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Jurisdiction of Justices of}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11229796 the Peace}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4745528\charrsid11229796 \par }\pard \qc \fi18\li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid683716 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11862925 ------------------------------}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid683716 \par }\pard \ql \fi18\li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11229796 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid683716 \par }\pard \qc \fi18\li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid683716 {\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid683716\charrsid683716 1986, No. 15 \par }\pard \ql \fi18\li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11229796 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid683716 \par }\pard \ql \fi18\li720\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid683716 {\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593\charrsid683716 An Act to amend the Judicature Act 1980-81 \par }\pard \ql \fi18\li0\ri288\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin288\lin0\itap0\pararsid11229796 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11229796 \par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593\charrsid683716 BE IT ENACTED}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593\charrsid11229796 by the Parliament of the Cook Islands in Session assembled, by the authority of the same, as follows: \par }\pard \ql \fi18\li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid11229796 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11229796\charrsid683716 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593\charrsid683716 1. }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593\charrsid683716 Short Title and commencement}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593\charrsid683716 - (1) This Act may be cited as the Judi}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid683716 cature Amendment (No. 2) Act 198}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593\charrsid683716 6, and shall be read together with and d}{ \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid683716 eemed part of the Judicature A}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593\charrsid683716 ct 1980-81 (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"). \par }\pard \ql \fi18\li0\ri576\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin576\lin0\itap0\pararsid11229796 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11229796\charrsid683716 \par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4265593\charrsid683716 (2) This Act shall come into force on the date to be appointed by the Queen's Representative, by Order in Executive Council. \par }\pard \ql \fi18\li0\ri1008\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin1008\lin0\itap0\pararsid11229796 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11229796\charrsid683716 \par }\pard \ql \fi18\li0\ri1008\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin1008\lin0\itap0\pararsid683716 {\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8524742\charrsid683716 2. }{\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8524742\charrsid683716 Jurisdiction of Justices}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid8524742\charrsid683716 - 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