Laws of Kiribati

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Administration of Estates Act

Act · Made 1925-04-09

Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Kiribati on fishing within the Kiribati fishing zone

Treaty · Made 2003

Agriculture Strategic Plan 2013 – 2016

policy · Made 2013

Animals (Control of Experiments) Ordinance [Cap 2]

Act · Made 1957-09-11

Baselines around the Archipelagos of Kiribati Regulations, 2014

Regulation · Made 2014

Biosecurity Act, 2011 (No. 2 of 2011)

Act · Made 2011-09-05

Birds Fully Protected Throughout the Gilbert Islands Order 1979

Regulation · Made 1979-06-18

Chief Lands Officer (Special Provisions)(Repeal) Act 2000 (No. 4 of 2000)

Act · Made 2000-07-09

Closing Lines Regulations, 2014

Regulation · Made 2014

Co-operative Societies Ordinance [Cap 14]

Act · Made 1951-09-01

Constitution of Kiribati

Constitution · Made 1979

Consumer Protection Act (No. 11 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001

Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 3 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-05-08

Contiguous Zone Outer Limit Regulations, 2014

Regulation · Made 2014

Council Regulation (EC) No. 893/2007 on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Kiribati

Act · Made 2007-07-23

Customs Act No. 8 of 2019

Act · Made 2019

Development Bank of Kiribati Act 1986 (No. 2 of 1986)

Act · Made 1986-11-17

Development Bank of Kiribati (Amendment) Act 1992 (No. 4 of 1992)

Act · Made 1992-10-14

Development Bank of Kiribati (Amendment) Act 1993 (No. 1 of 1993)

Act · Made 1993-06-16

Development Bank of Kiribati (Amendment) Act 1997 (No. 13 of 1997)

Act · Made 1997-12-29

Development Bank of Kiribati (Amendment) Act 1999 (No. 8 of 1999)

Act · Made 1999-05-11

Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Act 2019

Act · Made 2019

Domestic Fishing Zone Limit Regulations, 2015

Regulation · Made 2015

Environment Act 1999 (Act No. 9 of 1999)

Act · Made 2000-03-21

Repealed

Environment Act No. 18 of 2021

Act · Made 2022-05-06

Environment (Amendment) Act No. 1 of 2007

Act · Made 2007

Repealed

Environment Regulations 2001

Regulation · Made 2001-12-13

Exclusive Economic Zone Outer Limit Regulations, 2014

Regulation · Made 2014

Fish Export Regulations of 2012

Regulation · Made 2012-04-18

Fisheries Act Cap. 33

Act · Made 1977-12-21

Repealed

Fisheries Act (No. 6 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010-09-03

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1983 (No. 8 of 1983)

Act · Made 1983-05-11

Repealed

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 9 of 1984)

Act · Made 1984-12-10

Repealed

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1992 (No. 5 of 1992)

Act · Made 1992-10-14

Repealed

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1995 (No. 11 of 1995)

Act · Made 1995-10-23

Repealed

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 (No. 8 of 1997)

Act · Made 1997-07-07

Repealed

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2008 (No. 4 of 2008)

Act · Made 2008-05-29

Repealed

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 6 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-12-07

Repealed

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 1 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-04-21

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2017 (No. 5 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017

Fisheries (Amendment) Act No. 22 of 2021

Act · Made 2021-12-21

Fisheries (Conservation and Management of Coastal Marine Resources) Regulations 2019

Regulation · Made 2019

Fisheries Conservation and Protection (Rock Lobster -

Regulation · Made 1979

Repealed

Fisheries (Fish Aggregating Device Management) Regulations, 2014

Regulation · Made 2014-07-01

Fisheries (Pacific Island States' Treaty with the United States of America) Act 1988

Act · Made 1988

Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Kiribati

Treaty · Made 2007

Fisheries (Processing and Export) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1981

Fisheries (Protection of Bonefish on Kiritimati) Regulations 2008

Regulation · Made 2008

Fisheries (Purse Seine Vessel Days Scheme) Regulations, 2014

Regulation · Made 2014-09-12

Fisheries (Vessel Licences) Regulation (No. 1) 1982 (L. N. No. 13 of 1982)

Regulation · Made 1982-03-24

Fisheries (Vessel Licences) Regulations 1981 (L. N. No. 40 of 1981)

Regulation · Made 1981-12-11

Food Regulations and Standards 2014

Regulation · Made 2014

Food Safety Act (No. 5 of 2006)

Act · Made 2007-08-30

Foreign Investments Act No. 14 of 2018

Act · Made 2018-12-24

Foreshore and Land Reclamation (Amendment) Act 2005 (No. 7 of 2005)

Act · Made 2005-07-21

Foreshore and Land Reclamation Ordinance

Act · Made 1969

Importation of Animals (Amendment) Regulations, 1965 (L.N. No. 38)

Regulation · Made 1965-12-23

Importation of Animals (Amendment) Regulations, 1998 (L.N. No. 63 of 1998)

Regulation · Made 1998-11-10

Importation of Animals Regulations, 1965 (L.N. No. 27)

Regulation · Made 1965

Incorporated Societies Act No. 5 of 2002

Act · Made 2002-06-22

Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

policy · Made 2015-08

Kiribati 20 Year Vision 2016-2036

policy · Made 2016

Kiribati Agriculture Strategy 2020 – 2030

policy · Made 2020-03

Kiribati Climate Change Policy

policy · Made 2018-06

Kiribati Development Plan 2008-2011

policy · Made 2008-04

Kiribati Development Plan 2012-2015

policy · Made 2012-04-25

Kiribati Development Plan 2016-2019

policy · Made 2016

Kiribati Development Plan 2020-2023

policy · Made 2021

Kiribati Health Strategic Plan 2016-2019

policy · Made 2015

Kiribati Integrated Environment Policy

policy · Made 2013-06

Kiribati Joint Implementation Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (KJIP)

policy · Made 2014

Kiribati Joint Implementation Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management 2019-2028

policy · Made 2019

Kiribati National Coastal Fisheries Roadmap 2019-2036

policy · Made 2019-07

Kiribati Ports Authority Act 1990 (No. 13 of 1990)

Act · Made 1990

Kiribati Tourism Act, 2018 (No. 17 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-11-06

Kiritimati Integrated Fisheries Master Plan 2014–2017

policy · Made 2014

Land Planning (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 3 of 2000)

Act · Made 2000-07-09

Land Planning Ordinance

Act · Made 1972

Land Registration Grievance Tribunal Act 2002 (No. 7 of 2002)

Act · Made 2002-06-06

Land Registration (Nikunau)(Validation) Act 1992 (No. 12 of 1992)

Act · Made 1992-12-31

Land Registration (South Tarawa)(Validation) Act 1997 (No. 6 of 1997)

Act · Made 1992-12-31

Law of Property Act 1925

Act · Made 1925-04-09

Limitation Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004)

Act · Made 2004-09-09

Local Government Act 1984 (No. 2 of 1984)

Act · Made 1984

Local Government (Amendment) Act 1987 (No. 7 of 1987)

Act · Made 1987-12-22

Local Government (Amendment) Act 1989 (No. 3 of 1989)

Act · Made 1989-07-18

Local Government (Amendment) Act 1992 (No. 2 of 1992)

Act · Made 1992-09-16

Local Government (Amendment) Act 2008 (No. 19 of 2008)

Act · Made 2008-12-23

Local Government (Amendment) Act 2008 (No. 4 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-05-17

Local Government (Amendment) Act 2018

Act · Made 2018-10-13

Local Government (Amendment) Act No. 6 of 2006

Act · Made 2007-01-26

Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983

Act · Made 1983-05-16

Repealed

Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 (No. 4 of 2011)

Act · Made 2011-09-05

Maritime Act 2017

Act · Made 2017

Maritime (Amendment) Act No. 1 of 2019

Act · Made 2019-04-15

Maritime (Small Craft) Regulations 2020

Regulation · Made 2020-06-16

Merchant Shipping Act 1983

Act · Made 1983-06-30

Repealed

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2006 (No. 3 of 2006)

Act · Made 2006-07-07

Repealed

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 5 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-12-07

Repealed

Mineral Development Licensing Ordinance [Cap 58]

Act · Made 1973

National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA)

policy · Made 2007-01

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan

policy · Made 2006-10

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan 2016 – 2020

policy · Made 2016

National Disaster Act 1993 (No. 12 of 1993)

Act · Made 1994-01-24

Repealed

National Disaster Risk Management Plan 2012

policy · Made 2012-10

National Fisheries Policy 2013 – 2025

policy · Made 2013

National Framework for Climate Change and Climate Change Adaptation

policy · Made 2013-04

National Implementation Plan for Persistent Organic Pollutants

policy · Made 2019-03

National Invasive species Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2020

policy · Made 2016-04-26

National Nutrition Policy and Plan of Action

policy · Made 1997

National Sanitation Policy

policy · Made 2010-03

National Water Resources Implementation Plan

policy · Made 2008

National Water Resources Policy

policy · Made 2008-11

Native Lands (Amendment) Act 1983

Act · Made 1983-08-12

Native Lands (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 1 of 2000)

Act · Made 2000-07-09

Native Lands (Amendment) Act 2010 (No. 8 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010

Native Lands (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 1 of 2011)

Act · Made 2011-09-04

Native Lands (Amendment) (No 1) Act (No. 14 of 1983)

Act · Made 1983-08-12

Native Lands (Amendment)(No. 2) Act 1983

Act · Made 1983-08-12

Native Lands Ordinance

Act · Made 1956

Neglected Lands Ordinance

Act · Made 1959

Non-Native Land (Restriction on Alienation) Ordinance

Act · Made 1974-12-24

Notice of Infected Area under the Plants Ordinance (L.N. No. 2 of 1984)

Regulation · Made 1984-01-05

Notice to publish conservation management measures for Kiribati flagged and foreign fishing vessels

Regulation · Made 2020-07-23

Order for controlling the import/export of Hydrofluorocarbons substances and their mixtures

Regulation · Made 2021-07-19

Penal Code (Amendment) Act No. 3 of 2019

Act · Made 2019-04-04

Penal Code (CAP. 67)

Act · Made 1965

Phoenix Islands Protected Area (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-03-01

Phoenix Islands Protected Area Conservation Trust Act 2009 (No. 1 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-05-08

Phoenix Islands Protected Area Regulations 2008

Regulation · Made 2008-02-07

Plants Ordinance [Cap 72]

Act · Made 1976

Proclamation of Fishery Limits made under section 2 of the Fisheries Act

Other · Made 1979

Prohibited Areas Ordinance [Cap 77]

Act · Made 1957-03-22

Prohibited Fishing Areas (Designation) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1978-07-31

Protocol (2023/2188) on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (2023-2028)

Treaty · Made 2023

Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other

Treaty · Made 2012

Public Procurement Act No. 18 of 2019

Act · Made 2019-07-01

Public Utilities (Amended Act) Act 1983

Act · Made 1983-05-19

Public Utilities (Amendment) Act 1997

Act · Made 1997-12-29

Public Utilities (Amendment) Act 2010 (No. 4 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010-05-21

Public Utilities (Amendment) (No 1) Act 1999 (No. 4 of 1999)

Act · Made 2000-03-21

Public Utilities (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1999 (No. 12 of 1999)

Act · Made 2000-03-21

Public Utilities Ordinance

Act · Made 1977

Pure Food Ordinance

Act · Made 1977

Repealed

Quarantine Ordinance [Cap 85]

Act · Made 1931-01-01

Revised Nationally Determined Contribution

policy · Made 2022-11

Seabed Minerals Act 2017 (No. 1 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-05-18

Shark Sanctuary Regulations 2015

Regulation · Made 2015-04-10

Shipping Act 1990 (No. 6 of 1990)

Act · Made 1990-11-01

Repealed

Shipping (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 3 of 1998)

Act · Made 1990-11-01

Shipping (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 10 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001

Small Enterprise Development Act 2001 (No. 2 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001-06-27

Southern Line Islands Marine Protected Area Regulations 2020

Regulation · Made 2020-07-30

Special Fund (Waste Material Recovery) Act 2004

Act · Made 2004-02-03

Squatters (Recovery of Land) Act 2005

Act · Made 2005

State Acquisition of Lands (Amendment) Act 1986 (No. 8 of 1986)

Act · Made 1986-10-13

State Acquisition of Lands (Amendment) Act 2001 (No. 8 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001

State Acquisition of Lands Ordinance

Act · Made 1954

State Lands Act 2001 (No. 13 of 2001)

Act · Made 2002-01-14

State Lands (Amendment) Act 2002 (No. 13 of 2002)

Act · Made 2002-10-16

State-Owned Enterprises Act 2013 (No. 2 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-05-17

State-Owned Enterprises (Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 13 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-12-30

State-Owned Enterprises (Amendment) Act 2016 (No. 9 of 2016)

Act · Made 2017-01-13

State Pre-Emptive Right of Purchase Act 2001 (No. 12 of 2001)

Act · Made 2001

Territorial Sea Baselines Regulations, 2014

Regulation · Made 2014

Trade Policy Framework for Kiribati 2017-2027

policy · Made 2017

Wildlife Conservation Ordinance

Act · Made 1975-05-29