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The Kiribati Independence Order 1979

S.I. 1979/719 · Made 26 June 1979

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Made 26th June 1979

Laid before Parliament 4th July 1979

Coming into Operation 12th July 1979

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of June 1979

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 2 and 6 of the Kiribati Act 1979 or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Revocations
  4. 4Establishment of Constitution
  5. 5Existing laws
  6. 6Existing offices
  7. 7Maneaba ni Maungatabu
  8. 8Prerogatives and privileges of the Crown
  9. 9Property and assets
  10. 10Rights, liabilities and obligations
  11. 11Legal proceedings
  12. 12Jurisdiction, etc., of courts
  13. 13Alteration of this Order
  14. Signature
  15. Schedule THE SCHEDULE TO THE ORDERSchedule THE SCHEDULE TO THE ORDER
  16. Explanatory note