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Article 100 Transitional provision relating to Chief Secretary 5203 Service 1 Job: (unknown)/ron/allvols/serv_1/RON.CONSTIN Page: 5 Date: 30/8/2022 Time: 17:27:51 bwpageid:: 5203:: bwservice::1:: LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU Article Title THE SCHEDULES First Schedule — Oath of Member of Cabinet Second Schedule — Division of Nauru into constituencies and number of members to be returned by each constituency Third Schedule — Oath of Member of Parliament Fourth Schedule — Oath of Judge Fifth Schedule Sixth Schedule [The next page is 5401] Service 1 5204 Job: (unknown)/ron/allvols/serv_1/RON.CONSTIN Page: 6 Date: 30/8/2022 Time: 17:27:51 bwpageid:: 5204:: bwservice::1:: Constitution of Nauru 1968 TABLE OF AMENDMENTS The Constitution of Nauru 1968 No 1 was certified and commenced on 31 January 1968 (GN No 1/1968; Gaz 1/1968).* Amending Legislation Certified Date of Commencement Constitutional Convention of Nauru 17 May 1968 1968 GN No 72/1968 Audit (Amendment) Act 2015 No 10 12 May 2015 12 May 2015 Constitution of Nauru (Citizenship) 18 September 2015 18 September 2015 (Amendment) Act 2015 No 19 Constitution (Appointment of Ministers) 4 November 2016 4 November 2016 (Amendment) Act 2016 No 54 Constitution (Amendment) Act 2018 No 10 May 2018 10 May 2018 12 Revised Written Laws Act 2021 No 7 1 June 2021 1 June 2021 Constitution (Amendment) Act 2021 8 June 2022 8 June 2022 No 10 Constitution (Amendment) Act 2022 8 June 2022 8 June 2022 No 9 * The Constitution of Nauru (Parliamentary Amendments) Act 2009 No 7 was passed by Parliament and certified on 28 August 2009 (see GN No 341/2009), however failed at referendum and has not come into force. 5401 Service 1 Job: (unknown)/ron/allvols/serv_1/RON.CONSTIN Page: 7 Date: 30/8/2022 Time: 17:27:51 bwpageid:: 5401:: bwservice::1:: LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU [The next page is 5601] Service 1 5402 Job: (unknown)/ron/allvols/serv_1/RON.CONSTIN Page: 8 Date: 30/8/2022 Time: 17:27:51 bwpageid:: 5402:: bwservice::1:: WHEREAS we the people of Nauru acknowledge God as the almighty and everlasting Lord and the giver of all good things: AND WHEREAS we humbly place ourselves under the protection of His good providence and seek His blessing upon ourselves and upon our lives: AND WHEREAS we have declared that Nauru shall be a Republic: AND WHEREAS a Constitutional Convention representing us has prepared a Constitution for Nauru: NOW THEREFORE we the people of Nauru in our Constitutional Convention this twenty-ninth day of January, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight, do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution to come into force on the thirty-first day of January, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight. ARRANGEMENT OF PARTS Part I. The Republic of Nauru and the Supreme Law of Nauru (Articles 1 – 2). Part II. Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Articles 3 – 15). Part III. The President and the Executive (Articles 16 – 25). Part IV. The Legislature (Articles 26 – 47). Part V. The Judicature (Articles 48 – 57A). Part VI. Finance (Articles 58 – 67). Part VII. The Public Service (Articles 68 – 70). Part VIII. Citizenship (Articles 71 – 76). Part IX. Emergency Powers (Articles 77 – 79). Part X. General (Articles 80 – 84). Part XI. Transitional Provisions (Articles 85 – 100). 5601 Service 0 Job: (unknown)/ron/allvols/serv_1/RON.CONSTIN Page: 9 Date: 30/8/2022 Time: 17:27:51 bwpageid:: 5601:: bwservice::0:: LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU [The next page is 5801] Service 0 5602 Job: (unknown)/ron/allvols/serv_1/RON.CONSTIN Page: 10 Date: 30/8/2022 Time: 17:27:51 bwpageid:: 5602:: bwservice::0::