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Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations (Amendment) Act 2017

REPUBLIC OF FIJI


DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

ACT NO. 16 OF 2017

I assent.
J. K. KONROTE President
[28 April 2017]


AN ACT

TO AMEND THE DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ACT 2016

ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji—

Short title and commencement

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations (Amendment) Act 2017.

(2) This Act comes into force on a date or dates appointed by the Prime Minister by notice in the Gazette.

(3) In this Act, the Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations Act 2016 is referred to as the “Principal Act”.


New section 3A inserted

2. The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following new section after section 3—

Exemption from paying contributions to the Fiji National Provident Fund
3A.—(1) In this section—
(2) The Prime Minister may, subject to this section, exempt an international organisation or international body from paying contributions to the Fund for its employees.
(3) An international organisation or international body may apply, in writing, to the Prime Minister for the international organisation or international body to be exempt from paying contributions to the Fund for its employees.
(4) The application must be accompanied by information that substantiates that the international organisation or international body—
(5) On receiving and considering the application, the Prime Minister must, in writing—
(6) An international organisation or international body which is granted an exemption under this section is, while the exemption has effect, exempt from any requirement and relieved of any obligation for paying contributions to the Fund for an employee and is not and cannot be held liable to do so.”

Passed by the Parliament of the Republic of Fiji this 26th day of April 2017.


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