Act of Constitution of Tonga (Amendment) Act 2021
Made 2021 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
- Kind
- Act
- Country
- Tonga
- Subjects
- General
- Keywords
- constitutional amendment, governance, institution
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1 Short Title and interpretation ................................................................................. 5
2 New clause 31C inserted........................................................................................ 5 to Act 2 of 2021 Page 3 Constitution of Tonga (Amendment) Act 2021 Section 1 C T CONSTITUTION OF TONGA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021 Act 2 of 2021 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF TONGA (CAP 1.01) I assent, TUPOU VI, 29th July 2021. BE IT ENACTED by the King and Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Legislature of the Kingdom as follows:
1 Short Title and interpretation (1) This Act may be cited as the Act of Constitution of Tonga (Amendment) Act 2021. (2) In this Act, the Constitution of Tonga (Cap 1.01), as amended, shall be referred to as “the Constitution”.
2 New clause 31C inserted The Constitution is amended by inserting immediately after clause 31B the following new clause – “31C Auditor General (1) There shall be an Auditor General appointed by the Speaker with the consent of the Legislative Assembly. to Act 2 of 2021 Page 5 Section 1 Constitution of Tonga (Amendment) Act 2021 (2) The Auditor General shall, unless otherwise provided by law, have complete discretion to exercise his legal powers and duties independently without interference whatsoever from any person or authority.”. Passed by the Legislative Assembly this 29th day of June 2021. to Page 6 Act 2 of 2021