngaahi fakamatala ki he ngaahi pa'anga hu mai mo e fakamole fakaangaanga 'i ha ta'u fakapa'anga fakataha mo ha ngaahi fakamatala fakamahino, 'a is 'oku fakahu ki he Fale Alea;

"ngaahi fakamatala pa'anga" 'oku 'uhinga ki he ngaahi fakamatala pa'anga 'oku fiema'u 'i he Lao ni;

"ta'u fakapa'anga" 'oku 'uhinga;

(a) fekau'aki mo e Pule'anga mo e ngaahi fakamatala pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga ki he vaha'a taimi ko e mahina 'e hongofulu ma ua 'o ngata 'i he 'aho 30 'o Sune; pea

(b) fekau'aki mo ha pisinisi 'a e pule'anga, ki he vaha'a taimi faka'akauni fakata'u 'a e sino ko ia;

"ngaue faka'akauni 'oku ngaue'aki fakalukufua" 'oku 'uhinga:

(a) ki he ngaahi tu'unga mo e founga fakatauhitohi kuo fokotu'u 'e he Kautaha Fakavaha'apule'anga 'a e Kau 'Akauniteni 'o hange ko is 'oku ngaue'aki 'e he Pule'anga mo e ngaahi pisinisi 'a e Pule'anga; pe

(b) kapau 'oku 'i ai ha 'uhinga ke ne tui ai kuo maumau'i pe ngalingali kuo maumau'i 'a e Lao ni, 'e ha 'ofisa tali ui ke ne fokotu'u atu ki he ma'umafai fokotu'u lakanga ke fakamaloloo'i fakataumi 'a e 'ofisa tali ui ko is mei he'ene ngaahi ngaue mo hono ngaahi fatongia fakapa'anga kotoa pe, 'o fakatatali ki ha fakatotolo.

"fakafofonga faka-Pule'anga" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha 'ofisi, kautaha pe ha me'angaue 'a e Pule'anga kehe mei ha Potungaue pe pisinisi 'a e pule'anga;

"ngaahi pa'anga tokoni" 'oku 'uhinga ki he:

(a) ngaahi pa'anga 'oku 'ikai ke to e totongi fakafoki 'a is 'oku ma'u mai mei he ngaahi Pule'anga kehe, ngaahi kautaha fakavaha'apule'anga pe fakalotofonua pe ni'ihi fakafo'ituitui; pe

(b) ngaahi pa'anga 'oku totongi atu 'e he Pule'anga 'o Tonga ki ha ngaahi Pule'anga kehe pe ngaahi kautaha pe kakai fakafo'ituitui fakavaha'apule'anga pe fakalotofonua 'a is 'oku 'ikai ke to e totongi fakafoki;

"'imipelesiti" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha taha kuo tuku ki hono nima ha pa'anga 'a e pule'anga ke fakamoleki;

"Minisita" 'oku 'uhinga ki he Minista Pa'anga;

"ngaahi pa'anga" 'oku kau heni:

(a) 'a e ngaahi tohi fetongi pa'anga; mo

(b) ha fa'ahinga malu'i pe ki hono totongi 'o ha ngaahi pa'anga;

"pa'anga femate'aki" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha pa'anga hu mai kuo ma'u 'a is 'oku ngaue'aki ki hono fakapa'anga 'a e ngaahi ngaue 'o ha Potungaue pea 'oku fakamafai'i ki he taumu'a ko is 'e ha Lao ki hono Fakahu Atu ha Pa'anga ki he Ngaahi Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga 'o fakatatau ki he Lao ni;

"ngaahi ola" 'oku 'uhinga ki he ngaahi uesia pe ngaahi ola ma'a e kakai mei he ngaahi polokalama pe ngaahi ngaue 'a e Pule'anga;

"ngaahi polokalama" 'oku 'uhinga ki he ngaahi ngaue 'oku fiema'u ke fakatupu'aki 'e he Potungaue 'a e ngaahi koloa mo e ngaahi ngaue;

"pisinisi 'a e pule'anga" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha kopolesio fakalao, kopolesio, kautaha pe taha kehe 'a is 'oku ma'u 'i ai 'e he Pule'anga ha kaunga pule;

"mo'ua 'o e pule'anga" 'oku 'uhinga ki he ngaahi mo'ua kotoa pe 'o e Pule'anga ka 'oku 'ikai ke kau ai ha mo'ua 'o e Pule'anga 'i ha'ane talasiti ki ha taha kehe;

"Sino'i pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga" 'oku 'uhinga ki he Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga kuo fokotu'u 'i he Lao ni;

"pa'anga 'a e pule'anga" 'oku 'uhinga ki he pa'anga kotoa pe kehe mei ha pa'anga talasiti 'oku ma'u mai 'e he Pule'anga, kau ai 'a e pa'anga hu mai kotoa pe, ngaahi tokoni, ngaahi no mo ha ngaahi pa'anga kehe, mo e ngaahi ponite kotoa pe, ngaahi tepenisia, mo ha ngaahi malu'i kehe 'oku ma'u mai 'e he, pe tuku 'i ha 'akauni 'a e, pe ala totongi ki he, pe 'oku ma'u 'e he, pe 'oku fakahu ki he Pule'anga 'e:

(a) ha 'ofisa 'o e Pule'anga 'i hono lakanga pe ko ia; pe

(b) ha taha pe ma'ae Pule'anga;

"ngaahi ma'u'anga pa'anga 'a e pule'anga" 'oku 'uhinga ki he fale mo e kelekele pe koloa fakataautaha 'oku ma'u pe 'oku 'a e pe 'oku tauhi 'e he Pule'anga, pe ha fakafofonga, pisinisi 'a e pule'anga pe 'e ha taha kehe ma'ae Pule'anga;

"ngaahi malu'i 'a e pule'anga" 'oku 'uhinga ki he ngaahi malu'i 'oku ne fakafofonga'i 'a e 'inivesi, pe 'oku ne fakapapau'i ha totongi, 'o ha pa'anga 'a e pule'anga;

"ngaahi lekooti" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha fakamatala kuo lekooti mo tauhi 'i ha fa'ahinga founga pe 'o kau ha tohi, ngaahi 'akauni, ngaahi tohi hokohoko, ngaahi faile, ngaahi vausia, ngaahi tali totongi, ngaahi sieke, ngaahi lekooti, ngaahi lesisita, ngaahi pepa, ngaahi tohi, ngaahi peleti faita, ngaahi maikofilimi, ngaahi nekativi faita, ngaahi me'a kuo paaki, ngaahi tepi, ngaahi tisi, ngaahi lekooti fakakomipiuta, ngaahi tisi iiki mo e misini fakakomipiuta, ngaahi takainga tepi fakaavaava, mo ha fa'ahinga me'a kehe pe kuo tohi, paaki, hiki tatau, tepi makinito, lekooti fika faka'elekitulonika pe ha fa'ahinga fakamatala kehe pe, pea 'oku kau ai 'a e ngaahi pepa kotoa pe mo e ngaahi lekooti kehe fekau'aki mo e ngaahi ngaue mo e founga faka'akauni pe ko ha fakamatala kuo lekooti mo tauhi 'i ha fa'ahinga founga pe;

"Minisita Fekau'aki" 'oku 'uhinga:

(a) fekau'aki mo ha Potungaue, ko e Minisita kuo fakanofo ke ne tokanga'i 'a e Potungaue ko ia;

(b) fekau'aki mo e 'ofisi 'o e Fale Alea, ko e Sea; pea

(c) fekau'aki mo ha pisinisi 'a e Pule'anga, ko e Minisita kuo fakanofo ke ne tokanga'i 'a e pisinisi 'a e Pule'anga ko ia;

"pa'anga hu mai" 'oku 'uhinga ki he ngaahi pa'anga kotoa pe 'oku ma'u mai 'e he Pule'anga 'oku 'ikai ke to e totongi fakafoki;

"Sekelitali 'o ha Potungaue" 'oku kau ai ha taha kuo fokotu'u ke pule 'i ha Potungaue;

"ngaahi malu'i" 'oku 'uhinga ki he ngaahi tohi fakamo'oni kuletiti, ko e 'o'ona 'o e ngaahi Sitoka pe ngaahi ponite pe ko e totonu 'o'ona fekau'aki mo e ngaahi me'a fefakatau'aki ma'u mei ai.

"koloa malu'i" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha koloa pe ngaahi koloa kuo tukupa ko ha fakapapau 'o e fakakakato 'o ha fatongia pe ko ha totongi fakafoki 'o ha no 'a is 'e mole 'o ka 'i ai ha ta'etotongi.

"tu'utu'uni ke hiki e pa'anga" - 'oku 'uhinga ki hano hiki 'aupito 'o ha pa'anga hulu kuo tuku atu mei ha polokalama 'i ha loto'i Potungaue ki he Sino'i Pa'anga Talifaki;

"fakamole fakalao" 'oku 'uhinga ki he fakamole 'oku totongi mei he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga 'o fakatatau ki he ngaahi tu'utu'uni 'a e Konisitutone pe totongi mei he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga pe mei ha sino'i pa'anga kehe 'a e pule'anga pe mei ha 'akauni 'o fakatatau ki ha Lao kehe 'a is 'oku tu'utu'uni mahino ai ko e fakamole fakalao ia;

"no fakataimi pau" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha no 'oku 'ikai ke taumu'a ke totongi fakafoki 'i loto 'i he ta'u fakapa'anga 'oku fakahoko ai 'a e no ko ia;

"Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga Tonga" 'oku 'uhinga is ki he ngaahi pa'anga 'oku ma'u fakalotofonua 'e he Pule'anga;

"Ngaahi Fakahinohino faka-falepa'anga" 'oku 'uhinga ki he Ngaahi Fakahinohino faka-falepa'anga 'oku 'oatu 'i he Lao ni;

"'akauni talasiti" 'oku 'uhinga ki ha 'akauni talasiti kuo fokotu'u 'i he Lao ni:

(a) pa'anga kuo fakahu ki he Pule'anga 'o fakatatali ki hano fakakakato 'o ha fehu'aki pa'anga pe ha fakakikihi pea 'a is 'e ala totongi fakafoki ki he taha na'a ne fakahu pe 'e ala totongi ki he Pule'anga pe ki ha taha kehe;

(b) ki ha pa'anga 'oku totongi ki he Fakamaau'anga 'a is 'e ala totongi fakafoki ki he taha na'a ne totongi pe ki ha fa'ahinga hono tolu, koe 'uhi ko ha Lao, tu'utu'uni, tu'utu'uni faka-Fakamaau'anga pe ha mafai kehe;

(c) ki ha pa'anga te'eki ke 'eke'i 'a is kuo taimi ke totongi ki ha pe 'oku ma'u 'e ha taha ka kuo fakahu atu ki he Pule'anga;

(d) ki ha pa'anga 'oku totongi ki he Pule'anga ko ha talasiti ki ha fa'ahinga taumu'a 'a is 'e fakangofua 'e he Minisita; pea

(e) ki ha pa'anga 'oku ma'u 'e he pe 'oku taimi ke totongi atu ki ha taha 'a is ka kuo ma'u mai 'e he Pule'anga 'o fakatatau ki ha aleapau 'i he vaha'a 'o e Pule'anga mo e taha ko ia;

"Vouti" 'oku 'uhinga ki he fo'i pa'anga ke fakamole 'i he tu'unga lahi pau kuo fakamafai'i 'i ha Lao ki he Vahe'i Am 'a e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga.

KONGA II
KO E FATONGIA KE TOKANGAI HONG PULE'I 'O E PA'ANGA

Ngaahi fatongia 'o e Minisita

3. Ko e fatongia 'o e Minisita ke ne pule'i e Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga Fakatonutonu ki he Lao.

Ngofua ke foaki 'e he Minisita hono ngaahi mafai

4. 'E ngofua ki he Minisita 'i he tohi fakalukufua pe fekau'aki mo ha me'a pau, ke ne foaki ki he Sekelitali Pa'anga ha ni'ihi 'o hono ngaahi mafai 'i he Lao ni tukukehe ka tauhi 'e ha lao kehe.

Ko e Sekelitali Pa'anga

5. Kuo pau ko e Sekelitali 'a e 'ulu fakangaue 'o e Potungaue Pa'anga pea kuo pau ke ne lipooti ki he Minisita.

Lava ke ma'u mai ha fakamatala

6. (1) Kuo pau ke ma'u 'e he Minisita 'a e mafai -

(a) ke ma'u kakato mo tau'ataina 'i he taimi kotoa pe 'a e ngaahi 'akauni mo e ngaahi lekooti mei he kau 'ofisa tali ui 'o fekau'aki, fakahangatonu pe ta'efakahangatonu, mo:

(i) hono tanaki, ma'u mai, fakamoleki, 'oatu pe ngaue'aki 'o e pa'anga 'a e pule'anga; pea mo

(ii) hono ma'u mai, tauhi, tuku atu, 'oatu pe ngaue'aki 'o e ngaahi ma'u'anga pa'anga 'a e pule'anga pea ke sivi mo faka'eke'eke ki ai fekau'aki mo ui mai ha fa'ahinga fakamatala tupu mei he ngaahi 'akauni mo e ngaahi lekooti ko ia; pea

(b) kapau 'oku 'ikai ke 'i ai ha tu'unga pe ha founga fakatauhitohi pehe 'oku 'uhinga is ki he ngaahi tefito'i tu'utu'uni pe ngaahi founga fakatauhi tohi kuo fakangofua 'e he Sekelitali ki he Pa'anga mo e 'Atita Seniale;

(2) 'I hono ngaue'aki hono ngaahi mafai 'i he kupu ni, 'e ngofua ke fokotu'u 'e he Minisita 'i he tohi ha taha ke ne fai ha faka'eke'eke mo lipooti kiate is fekau'aki mo ha me'a pe ngaahi me'a kuo fakamahino'i 'i he tohi fokotu'u lakanga.

KONGA III
NGAAHI PATISETI MO E LAO KI HONO FAKAHU ATU 'O E PA'ANGA KI HE NGAAHI NGAUE 'A E PULE'ANGA

'Esitimeti

7. (1) Kuo pau ki he Minisita, ke ne teuteu'i mo fakahu ki he Fakataha Tokoni' 'o fou 'i he Kapineti' ha fakamatala 'o e pa'anga hu mai fakaangaanga ki he ta'u fakapa'anga hoko mai' fakataha mo ha fakamatala 'o e ngaahi pa'anga fakaangaanga 'e vahevahe atu fakapatiseti.

(2) Kuo pau ke teuteu'i 'e he Minisita 'a e 'Esitimeti, 'o fakatatau ki he patiseti kuo fakangofua 'e he Fakataha Tokoni, ke fakaha atu ki he Fale Alea ki he ta'u fakapa'anga ka hoko'.

(3) Kuo pau ke fakahu atu 'e he Minisita 'a e 'Esitimeti ki he ta'u fakapa'anga hoko mai' ki he Fale Alea'.

(4) Kuo pau ke fakakau 'a e fakamatala ki he fakamole fakalao' 'i he 'Esitimeti' koe'uhi' ke ne 'oatu 'a e fakamole fakakatoa 'oku fakaangaanga ki he ngaahi polokalama pe ngaahi ngaue 'a e Pule'anga'.

(5) Ko e fakamatala ki he fakamole fakalao' kuo pau ke kau ai ha fakamatala nounou 'o e ngaahi fakamole fakalao kotoa pe 'oku fakaangaanga ki he ta'u fakapa'anga hoko mai, 'o fakaha ai 'a e mafai ki ha totongi atu 'e fai pea ke ha ai 'a e ngaahi fika faka'esitimeti fakafehoanaki kuo fakalelei'i ki he me'a taki taha ki he vaha'a taimi fakapatiseti kuo hili'.

Founga 'o e 'Esitimeti

8. (1) Kuo pau ke kau 'i he 'Esitimeti 'a e ngaahi fakamatala ko 'eni 'o fekau'aki mo e Vouti taki taha:

(a) ko e Minisita 'oku ne tokanga'i 'a e Vouti;

(b) ko e Potungaue 'oku ne pule'i 'a e Vouti;

(c) ha fakamatala nounou ki he ngaahi ngaue 'a e Potungaue 'oku ne ma'u 'a e Vouti ko is 'o kau ai 'a e fakamole mo e pa'anga hu mai fakaangaanga; mo

(d) ha fakamatala kehe fekau'aki mo is 'e tu'utu'uni 'e he Minisita.

Fiema'u Pa'anga Fakahu Atu

9. (1) Kuo pau 'e 'ikai ke fakamoleki ha pa'anga 'a e pule'anga tukukehe kapau kuo fakamafai'i 'a e fakamole ko is 'e ha Lao ki he Fakahu atu 'a e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga 'o fakatatau ki he kupusi'i (2) pe tukukehe kapau ko ha fakamole fakalao.

(2) Kuo pau ke ngata 'a e mafai ke fakamoleki ha pa'anga pe ke fai ha ngaahi fakamole pe ha ngaahi fakamo'ua 'o fakatatau ki he Lao ki hono Fakahu Atu 'a e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga 'i he 'osi 'a e ta'u fakapa'anga 'oku kau ki ai 'a e Lao ko ia.

(3) Fakatatau ki he kupu 10, 'e ngofua ke fakamoleki ha pa'anga kuo fakahu atu 'i he kupu ni ki he me'a pe kuo fakahu atu ki ai 'o ikai ki ha to e 'uhinga kehe.

(4) Ko e fakamole taki taha 'o e pa'anga 'a e pule'anga kuo fakahoko 'i ha fakamole fakalao kuo pau ke pule'i is mo 'ai hano fakamatala faka'akauni 'i he founga tatau mo hono fakamoleki 'o e pa'anga 'o e pule'anga 'i ha Lao ki he Fakahu Atu 'a e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'o e Pule'anga.

(5) Ko e ngaahi pa'anga tokoni 'oku ma'u mai hili hono tali 'o e Lao kaangaanga ki he Fakahu Atu 'o e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e le'anga kuo pau ke fakahu is ki he ngaahi Vouti 'oku kau ki ai 'ikai ke to e fiema'u 'a e fakangofua 'a e Fale Alea.

Fehikitaki 'i he ngaahi polokalama

10. (1) 'E ngofua ki he Minisita, 'i he kole 'a e Minisita 'oku fekau'aki mo ia, ke ne tu'utu'uni ke hiki ha pa'anga mei ha polokalama kuo 'osi fakahu atu ki ha polokalama kehe 'a e Potungaue ko is kapau 'oku:

(a) 'ikai ke fakalahi 'e he pa'anga kuo hiki 'a e pa'anga kuo fakahu ki he polokalama ko is 'o laka hake 'i he peseti 'e 10 ki he ta'u fakapa'anga ko ia;

(b) 'ikai ke fepaki 'a e hiki mo hono fakahoko 'o e polokalama 'oku hiki mei ai 'a e pa'anga ko ia; pea

(c) 'ikai ke liliu 'a e pa'anga fakakatoa kuo fakahu atu ki he Potungaue 'i he ta'u fakapa'anga ko ia.

(2) Kuo pau ke 'i ai ha kupu 'i he 'Esitimeti 'oku lekooti ai ha ngaahi fehikitaki kuo fai 'o fakatatau ki he kupusi'i (1), 'i he ta'u fakapa'anga ko is pe ki he ta'u fakapa'anga hoko mai, pea ko e ngaahi feliliuaki fakapatiseti ko is kuo pau ke fakaha is 'i he ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga ki he ta'u ko ia.

Totongi ki hono 'oatu 'o e ngaahi koloa mo e ngaahi sevesi

11. Fakatatau ki he kupu 12 (1), 'e ngofua ke hilifaki 'e ha Potungaue ha totongi ki hono 'oatu 'o e ngaahi koloa pe ngaahi sevesi, kapau ko is 'oku ne tali ko ha Potungaue kehe ka kuo pau ke tomu'a 'i ai ha felotoi ke hilifaki 'a e ngaahi fakamole 'e hoko ki he Potungaue 'oku 'oatu ki ai.

Fakatonutonu ki he Sino'i Pa'anga Talifaki

12. (1) Kuo pau ke kau 'i he 'Esitimeti 'oku 'oatu ki he Fale Alea ha Vouti ki he Sino'i Pa'anga Talifaki, mo ha pa'anga fakahu atu ki ai fakaangaanga 'e 'ikai toe laka hake 'i he peseti 'e nima 'o e Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga 'o Tonga.

(2) Kapau 'e fakakaukau 'a e Minisita 'oku totonu ke fakangofua ha fakamole mei he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga 'i ha ta'u fakapa'anga 'a is 'oku laka hake 'i he, pe kuo 'ikai ha pa'anga 'e fakahu atu ki ai 'e he Fale Alea, 'e ngofua ke ne hiki, 'i hano fakangofua 'e he Fakataha Tokoni, ki ha polokalama 'e taha pe lahi ange kuo fakahingoa ha pa'anga pe ngaahi pa'anga mei he Sino'i Pa'anga Talifaki 'a is to ne pehe 'e taau 'o a'u ki he kae 'ikai toe laka hake 'i he fakakatoa 'o e palanisi 'oku ala ma'u 'i he Sino'i Pa'anga Talifaki mei he taimi ki he taimi.

(3) Kapau, lolotonga hono vakai'i 'o e ngaue faka'ekonomika pe fakapa'anga, 'oku tu'utu'uni 'e he Fakataha Tokoni 'oku fiema'u ke toe fakatonutonu 'a e fakamole, 'e ngofua ki he Minisita, 'i he loto ki ai 'a e Fakataha Tokoni, ke ne tu'utu'uni ke hiki e ngaahi pa'anga mei he polokalama pe mei ha ngaahi polokalama pea kuo pau ke fakahu 'a e ngaahi pa'anga ko is ki he Sino'i Pa'anga Talifaki.

(4) Kuo pau 'e 'ikai ngofua ke fai ha fakamole 'o laka hake, pe 'ikai ke 'i ai ha pa'anga kuo fakahu atu ki ai 'o kehe is mei he tu'utu'uni 'i he kupu ni.

(5) Kuo pau 'e 'ikai ke ngaue'aki 'a e kupu ni ki he fakamole fakalao.

(6) Kuo pau ke fakakau 'i he ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga ki he ta'u fakapa'anga kuo tali ai ha ngaahi fehikitaki 'i he kupu ni, hono toe vakai'i takitaha 'o e pa'anga fakahu atu, fakataha mo ha fakamatala ki he ngaahi 'uhinga 'o e toe vakai'i ko is 'o tatau ai pe pe na'e toki fakahu atu ha pa'anga pehe kimui lolotonga 'a e ta'u fakapa'anga 'i ha lao fakatonutonu pe lao fakalahi 'o ha Lao ki hono Fakahu atu ha Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga.

Pa'anga Fakahu atu haohaoa

13. (1) Ko e pa'anga fakahu atu kotoa pe kuo pau ko e lahi fakakatoa is 'o e fakamole 'oku fiema'u, tukukehe ka 'i ai ha tu'utu'uni kehe ki ai 'i he Lao ni.

(2) 'E ngofua ke fakaha 'i he Lao ki he Fakahu Atu ha Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga ha pa'anga fakahu atu 'a is 'e femate'aki mo ha pa'anga mei he pa'anga hu mai kapau 'oku ngaue'aki 'a e pa'anga hu mai ko is ki hono totongi fakafoki 'o e ngaahi fakamole 'a e polokalama patiseti 'oku kau ki ai pea 'oku ne a'usia 'a e tu'unga kuo tu'utu'uni 'e he Minisita ki he polokalama ko ia.

(3) Kapau ko ha fakahu atu ha pa'anga ki ha pa'anga fakahu atu haohaoa, ko e fakamole kotoa pe kuo faka'esitimeti 'a is 'oku fekau'aki mo e fakatupu ha pa'anga hu mai mo e pa'anga hu mai kotoa pe kuo pau ke fakaha kinautolu 'i he fakamatala patiseti pea mo fakakau 'i he Lao ki he Fakahu Atu 'o e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga ke ne fakaha 'a e founga na'e fakapapau'i'aki 'a e fika 'o e pa'anga fakahu atu haohaoa.

(4) 'I ha me'a 'e ngaue'aki ki ai 'a e kupu ni, kuo pau ke fokotu'u 'e he Minisita ha ngaahi 'akauni letisia ki he ngaahi totongi femate'aki kuo ma'u pea kuo pau ke ne fakapapau'i ke toki fakangofua pe ha ngaahi fakahu atu mei he ngaahi 'akauni ko is ki he taumu'a na'e fokotu'u ki ai 'a e ngaahi 'akauni ko ia.

(5) Ko e tupu mo e ngaahi pa'anga kehe kuo ma'u mei hono 'inivesi 'o e ngaahi pa'anga femate'aki kuo ma'u kuo pau ke lau is ko e toe pa'anga femate'aki.

Taimi mo hono fakangofua 'o e Lao Fakaangaanga ki he Fakahu Atu 'a e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga

14. (1) Kuo pau ke fakahu atu 'a e Lao Fakaangaanga ki he Fakahu Atu 'a e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga ki he Fale Alea kimu'a pea 'osi 'a e ta'u fakapa'anga kimu'a.

(2) Kapau 'oku te'eki ai ke kamata ngaue'aki ha Lao ki hono Fakahu atu ha Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga 'o fakatatau ki he kupu-si'i (1), 'e ngofua ke tuku atu 'e he Minisita mei he Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga ha ngaahi pa'anga 'oku fiema'u ki hono fakahoko 'o e ngaahi sevesi 'e 'ikai ala ta'ofi 'a e Pule'anga 'i he lahi 'e 'ikai 'e laka hake 'i he tu'unga 'o e ngaahi sevesi ko is 'i he ta'u fakapa'anga kimu'a ki ha vaha'a taimi 'o a'u ki he mahina 'e 3 pe kae'oua ke kamata ngaue'aki 'a e lao ki hono Fakahu Atu 'o e Pa'anga ko ia, ko fe pe 'e 'uluaki hoko.

(3) Kuo pau ki he Minisita, 'i hono kamata ngaue'aki ha Lao Fakaangaanga ki hono Fakahu Atu ha Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga, ke ne faka'ata ha pa'anga ki he ngaahi Vouti takitaha 'o fakatatau ki he ngaahi fakafuofua fekau'aki mo e fehu'aki 'a e pa'anga 'a is kuo felotoi ki ai 'a e Minisita 'oku ne tokanga'i 'a e Vouti mo e Minisita, pe kapau 'oku 'ikai ke lava ha felotoi 'i he tu'utu'uni 'e he Kapineti.

KONGA IV
PA'ANGA 'A E PULE'ANGA, SINO'I PA'ANGA 'A E PULE'ANGA MO E PA'ANGA TALASITI

Ko e Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga

15. Kuo pau ke 'i ai ha Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga 'a is kuo pau ke kau ai:

(a) ha ngaahi pa'anga 'e ala fakaha 'e he Minisita ko ha konga 'o e Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga; mo

(b) ha sino'i pa'anga mavahe kotoa pe, 'akauni si'i kuo fokotu'u 'i ha Lao kehe ke hoko ko ha konga 'o e Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga.

Ngaue'aki 'a e pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga

16. (1) Ko e pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga ko e koloa is 'a e Pule'anga.

(2) Ko e pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga, kuo pau tukukehe ka 'i ai ha tu'utu'uni ki ai 'i he Lao ni, ke totongi atu is ki ha ngaahi 'akauni pangike 'e vahe'i 'e he Minisita ki he taumu'a ko is pea ko e ngaahi 'akauni ko is kuo pau ko e konga is 'o e Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga.

(3) Kuo pau 'e 'ikai ke fakaava pe ngaue'aki ha 'akauni pangike ki hono fakahu mo toho ha pa'anga 'a e pule'anga 'o 'ikai ha fakamafai mahino pe fakatatau ki ha ngaahi tu'unga 'e tu'utu'uni 'e he Minisita pea 'e ngofua ke hiki 'e he Minisita ha pa'anga mei he loto Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga mei ha 'akauni 'e taha ki ha 'akauni kehe.

(4) Kuo pau ke ta'ofi 'e he ngaahi Potungaue kotoa pe 'enau fakalele ha 'akauni pangike 'i loto 'i he mahina 'e taha mei he 'aho kamata 'o e Lao ni, tukukehe 'o fakatatau ki he kupusi'i (3).

(5) 'E ngofua ke fekau'i 'e he Minisita 'i he tohi 'a e pule 'o ha pangike 'oku ngaue 'i Tonga ni ke ne fakaha 'a e ngaahi lekooti 'o e ngaahi 'akauni 'i he'ene pangike 'a is 'oku ngaue'aki 'e ha Potungaue, pea i he'ene ma'u ha fekau pehe, kuo pau ke fai pau ki ai 'a e pule.

Pisinisi fakapangike 'a e Pule'anga

17. (1) 'E ngofua ke felotoi 'a e Minisita mo ha pangike 'i Tonga pe 'i muli 'i ha ngaahi tu'utu'uni mo ha ngaahi tu'unga ki hono fakahoko 'o e pisinisi fakapangike 'a e Pule'anga, 'o kau ai ha ngaahi fokotu'utu'u ki ha ngaahi fakahu pa'anga ke fai fakatatau ki he Lao ni pea ki hatupu 'e totongi 'e hepangike ki he ngaahi palanisi 'i ai.

(2) Ko ha fakahu pa'anga fakapangike pehe kuo pau ko ha 'inivesi kuo fakangofua.

(3) Ko e pangike kotoa pe 'oku tauhi ai ha fa'ahinga 'akauni pe 'a e Pule'anga kuo pau ke ne 'oatu ki he Potungaue pea ki he 'Ofisa 'Atita, ha ngaahi fakamatala ki he ngaahi 'akauni ko is 'a is 'e fiema'u 'e he Minisita pe ko e 'Atita Seniale.

(4) 'E ngofua ke fai 'e he Minisita ha ngaahi fokotu'utu'u mo ha pangike ki hono ma'u mai, tauhi, totongi mo hono fehu'aki 'o e pa'anga 'a e pule'anga 'i loto pe 'i tu'a mei Tonga.

Ngofua ke 'inivesi 'a e ngaahi palanisi

18. (1) 'E ngofua ke 'inivesi 'e he Minisita ha palanisi pe ha konga 'o is 'o e Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga, ki ha vaha'a taimi 'oku ne pehe 'oku taau 'i ha pangike pe pea 'i ha ngaahi malu'i kehe pehe 'a is 'e ala fakaha 'e he Minisita ko ha ngaahi 'inivesi kuo fakangofua 'o fakatatau ki he ngaahi fokotu'utu'u fakapa'anga 'a e Pule'anga.

(2) Kuo pau ke kuletiti ki he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga ha tupu 'e ma'u mei he ngaahi 'inivesi pea 'e ngofua ke ngaue'aki pe is 'o fakatatau ki ha Lao ki hono fakahu atu ha Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga.

(3) 'E ngofua ki he Minisita ke ne fakatau atu pe ke ne liliu pa'anga ha ngaahi malu'i, pea kuo pau ke totongi 'a e pa'anga ko is ki he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga 'o kuletiti ki he pa'anga totonu 'a is 'oku kau ki ai.

'Imipelesi

19. (1) 'E ngofua ki he Minisita 'i ha ngaahi me'a to ne fakakaukau 'oku taau, 'i he loto ki ai 'a e Kapineti, ke ne fakamafai'i ke fakaaka ha 'akauni 'imipelesi 'i ha pangike pea kuo pau ke faka'ilonga'i 'a e 'akauni ko is ko e 'akauni is 'a e Pule'anga.

(2) Kuo pau ke toki toho pe 'a e 'akauni 'imipelesi 'e ha 'imipelesiti mo ha 'ofisa kehe 'e taha 'e vahe'i 'e he Minisita 'i he tohi.

(3) 'E ngofua ke 'oatu ha pa'anga mei he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga 'i he founga 'imipelesi 'i he hingoa 'o e Pule'anga.

(4) Ko ha pa'anga 'oku fiema'u ke 'oatu 'i he founga 'imipelesi kuo pau ke totongi is mei he Polokalama pe mei ha ma'u mafai kehe ki he ngaahi ngaue 'oku fiema'u.

(5) Tukukehe kapau 'e ala totongi 'e he Minisita ha pa'anga 'i he founga 'imipelesi Fakalukufua mei ha pa'anga pe mei ha 'akauni felave'i mo is 'o 'ikai mei ha Polokalama pe ha ma'u mafai kehe pea kuo pau ke hiki 'a e fakamole ki he pa'anga kuo 'oatu ko is ki he polokalama pe ma'u mafai kehe 'a is na'e taumu'a ki ai hono fakamoleki 'o e pa'anga ko ia.

(6) Ko e pa'anga kuo 'oatu 'i he founga 'imipelesi fakalukufua kuo pau 'e 'ikai ke laka hake is 'i ha fa'ahinga taimi pe 'i he peseti 'e 10 'o e lahi fakakatoa 'o e ngaahi pa'anga kuo fakahu atu 'e he ngaahi Lao ki hono Fakahu Am ha Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga kotoa pe ki he ta'u fakapa'anga lolotonga ko ia.

Totongi 'ikai ha tali totongi

20. 'E ngofua ki he Minisita, 'i hano fakamo'oni'i kuo mole pe kuo faka'auha ha ngaahi tali totongi pe ha ngaahi pepa kehe, ke ne tu'utu'uni ke fakangofua ke fai ha totongi 'o e pa'anga 'a e pule'anga 'o 'ikai 'oatu ha tali totongi pe ha ngaahi pepa kehe.

Ngaahi Totongi Fakafoki mo e ngaahi fakatonutonu

21. (1) 'E ngofua ke ne totongi fakafoki ha fakamole fakalao, 'i loto 'i he ta'u 'e nima mei hono totongi atu ha pa'anga ki he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga, 'a e kotoa pe ha konga 'o e pa'anga ko is 'a is na'e 'ikai ke totongi fakalelei atu ki he Pule'anga, 'o tatau ai pe pe na'e 'osi fai ha kole ki ha fakafoki pehe.

(2) Kuo pau ke lekooti 'e he Minisita 'a e totongi 'o e pa'anga 'i he vouti totonu, ma'u mafai kehe, sino'i pa'anga pe 'akauni.

(3) 'E ngofua ke fakatonutonu 'e he Minisita 'a e lekooti ke fakaha ai 'a e tu'unga totonu kapau na'e 'i ai ha fehalaaki 'i he lahi 'o ha mo'ua ki he Pule'anga pe 'i he hingoa 'o e taha 'oku mo'ua ki ai 'a e Pule'anga.

Pa'anga talasiti

22. (1) 'E ngofua ki he Minisita ke ne fokotu'u ha ngaahi 'akauni talasiti 'i he lao ni pe ngaahi lao kehe pea ko e ngaahi pa'anga talasiti kotoa pe kuo pau ke totongi is ki he ngaahi 'akauni talasiti ko ia.

(2) Kuo pau ki he Sekelitali pa'anga pe 'ofisa fe'unga 'o e kautaha 'oku ne tokanga'i 'a e 'akauni ke ne teuteu ma'ae 'akauni talasiti taki taha ha tohi ngaue kuo fakamo'oni ki ai 'a e taha ko ia, 'o fakaha atu ai 'a e ngaahi me'a ni -

(a) 'a e hingoa 'o e 'akauni;

(b) ha kole ki hono fokotu'u 'o e 'akauni;

(c) hingoa 'o e Potungaue pe kautaha 'oku ne ngaue'aki 'a e 'akauni;

(d) ha ngaahi fiema'u fakalao;

(e) 'a e ngaahi hingoa mo e ngaahi lakanga 'o 'ikai si'i hifo 'i ha 'ofisa fakamafai 'e ua;

(f) 'a e taumu'a 'o e 'akauni;

(g) 'a e ma'u'anga pe ngaahi ma'u'anga 'o e ngaahi pa'anga ke fakahu ki he 'akauni;

(h) 'a e ngaahi fa'ahinga 'o e fakamole kuo fakamafai ke totongi mei he 'akauni;

(i) ha ngaahi tu'unga pau; mo e

(j) ngaahi tu'utu'uni ki hono tuku atu 'o e ngaahi pa'anga 'i he fakakakato 'o e taumu'a ko is pe ko e tapuni 'o e 'akauni.

(3) Kuo pau ki he Minisita ke ne fakamo'oni 'a e fakangofua pe 'ikai fakangofua 'o e kole 'i he fofonga 'o e tohi ngaue, ka kuo pau ke 'ikai ta'e tali 'e he Minisita 'a e kole 'o kapau ko e pa'anga kuo 'osi ma'u 'e he Potungaue pea ko e pa'anga talasiti 'i hono faka'uhinga 'i he lao ni.

(4) 'I hono fakangofua, kuo pau ke hoko 'a e tohi ngaue ko e aleapau ki hono ngaue'aki 'o e 'akauni ko is 'a is 'e fokotu'u leva.

KONGA V
NO, NGAAHI NO PA'ANGA, MO E NGAAHI MALU'I

'E 'ikai no 'a e Pule'anga kehe mei he Lao ni

23. 'E ngofua pe ki he Pule'anga ke no 'i he fakamafai 'o e Lao ni pe ha toe Lao kehe 'oku ne fakamafai is ki ai.

Founga mo e fakamo'oni 'o e aleapau no pa'anga

24. Ko e no kotoa pe 'i he Konga ni kuo pau ke 'i he hingoa 'o e Pule'anga, pea kuo pau ki he Minisita ki mu'a pea ne fakahoko ha fa'ahinga aleapau ke no pa'anga 'i he Konga ni, ke ne ma'u 'a e fakangofua 'a e Fakataha Tokoni.

Mafai ke fakahoko ngaahi no pa'anga

25. (1) 'E ngofua ki he Minisita ke ne no mei ha fa'ahinga ma'u'anga 'i loto pe mei tu'a he Fonua, ha ngaahi pa'anga 'oku 'ikai laka hake hono fakakatoa 'i he $15,000,000 'i ha ta'u fakapa'anga, ha to e ngaahi pa'anga kehe 'a is 'e ala tu'utu'uni 'e ha tu'utu'uni 'a e Fale Alea.

(2) Ko ha ngaahi no kuo fakataumu'a ki hono pule'i 'o e fehu'aki 'a e pa'anga 'i loto 'i ha ta'u fakapa'anga pea kuo totongi 'i he ta'u fakapa'anga ko ia, kuo pau 'e 'ikai kau is 'i hono fika'i 'o e fakangatangata kuo hilifaki 'e he kupusi'i (1).

Ko e ngaahi no kotoa pe kuo fakahoko 'e he Pule'anga 'i ha ta'u fakapa'anga mo hono ngaahi tu'utu'uni mo e tu'unga felave'i mo ia, kuo pau ke lipooti 'i he fakamatala Patiseti 'oku 'oatu ki he Fale Alea ki he ta'u fakapa'anga hoko mai.

Ngaahi no pa'anga ki he Pule'anga

26. (1) Ko e pa'anga kotoa pe kuo ma'u 'e he Pule'anga mei he aleapau no pa'anga kuo pau ke-

(a) fakamole fakalao;

(b) totongi atu mo 'eke ki he 'akauni ko is 'o fakatatau ki he felotoi 'i he vaha'a 'o e Pule'anga mo e tokotaha 'oku ne 'oatu 'a e no;

(c) ngaue'aki ki he ngaahi taumu'a na'e 'uhinga ki ai 'a e no.

(2) Kuo pau ko e kotoa pe 'o e tefito'i pa'anga, tupu mo e pa'anga 'oku ma'u mai 'i he aleapau no pa'anga 'e hoko is ko e mo'ua 'i he pa'anga fakapule'anga 'o Tonga pea 'i he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga pe ki ha sino'i pa'anga pe 'akauni 'e tu'utu'uni 'e he Minisita, pea kuo pau ko e fakamole fakalao is 'e ma'u mai 'i he taimi pe ngaahi taimi 'e tu'utu'uni 'e he aleapau no pa'anga.

(3) Kuo pau 'e 'ikai foaki pe lesisita 'e he Minisita ha ponite, 'o fakatatau ki ha no pa'anga kuo fakahoko 'i he kupu ni, tukukehe 'o kapau 'e 'i ai ha tu'utu'uni kehe 'a e Fakataha Tokoni.

Ngaahi aleapau no pa'anga fekau'aki

27. (1) 'E ngofua ki he Pule'anga ke ne 'oatu ki ha sino kehe 'i ha aleapau no pa'anga fekau'aki, ki he taumu'a kuo tu'utu'uni 'e he tefito'i aleapau no pa'anga kuo fakahoko 'i he lao ni.

(2) 'I he'ene fe'unga, kapau 'e fakahoko 'e he Pule'anga ha aleapau no pa'anga fekau'aki 'i he kupusi'i (1) kuo pau ke ne fakapapau'i 'oku ne ma'u ha koloa malu'i fe'unga ki he no pa'anga.

(3) Ko e toe no atu kotoa 'e fakahoko 'e he Pule'anga 'i ha ta'u fakapa'anga, pea mo e ngaahi tu'utu'uni mo e tu'unga felave'i, kuo pau ke fakaha is 'i he fakamatala Patiseti 'e 'oatu ki he Fale Alea 'i he ta'u fakapa'anga hoko mai.

Ngaahi sitoka, ngaahi ponite, mo e ngaahi tohi fakamo'oni fakapapau

28. (1) Kuo pau ki he Pule'anga, 'i ha'ane taumu'a ke ma'u mai ha pa'anga no 'aki hano tukuatu 'o ha ngaahi sitoka, ngaahi ponite pe ngaahi tohi fakamo'oni fakapapau, ke ne fakahoko eni 'o fakatatau ki ha ngaahi Tu'utu'uni 'e fa'u 'i he Lao ni.

(2) Kuo pau 'e hoko 'a e tefito'i pa'anga mo e tupu 'oku fakafofonga'i 'e he ngaahi sitoka, ngaahi ponite mo e ngaahi tohi fakamo'oni fakapapau kuo tuku atu 'i he kupu ni, ko ha konga is 'o e mo'ua 'a e Pule'anga.

Ngaahi Tohi Pa'anga Faka-falepa'anga

29. (1) 'E ngofua ki he Minisita ke ne no ma'ae Pule'anga 'aki hano tuku atu 'o ha ngaahi Tohi Pa'anga Faka-falepa'anga pea kuo pau ke ne fakahoko eni 'o fakatatau ki ha ngaahi Tu'utu'uni 'e fa'u 'i he Lao ni.

(2) Kuo pau 'e hoko 'a e tefito'i pa'anga mo e tupu 'oku fakafofonga'i 'e he ngaahi Tohi Pa'anga Faka-falepa'anga kuo tuku atu 'i he kupu ni, ko ha konga is 'o e mo'ua 'a e Pule'anga.

Mo'ua 'a e Pule'anga

30. Kuo o pau 'e 'ikai mo'ua 'a e Pule'anga ke tokoni atu ki hono totongi 'o ha fa'ahinga mo'ua tukukehe 'o kapau 'oku mo'ua ke ne tokoni 'i ha Lao, pe 'i ha malu'i pe fakapapau ke malu'i 'oku foaki 'i he Lao ni.

Mafai ke foaki ha malu'i mo e fakapapau ke malu'i

31. (1) 'E ngofua ki he Minisita, fakatatau ki he kupusi'i (2), ke ne foaki ha malu'i 'i ha tohi pe fakapapau ke malu'i 'o makatu'unga 'i ha ngaahi tu'utu'uni mo tu'unga 'e pehe 'e he Minisita 'oku taau, 'o fakatatau ki ha fakahoko ngaue 'a ha taha, kautaha pe pisinisi 'a e Pule'anga, ka 'e ngofua pe 'o kapau-

(a) 'e tomu'a ma'u 'a e fakangofua 'a e Fakataha Tokoni;

(b) ko e tu'unga fakakatoa 'o e ngaahi malu'i mo fakapapau ke malu'i kuo foaki 'i ha ta'u fakapa'anga pea 'oku te'eki ai ngaue'aki, 'oku 'ikai laka hake 'i he peseti 'e 5 'o e Sino'i Pa'anga 'o e Pule'anga Tonga 'a is kuo fakahu atu; pea

(c) fakatatau ki ha'ane a'usia 'a e ngaahi fiema'u 'o ha "'inivesi kuo fakangofua".

Kapau 'e fakakaukau 'a e Minisita 'oku 'i ai ha ngaahi tu'unga makehe 'e taau ai ha fakalaka 'i he fakangatangata kuo hilifaki 'e he palakalafi (b) 'o e kupusi'i ni, kuo pau ke ne kole ki he Fakataha Tokoni, 'a is to ne ala foaki ha fakangofua pau ki he fakalaka ko ia.

(2) Kuo pau ki he Minisita ke ne fakaha ha malu'i pe fakapapau ke malu'i ki he Fale Alea 'i loto 'i he 'aho 'e 28 pe, kapau 'oku 'ikai ke ngaue 'a e Fale Alea, 'i he kamata'anga 'o e to'u Fale Alea hono hoko.

(3) 'I ha ma'u 'e he Minisita ha fakangofua pau mei he Fakataha Tokoni ke ne fakalaka 'i he fakangatangata 'oku hilifaki 'e he kupusi'i (1)(b), kuo pau ke ne fakakau 'a e ngaahi 'uhinga 'i he'ene fakamatala ki he Fale Alea 'i he kupusi'i (2).

(4) Kuo pau ke hoko ha pa'anga kuo totongi 'e he Pule'anga 'i ha malu'i pe fakapapau ke malu'i 'i he kupu ni ko ha fakamole fakalao pea kuo pau ko e pa'anga ko eni 'e totongi ki he Pule'anga 'e he taha, kautaha pe pisinisi 'a e Pule'anga 'a is ne foaki ki ai 'a e malu'i pe fakapapau ke malu'i.

To'o mo e tukuange 'a e koloa malu'i ki he Pule'anga

32. (1) 'I ha to'o ha koloa malu'i koe'uhi ko hano tomu'a 'oatu ha pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga, pea tukukehe kapau 'oku 'i ai e tu'utu'uni makehe 'a e Lao 'oku fakamafai 'a hono tomu'a 'oatu, kuo pau ke foaki pea to'o 'a e koloa malu'i 'i he hingoa 'a e Pule'anga.

(2) Kapau 'oku 'i ai ha koloa malu'i 'oku ma'u 'e he Pule'anga ki he lolotonga ni, neongo 'o kapau na'e ma'u kimu'a pe kimui 'i he kamata 'a e Lao ni, 'e ngofua ki he Minisita ke ne fakahoko 'a e ngaahi mafai, fatongia mo totonu ma'ae Pule'anga, pea ke ne fakakakato mo fakahoko ha mo'ua fekau'aki mo e koloa malu'i 'a is 'e ala fakahoko 'e he Pule'anga.

(3) Kuo pau ko ha tohi 'oku pehe na'e fakahoko 'e he Minisita 'i he Lao ni, 'e lau is na'e fakahoko totonu ma'ae pea to ne ha'i 'a e Pule'anga.

Fakamole ki hono malu'i 'o e ngaahi malu'i 'a e Pule'anga

33. (1) Fakatatau ki he Konga III pea ki he ngaahi tu'utu'uni 'a e kupu ni, 'e ngofua ke fakamole ha pa'anga mei ha sino'i pa'anga pe 'akauni 'i he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga ki hono malu'i, fakatolonga mo fakalelei'i 'o ha koloa fakakelekele pe fakakautaha 'a is ko ha koloa malu'i na'e 'inivesi ki ai ha pa'anga mei he sino'i pa'anga pe 'akauni ko ia, neongo pe na'e fakahoko kimu'a pe kimui 'i he kamata 'a e Lao ni.

(2) 'E ngofua ke ngaue'aki 'a e mafai kuo foaki 'e he kupu ni neongo hano ngaue'aki kimu'a 'o ha mafai ke fakakau atu pe mafai ke ma'u fekau'aki mo e koloa mokisi.

(3) Kuo pau 'e 'ikai fakamole ha pa'anga 'i he kupu ni, ta'e 'i ai 'a e fakangofua mei he Minisita 'i hano fale'i 'e he Minisita Fekau'aki.

(4) Ko e kupu ni 'oku ne tanaki atu kae 'ikai ke fetongi'aki ha mafai pe fakamafai kuo foaki kehe mei he kupu ni.

Lesisita 'o e ngaahi no mo e ngaahi malu'i

34. Kuo pau ki he Minisita ke ne tauhi ha lesisita 'o e ngaahi no pa'anga, ngaahi no pa'anga fekau'aki, ngaahi malu'i pe ngaahi fakapapau ke malu'i 'a is 'oku kau ki ai 'a e Pule'anga.

KONGA VI
LIPOOTI FAKAPA'ANGA

Ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga

35. (1) Kuo pau ki he Minisita 'o 'ikai ke tomui ange 'i he ngata'anga 'o e ta'u fakapa'anga ke ne teuteu mo fakahu atu ki Fale Alea 'a e fakamatala fakapa'anga ki he ta'u ko ia, pea kapau 'oku 'ikai ke ngaue 'a e Fale, 'i he kamata'anga 'o e to'u Fale Alea hono hoko.

(a) Kuo pau ki he Minisita ke ne hiki ha tatau 'o e ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga kuo fakahu atu ki he Fale Alea 'i he kupusi'i (1), ki he 'Atita Seniale 'i he taimi tatau 'oku fakahu ai ki Fale Alea.

(b) Kuo pau ki he 'Atita Seniale ke ne vakai'i e ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga pea 'oatu ki he Minisita ha lipooti 'i he tohi ke fakahu ki he Fale Alea 'o fakaha ai 'a 'ene fakafuofua ki he ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga pe kuo -

(i) teuteu'i kinautolu 'o fakatatau ki he Lao ni pe ki ha ngaahi Lao felave'i kehe; mo

(ii) nau fakaha totonu 'a e ngaahi me'a 'oku fiema]u 'e he Lao ni pe ngaahi Lao ko ia.

(3) Kapau 'oku 'ikai ke lava ke lipooti 'a e 'Atita Seniale 'i he ngaahi tu'unga kuo tu'utu'uni 'e he kupu ni, kuo pau ke ne fakaha 'a e ngaahi 'uhinga pea kapau 'oku tui 'a e 'Atita Seniale na'e 'ikai ke ne ma'u kakato 'a e ngaahi fakamatala mo faka'uhinga na'e fiema'u kuo pau ke ne 'oatu ha fakaikiiki 'a e ngaahi tonounou ko eni.

(4) Kuo pau ke fakafoki 'a e lipooti 'a e 'Atita Seniale ki he Minisita 'o 'ikai ke tomui ange 'i he mahina 'e 8 mei he ngata'anga 'o e ta'u fakapa'anga 'oku 'uhinga ki ai, pea kuo pau ki he Minisita ke ne fakahu leva ki he Fale Alea 'a e lipooti, pea kapau 'oku 'ikai ke ngaue 'a e Fale, 'i he kamata'anga 'o e to'u Fale Alea hono hoko.

(5) Kuo pau ki he Minisita ke ne pulusi 'aki ha Fanongonongo 'i he Kasete, 'a e ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga mo e lipooti 'a e 'Atita Seniale.

(6) 'E ala fakangofua 'e he Fale Alea ha to e taimi 'a is 'e fiema'u ki hano teuteu mo fakahu atu ki he Fale 'a e ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga mo e lipooti 'a e 'Atita Seniale 'o kapau kuo fakamahino 'e he Minisita 'oku 'i ai e 'uhinga mahu'inga ki ai.

Ngaahi fakama'opo'opo fakakuata

36. (1) Kuo pau ki he Minisita 'i loto 'i he mahina 'e taha mei he ngata'anga 'a e kuata takitaha, tukukehe 'a e kuata faka'osi 'o e ta'u fakapa'anga takitaha, ke ne teuteu mo 'oatu ki he 'Atita Seniale ha fakama'opo'opo 'o e ngaahi pa'anga ma'u mai mo e totongi mei he Sino'i Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga mei he kamata'anga 'o e ta'u fakapa'anga ki he ngata'anga 'o e kuata ko ia.

(2) Ko e fakama'opo'opo takitaha pehe hili hano fakamo'oni'i 'e he 'Atita Seniale, kuo pau ke fakafoki ki he Minisita 'o 'ikai ke tomui ange 'i he mahina 'e 2 mei he ngata'anga 'o e kuata 'oku 'uhinga ki ai pea kuo pau ki he Minisita ke ne pulusi leva 'i he Kasete 'a e fakama'opo'opo kuo fakamo'oni'i ko ia.

Ke kau 'a e ngaahi totongi 'i he ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga mo e ngaahi fakama'opo'opo

37. (1) Ko e ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga mo e ngaahi fakama'opo'opo fakakuata 'oku fiema'u 'i he Lao ni, kuo pau ke kau ai 'a e ngaahi totongi kotoa kuo fakamafai 'e he Minisita 'i he vaha'a taimi 'oku 'uhinga ki ai 'a e ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga mo e ngaahi fakama'opo'opo ko ia.

(2) Ko e ngaahi 'imipelesi kuo te'eki ai ke lau 'i he ngata'anga 'o ha kuata kuo pau 'e 'ikai ke kau 'i he ngaahi totongi ka kuo pau ke fakaha is ko e palanisi 'oku kei ma'u.

Ngaue faka'akauni 'oku ngaue'aki fakalu kufua

38. Kuo pau ko e ngaahi lipooti fakapa'anga, ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga, ngaahi fakamatala felave'i mo e founga ngaue faka'akauni 'oku fiema'u u 'i he Lao ni, 'e fakatatau is ki he ngaue faka'akauni 'oku ngaue'aki fakalukufua.

KONGA VII
NGAAHI HIA MO E TAUTEA

Ngaahi hia mo e tautea

39. (1) Ko ha taha 'oku:

(a) 'ikai ke ne tali ke, pe 'oku 'ikai ke ne fakahoko 'i he 'ilo pau ke, 'alu ki ha feitu'u pea 'i ha taimi 'e fiema'u 'e he Minisita pe 'e ha taha kuo ne fakanofo 'i he kupu 6(2), 'o fekau'aki mo ha sivi pe fekumi 'i he Lao ni;

(b) 'ikai ke ne tali ke, pe 'oku 'ikai ke ne fakahoko 'i he 'ilo pau ke 'oatu ha ngaahi lekooti 'oku ne ma'u 'i hano fiema'u 'i he Lao ni;

(c) 'ikai ke ne tali ke, pe 'oku 'ikai ke ne fakahoko 'i he 'ilo pau ke totongi ha pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga pe pa'anga talasiti ki he 'akauni pe sino'i pa'anga ke totongi ki ai;

(d) 'ikai ke ne tali ke, pe 'oku 'ikai ke ne fakahoko 'i he 'ilo pau ke, 'oatu ha lipooti 'oku fiema'u 'i he Lao ni;

(e) ne fakahoko 'i he 'ilo pau pe 'i he ta'etokanga 'o ne 'oatu ha fakapapau pe fai ha fakamole 'oku hulu, mei ha sino'i pa'anga 'oku ne tokanga'i;

(f) ne fakahoko 'i he 'ilo pau ha fakamatala pe fuakava 'oku loi, pe 'oku ne 'oatu ha tohi fakamo'oni 'oku loi 'o fakatatau ki he fiema'u 'a e Lao ni;

(g) ne fakahoko ha ngaue 'a is ko hono taumu'a ke ma'u:

(i) ha totongi ta'etotonu mei ha pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga pe ha pa'anga talasiti;

(ii) ke ngaue'aki ta'etotonu ha koloa 'a e Pule'anga pe ha ngaahi ma'u'anga pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga; pe

(iii) ke 'ikai fakahoko 'i he 'ilo pau ha fatongia kuo hilifaki ki he taha ko is 'i he Lao ni; pe

(h) ne 'oatu 'i he 'ilo pau ha fakamatala 'oku loi;

'oku ne fakahoko ha hia pea 'e ala mo'ua 'i ha'ane halaia ki ha tautea pa'anga 'e 'ikai laka hake 'i he $4000 pea kapau ko ha sino fakakautaha ki ha tautea pa'anga 'oku 'ikai laka hake 'i he $5000.

(2) 'I hano fakahoko 'e ha sino fakakautaha ha hia 'i he Lao ni, kuo pau ko e talekita, 'ofisa pule, sekelitali kotoa pe, pe 'ofisa kehe kotoa 'o e sino fakakautaha, ke nau halaia ki ha hia tukukehe kapau 'oku lava 'e he tokotaha ko is 'o fakapapau'i fakatatau ki he fiema'u 'a e Fakamaau'anga:

(a) na'e fakahoko 'a e hia 'ikai ke 'ilo pe loto ki ai 'a e tokotaha ko eni;

(b) na'e 'ikai ko ha ola 'o ha ta'etokanga hulu 'a e tokotaha ko eni; pe

(c) na'e fakahoko 'e he tokotaha ko eni 'a e ngaahi ngaue fakapotopoto taha na'e ala lava ke ta'ofi 'a hono fakahoko 'o e hia.

(3) 'E ngofua ki he 'Ateni Seniale ke ne fai ha faka'ilo sivile ki ha taha 'oku, 'i hano maumau'i 'a e kupu ni, ne tali pe tokoni ki ha taha kehe ke ne tali ha pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga pe ma'u'anga pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga koe'uhi ke fakafoki mai 'a e pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga pe ma'u'anga pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga ko is pe ko hano mahu'inga tatau.

Tautea'i 'o e kau 'ofisa tali ui

40. (1) Ki he taumu'a 'o e Lao ni, 'oku 'uhinga 'a e "sino fakamafai ki he fakanofo" ki he sino fakamafai 'oku ne fakanofo 'a e 'ofisa tali ui.

(2) Kapau 'e fakamafai 'e ha 'ofisa tali ui ha fakamole pe fakapapau 'o ha pa'anga 'o laka hake 'i he ngata'anga kuo fakangofua ki ha polokalama, 'e ngofua ki he sino fakamafai ki he fakanofo ke ne fakanofo fakataimi mei he ngaue 'a e 'ofisa tali ui pea 'ikai ke vahe 'o kamata mei he 'aho na'e fakamo'oni ai 'a e Minisita ki he fakamole pe fakapapau ta'efakamafai ko ia.

(3) 'E ngofua ki ha 'ofisa tali ui kuo fakanofo fakataimi mei he ngaue 'i he kupusi'i (2) ke ne fai ha fakamatala tohi 'i loto 'i he 'aho 'e 14 ki he sino fakamafai ki he fakanofo ki he ngaahi 'uhinga na'e fakahoko ai 'a e fakamole pe fakapapau ta'efakamafai ko ia.

(4) 'I he hili 'a e 'aho 'e 14 mei he 'aho hono fakanofo fakataimi mei he ngaue, 'e ngofua ki he sino fakamafai ki he fakanofo, hili hono vakai'i 'o ha fakamatala kuo fai 'i he kupusi'i (3), ke ne fakafoki 'a e fakanofo fakataimi pe to ne fakamaata 'a e ngaue 'a e 'ofisa tali ui.

KONGA VIII
NGAAHI KUPU KI HE NGAAHI ME'A KEHE

Ngaahi mole 'ikai ala fakafoki

41. (1) Kuo pau ki ha 'ofisa tali ui ke ne fakaha leva ki he Sekelitali Pa'anga:

(a) ha mole pe tonounou 'i he pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga;

(b) ha ngaahi pa'anga 'e 'ikai to e ala totongi fakafoki mai;

(c) ha ngaahi mo'ua pe totongi hulu 'e 'ikai toe ala totongi fakafoki mai;

(d) 'a e fakamahu'inga 'o e ngaahi ma'u'anga pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga kuo mole, tonounou, tu'utu'uni ke 'ikai ngaue'aki, 'ikai toe ala fakatonutonu, pe kuo 'ikai toe ngaue'aki; mo e

(e) ngaahi 'inivesi kuo 'ikai toe ala fakafoki.

(2) 'E ngofua ki ha Sekelitali Pa'anga, hili ha fekumi 'oku ne fakakaukau 'oku fiema'u 'i ha me'a pau -

(a) ke ne fakangofua hano lau 'o ha mole ko ha mole 'ikai ala fakafoki ki ha pa'anga 'oku 'ikai laka hake 'i he $5000;

(b) ke ne 'oatu ki he Minisita ha me'a 'oku laka hake ai 'a e mole 'i he $5000 pe kapau 'e laka hake 'i he $10,000 'a e mole 'ikai ala fakafoki kuo lipooti 'e ha 'ofisa tali ui 'e taha:

(3) 'E ngofua ki he Minisita, 'i ha me'a kuo 'oatu ki ai 'e he Sekelitali Pa'anga ke ne-

(a) fakangofua hano lau 'o ha mole ko ha mole 'ikai ala fakafoki ki ha pa'anga 'oku 'ikai laka hake 'i he $10,000;

(b) 'i ha me'a e laka hake 'a e pa'anga 'i he $10,000, ke ne 'oatu ki he Kapineti ki ha tu'utu'uni.

(4) Kuo pau ko e pa'anga kotoa kuo fakangofua 'e he Sekelitali Pa'anga, Minisita pe Kapineti ko ha mole 'ikai ala fakafoki 'e lipooti is 'i he ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga.

Minisita ke ne tokanga'i hono totongi 'a e vahenga 'a e Kau Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga

42. (1) Ko e Minisita to ne tokanga'i:

(a) 'a hono totongi 'a e vahenga ke ma'u 'e he kau ngaue 'a e Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga 'o fakatatau ki he ngaahi polokalama 'i he Lao ki he Fakahu Am 'a e Pa'anga ki he Ngaue 'a e Pule'anga ki he ta'u fakapa'anga ko ia;

(b) 'a hono fakahoko 'a e ngaahi fatongia 'a e Pule'anga 'i hono tu'unga ko e pule ngaue ki hono tauhi 'o e tukuhau pe ngaahi pa'anga kehe mei he vahenga ke ma'u 'e he kau ngaue ko is 'o fakatatau ki he fiema'u 'a e lao.

(2) 'E ngofua ki he Minisita ke ne tu'utu'uni 'i he Ngaahi Tu'utu'uni 'a e founga ki hano fakaha 'e ha taha ngaue ko ha taha is ke ne ma'u ha vahenga pehe.

(3) Kapau 'e 'ikai ke fakaha 'e ha taha ngaue is 'e he founga kuo tu'utu'uni, 'e ngofua ki he Minisita ke ne ta'ofi fakataimi 'a 'ene vahe kae'oua kuo toki fakapapau'i hono hingoa.

(4) Kapau 'e 'ikai ke 'i ai ha pa'anga 'e fakahu atu ki he ngaue 'a e Pule'anga ki hano totongi 'o e vahenga ko ia, pea 'e ta'ofi fakataimi leva 'a e fatongia 'a e tokotaha ngaue ke ne ngaue mo e fatongia 'a e Pule'anga ke ne totongi kae'oua kuo toe 'i ai ha pa'anga 'e fakahu atu ki he ngaue 'a e Pule'anga ki hano totongi 'o e vahenga ko ia, pea 'e ta'ofi fakataimi leva 'a e fatongia 'a e tokotaha ngaue ke ne ngaue mo e fatongia 'a e Pule'anga ke ne totongi kae'oua kuo toe 'i ai ha pa'anga 'e fakahu atu ki he ngaue 'a e Pule'anga.

Fakapapau ke malu'i

43. Kuo pau ko e Minisita pe ko ha taha kuo fakanofo pe fakamafai fakalao 'e he Minisita, ke 'ikai to ne mo'ua koe'uhi ko ha'ane fakahoko ha ngaue 'i he loto ma'a, pea mo e tokanga fe'unga, 'i hono fakahoko 'o ha mafai pe fatongia 'i he Lao ni.

Ngaahi Tu'utu'uni

44. 'E ngofua ki he Minisita ke ne fa'u ha ngaahi Tu'utu'uni ki hono fakahoko lelei 'o e Lao ni.

Ngaahi Fakahinohino Faka-falepa'anga

45. 'E ngofua ki he Minisita ke ne 'oatu ha Ngaahi Fakahinohino Faka-falepa'anga 'o fakahinohino fakaikiiki ai ha ngaahi founga ngaue mo fiema'u 'oku 'ikai ke fepaki mo e Lao ni.

Ngaahi tu'utu'uni fakataimi

46. (1) Ko ha taha 'oku kau ki hono teuteu 'o e ngaahi fakamatala fakapa'anga, patiseti pe fakafuofua fakapa'anga, kuo pau 'e 'ikai halaia ki ha hia 'i he Lao ni ki ha fakahoko pe 'ikai fakahoko 'e he tokotaha ko ia.

(2) Kapau, 'i loto 'i he vaha'a taimi ko e mahina 'e 12 mei he kamata 'a e Lao ni, 'oku 'ikai ke 'oatu ha lipooti, fakamatala, pe fakamatala fakakakato 'oku fiema'u 'e he Lao ni 'i he 'aho totonu 'oku fiema'u ai 'e he Lao ni, kuo pau ki he Minisita ke ne fakaha leva 'a e ngaahi 'uhinga ki he Fale Alea pea kapau 'oku 'ikai ngaue 'a e Fale, 'i he kamata'anga 'o e to'u Fale Alea hono hoko.

(3) Ko e ngaue kotoa kuo fakahoko 'i he hingoa 'o e Minisita, Tauhipa'anga, Sekelitali Pa'anga kimu'a 'i he kamata 'a e Lao ni 'e hoko atu 'a 'ene ngaue 'o hange pe na'e fakahoko 'i he hingoa 'a e Minisita 'i ha 'a e kamata 'a e Lao ni.

'E malohi 'a e Lao ni

47. Fakatatau ki he Konisitutone, kapau 'e 'i ai ha kupu 'o e Lao ni 'oku fepaki mo ha lao kehe, 'e malohi 'a e kupu 'a e Lao ni.

Fakapekia mo e hoko atu

48. (1) 'Oku fakapekia heni 'a e Lao ki he Ngaahi Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga (Vahe 64), Lao ki hono Pule'i 'o e Pa'anga 'a e Pule'anga (Vahe 65) mo e Lao ki he No mo e Sitoka Fakalukufua (Vahe 109).

(2) Kuo pau ko e ngaahi lao kotoa na'e fa'u 'i he ngaahi Lao kuo fakapekia 'i he kupusi'i (1) pea na'e kei ngaue kimu'a 'i he kamata 'a e Lao ni pea 'oku 'ikai ke fepaki mo e Lao ni, ke kei hoko atu 'o hange pe na'e fa'u 'i he Lao ni.

Na'e tali 'e he Fale Alea 'i he 'aho ni 5 Novema, 2002.

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