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\par Title
\par 
\par 1. Short Title
\par 2. Order in Council extends to Cook Islands
\par 3. Modifications of Order in Council
\par 4. Practice and Procedure on appeal
\par 5. Transition
\par 6. Saving
\par 
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An Act to provide for appeals to Her Majesty the Queen in Council from judgements of the Court of Appeal of the Cook Islands.
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\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15884352\charrsid5591593 BE IT ENACTED}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15884352\charrsid5591593  by the Parliament of t
he Cook Islands in Session assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
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 - This Act may be cited as the Privy Council}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7481899\charrsid5591593  (Judicial Committee) Act 1984.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15884352\charrsid5591593 
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 January 19}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7481899\charrsid5591593 10}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15884352\charrsid5591593  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7481899\charrsid5591593 (}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15884352\charrsid5591593 as set out in the Privy Council (Judicial Committee) Rules Notice 1973 (S.R. 1973/181,}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11108233\charrsid5591593  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid15884352\charrsid5591593 N.Z.) regulating appeals to Her Majesty in Council from the Court of Appeal of New Zealand or from the High Court of New Zealand made pursuant to
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(2) The principal Order shall have effect, in relation to the Cook Islands, as if rule 2 had been revoked, and the following rule substituted:
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