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Constitution of the Cook Islands

38

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Cook Islands
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38
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English
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in force
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section 38 of the Cook Islands Amendment Act 1957, and in force immediately before Constitution Day, shall continue in force on and after Constitution Day. The High Court 82 (1) The High Court of the Cook Islands established by Article 47 hereof is hereby declared to be the same Court as the High Court of the Cook Islands established by the Cook Islill)-ds Act 1915. (2) The Judges and Commissioners of that Court in office immediately before · Constitution Day shall continue to hold office on and after Constitution Day as if they had been appointed under the provisions of this Constitution, and those Judges shall receive the salary to which they were entitled immediately before Constitution Day as if that sal;rry had been fixed by enactment. (3) All judgments, decrees, records, and acts of the High Court of the Cook Islands shall continue to have full force and effect on and after Constitution Day as judgments, decrees, records and acts of the High Court established under this Constitution; and all proceedings, civil or criminal, pending in the High Court immediately before Constitution Day, and all appeals pending immediately before Constitution Day from decisions of the High Court, may be continued on and after Constitution Day. The Land Court 83 (1) The Land Court of the Cook Islands established by Article 52 hereof is hereby declared to be the same Court as the Native Land Court of the Cook Islands established by the Cook Islands Act 1915. (2) The Land Court of the Cook Islands shall also be deemed for all purposes to be the same Court as that which existed at the commencement of the Cook Islands Act 1915 under the name of the Cook Islands Land Titles Court, and all orders theretofore made by the last-mentioned Court shall have effect accordingly. (3) Repealed bys 15 of the Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980-81 (Cl). Constitution 207 Articles 84 and 85 were repealed bys 6 of the Constitution Amendment (No 11) Act 1982 (Cl) Cook Islands Government Account 86 The Cook Islands Government Account established by Article 67 hereof is hereby declared to be the same account as the Cook tslands Assembly Account established by section 15 of the Cook Islands Amendment Act 1957; and all money in the last- mentioned account immediately before Constitution Day shall on and after Constitution Day be deemed to form part of the Cook Islands Government Aecount. Articles 87 and 88 were repealed by ss J5 and 14 of the Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act 1980-81. 208 Cook Islands Laws filRST SCHEDOLE (Article 27) NAMES AND BOUNDARIES. OT!' CONSTITUENCIES TOGETHER COMPRISING THE ISLANDS OFAlTU1'AKJ, MANUAE, A,Nl) TE-AU-0-TU, AND Tllli ISLANl)S OF RAROTONGA AND PALMERSTON, AND THE ISLAND OF .. MANGAIA, AND Tlm ISLAND OF ATlU [[PAllT I CONSTITUENCIES COMPllISING THE ISLANDS OF AlTUTAKl MANUAE AND TE-AU,o<ru VAIPAE-TAUTU CONSTITUENCY All that area in the Island of Aitutaki delineated and edged in red on the plan SO 1008 deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Rarotonga, comprising - (i) The Avauui Tapere being part of the Avauui District; and (ii) The Oako Tapere and Vaipae Tapere of the Vaipae District; and (iii) The Mataotalle Tapere and Tautu Tapere of the Tautu District; and (iv) The motus known as - ·· Angarei Ninra Mangere Papau Tavairuaitl Tavairuartui Akaiami Muritapua Rapota Moturakau Tekopua Tapuaetai Motukitiu AMURl-UREIA CONSTll'UENCY /µI that area in 'the Island of Aitutaki delineated and edged blue on plan: SO 1008 deposited i_n the office of the Chief Surveyor at Rarotonga, comprising - (i) Th.e Urela Tapere being part of. the Arutanga District; and (ii) The Amuri Tapere and Puuganui Tapere of the Amuri District; and (iii) · The Anaunga Tapere and Puuoa Tapere of the Anaunga District; and (iv) The Taakarere Tapere and Vaitupa Tapere of the Vaitupa Dlstrict; and (v) The Vaipeka Tapere, being part of the Avanui District; and (vi) The motu known as Akitua. ARUTANGA-REUREU-NIKAUPARA CONSTITUENCY All the area in the Island of Aitutaki delJneated and edged green in· the plan SO 1008 deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Rarotonga, comprising - (i) The Arutanga Tapere; the Reureu Tapere and Nukunoni Tapere being part of the Arutanga District; and (ii) The V aiorea Tapere, the V aiau Tapere and Taravao Tapere of the Taravao District; and (iii) The Islands of Manuae and Te-Au,O-Tu; and (iv) The motti known as Maina.]J Constittttion 209 [PART II CONSTITUENCIES COMPRISING THE ISLANDS OF RAROTONGA . AND PALMERSTON NIKAO-PANAMA CONSTITUENCY All .that area in the Avarua Survey District in the .Island of Rarotonga comprising the ;fapere of Pokoinu, Nikao, ·Puapuautu, Areauu, and Kaikaveka, as dellneated on plan SO 1002D, deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Rarotonga. AVATIU-RUATONGA CONSTITUENCY All that area in the Avarua Survey District ln the Island of Rarotonga comprising the Tapere of Atupa, Avatiu and Ruatonga, as delineated on plan SO 1002C, deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Rarotonga together with the Island of Palmerston. TAKUVAINE-TUT~KIMOA CONSTITUENCY All that area in the Avarua Survey Di~trict in the Island of Rarotonga, comprising the Tapere of Tutakimoa, Tanae, and Takuvaine, as delineated on plan SO 1002, deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Rarotonga .. TllPAPA-MARAERENGA CONSTITUENCY All that area in the Avarua Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga comprising the Tapere of Ngatipa, Vaikai, Tapae-I-Uta, Pue, Punaruaia, Kilkii and Tupapa as delineated on the said plan so 1002. MATAVERA CONSTITUENCY All that wea comprising the Matavera Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga, as dellneated on the said plan SO 1002. NGATANGIIA CONSTITUENCY All that area comprising the Ngatangiia Survey District ln the Island of Rarotonga, as delineated on the said plan SO 1002. TITIKAVEKA CONSTITUENCY All that area comprising the Takitumu Survey District ln the Island of Rarotonga, as delineated on the Said plan SO 1002. MURIENUA CONSTITUENCY [All that area of the Arorangi Survey, District in the Island of Rarotonga, comprising the Tapere of Kavera, the Tapere of Aroa, and the Tapere of Rutaki, as delineated on the said plan SO 1002.] . [AKAOA CONSTITUENCY All that area of the Arorangi Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga, comprising the Tapere of Akaoa, and the Tapere of V aiaknra, as dellneated on the said plan SO 1002. RlJAAU CONSTITUENCY All tliat area in the Arorangi Survey District in the Island of Rarotonga, comprising the Tapere of Pokoinu-i-Raro, Tokerau, !nave, and Arerenga, as delineated on the said plan SO 1002.J 210 Cook Islands Laws PARTIII CONSTITUENCIES COMPRISING THE ISLAND OF MANGAIA ONEROA CONSTITUENCY All that area in the Island of Mangaia comprising the Tapere of Tava'enga, Keia, and Veitatei, as delineated on plan SO 1014 depqsited ln the Office of the Chief Surveyor at Rarotonga. IVIRUA CONSTITUENCY All that area in the Island of Mangaia comprising the Tapere of Karanga and Ivlrua, as dellne_ated on the said plan SO 1014. TAMAROA CONSTITUENCY All· that area in the Island of Mangaia comprising the Tapere of Tamarua, as delineated on _the said plan SO 1014. PART IV CONSTITUENCIES COMPRISING THE ISLAND OF ATIU TENGATANGI- AREORA -NGATIARUA CONSTITUENCY All that area in the Island of Atiu bounded by a line commencing at Trig station CB 1 and proceeding due west along a right line to the sea-coast; thence generally southerly, easterly, and northerly along the sea-coast to its intersection with a right line. bearing of 45 degrees from CBI; ·thence south-westerly along that right line to the point of commencement, to include the villages of Areora, Tengatangi, and Ngatiarua, as delineated on Plan SO 1015 deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Rarotonga. TEENUI-MAPUMAI CONSTITUENCY ·· All that area in the Island of Aliu bounded by a line commencing at Trig station CBI and proceeding due west along a right line to the sea-coast; thence generally northerly, and south-easterly, along the .sea-coast to its inter-section with a right line bearing of 45 degrees fiom CBI; thence south-westerly along that right Ilne to the point of commencement, to include .the villages of Teenui and ·Mapumai, as delineated on the said SO PlalJ, 1015.J · The First Schedule was added by s 16 of the Constitution Amendment (No 9) Act ]980-81 (Cl) Part 1 was substituted bys 8 of the Constitution Amendment (No 11) Act 1982 (CI) . Part II was subf!tituted by s 3 of the Constitution Amendment (No 12) Act 1986 The description of the. Murienua constituency was amended, and the Akaoa c,onstituency added, by sections 3(3) and 3(4) respectively of the Constitution Amendment (No 14) Act 1991 SECOND SCHEDULE (Article 28) CRIMES DISQUALIFYING FOR ELECTION TO PARLIAMENT PART I CRIM.ES AGAINST THE STATE, AND MURDER, SLAVERY, PIRACY, AND KIDNAPPING Crimes against the following sections of the Crimes Act 1969:

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