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Civil Law (Amendment) Act 2003

TONGA


CIVIL LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003


No 9 of 2003


I assent,


TAUFA'AHAU TUPOU IV,
18th November, 2003


AN ACT
TO AMEND THE CIVIL LAW ACT


[26th of August, 2003]


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


1. (1) This Act maybe cited as the Civil Law (Amendment) Act 2003.


(2) The Civil Law Act (Cap. 25) is in the Act referred to as the Principal Act.


2. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by –


(i) deleting the comma after the word "equity"; and


(ii) deleting the words "together with statutes of general application".


3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by-


(i) deleting the comma after the word "England" and substituting therefore the word "and"; and


(ii) deleting the words "and the statutes of general application".


4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by –


(i) deleting the comma after the word "England" (first appearing) and substituting therefore the word "or";


(ii) deleting the comma and the words ", or an enactment contained in any statutes of general application"; and


(iii) Deleting the words "principle, rule or enactment" and substituting therefore the words "principle or rule".


Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 26th day of August, 2003


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