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KIR-1979-C-5305
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Title_of_text
Constitution of Kiribati.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Kiribati
Subjects (Classification)
General provisions; Constitutional law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1979-07-12
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Constitution
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Kiribati Independence Order 1979 of the United Kingdom made provision for the Constitution of Kiribati to come into effect on 12 July 1979. The Constitution contains provisions on the structure of the Government, citizenship and fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual (Ch. II). Replaces the Constitution set out in Schedule 2 to the Gilbert Islands Order 1975 of the United Kimgdom (S.I. 1975, Part III, p. 8487), as amended.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1995-02-13 (KIR-1995-L-70694)
Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1995 (No. 1 of 1995).
Amending text(s)
2013-09-13 (KIR-2013-L-98635)
Constitution (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 8 of 2013).
Amending text(s)
2018-10-13 (KIR-2018-L-113876)
Constitution (Amendment) Act 2018 (No. 9 of 2018).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Constitution on-line
Author
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
Publisher
University of the South Pacific
URL
http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/consol_act/cok257/
File
KIR5305.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
The Laws of the Republic of Kiribati
Number
Vol. I
Page range
p. 1-81