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Passports (Amendment) Act 2008

LAWS OF TUVALU

PASSPORTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2008

Act 12 of 2008

AN ACT TO AMEND THE PASSPORTS ACT AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES.

ENACTED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF TUVALU
2 December 2008

Commencement [1 January 2009]

1 Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Passports (Amendment) Act 2008.

(2) This Act shall come into force on a date appointed by the Minister by notice.

2 Amendment of the Passports Act

The Passports Act (Cap. 79) is amended as follows —

(a) in section 2(a) by deleting the following definitions:

"Investment Passport Committee";

"investor immigrant", "investor spouse" and "investor dependant child";

(b) in section 4(1) by deleting the words "other than an investor immigrant, an investor spouse or an investor dependant child";

(c) by deleting section 7(1A);

(d) in section 9(1) by deleting the words ", an investor immigrant, an investor spouse or an investor child";

(e) by deleting section 10(d);

(f) by deleting section 16A;

(g) in section 17(2) by deleting the words ", an investor immigrant, an investor spouse or an investor child";

(h) in section 26,

(i) by deleting in paragraph (i) of subsection (1) the words ", investor immigrants, investor spouses or investor dependant children";

(ii) by deleting subsection (k) and (l);

(iii) by deleting subsection (2) and re-numbering subsection (1).

3 Amendment of the Immigration Act

Section 7(1) of the Immigration Act (Cap. 77) is amended by deleting subsection (k).

4 Transitional

Notwithstanding the amendments effected by this Act, a Tuvalu Passport issued before the date on which this Act comes into force shall continue to be a valid Tuvalu Passport for the period of its validity unless earlier cancelled under the Passports Act.