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Island Courts (Amendment) Act 2006

Commencement: 12 February 2007


REPUBLIC OF VANUATU


ISLAND COURTS (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 17 OF 2006


Arrangement of Sections


1 Amendment
2 Commencement


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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU


ISLAND COURTS (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 17 OF 2006


Assent: 17/01/2006
Commencement: 12/02/1007


An Act to amend the Island Courts Act [CAP 167].


Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-


1 Amendment


The Island Courts Act [CAP 167] is amended as set out in the Schedule.


2 Commencement


This Act commences on the date on which it is published in the Gazette.


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SCHEDULE


AMENDMENTS OF THE ISLAND COURTS ACT [CAP 167]


1 Section 16


Repeal the section, substitute


"16 COMMUNITY WORK


Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act an Island Court may, as an alternative to imposing a fine or term of imprisonment, impose a sentence of community work of not more than 150 hours and such sentence of community work shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions relating to community work contained in the Penal Code Act [CAP 135]."


2 Section 18


Delete "imprisonment for a period not exceeding 1 week for each VT1,000 or part of VT1,000 unpaid or where compensation or damages is ordered otherwise than in money, for each VT1,000 or part of VT1,000 of the value of the compensation or damages not rendered", substitute "a term of community work not exceeding 150 hours".


3 Section 19


After "VT24, 000" insert ", or a term of community work not exceeding 150 hours".


Delete "or to both", substitute "or to a fine and imprisonment."


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