Laws of Tuvalu

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172 laws on this page

Administration of Estates Act 1925 (c 23)

Act · Made 1925-04-09

Administration of Native Estates Regulations (Cap. 46.20.4)

Regulation · Made 1975

Agriculture Strategic Marketing Plan 2016–2025

policy · Made 2016

Animals (Control of Experiments) Act (Cap. 44.05)

Act · Made 1957-09-11

Biosecurity Act No. 24 of 2017

Act · Made 2017-12-21

Biosecurity (Amendment) Act 2024

Act · Made 2025

Climate Change and Disaster Survival Fund Act 2015 (No. 11 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-01-01

Climate Change and Disaster Survival Fund (Amendment) Act 2024

Act · Made 2024

Climate Change and Disaster Survival Fund (Amendment) Regulation 2020

Regulation · Made 2022-07-10

Climate Change and Disaster Survival Fund Regulation 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-04-18

Climate Change Resilience Act 2019

Act · Made 2019-07-01

Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 40.20)

Act · Made 1952-09-01

Co-operative Societies Regulations (Cap. 40.20.1)

Regulation · Made 1952

Conservation and Management Measures (PNA Third Implementation Arrangement) Regulations 2009 (LN 17 of 2009)

Regulation · Made 2009-10-30

Conservation and Management Regulations (CAP 48.20.1)

Regulation · Made 2009-11-30

Conservation Areas Act 1999 (Cap. 30.15)

Act · Made 1999-08-30

Constitution of Tuvalu

Constitution · Made 1986-10-01

Copra Act (Cap. 44.10)

Act · Made 1977-05-04

Copra Regulations (Cap. 44.10)

Regulation · Made 1973

Corporate Plan 2017/2019 of the Fisheries Department

policy · Made 2016-09

Corporate Plan of the Tuvalu Fisheries Department 2020/2022

policy · Made 2020

Crown Acquisition of Lands Act (Cap. 46.05)

Act · Made 1954-06-25

Crown Proceedings Act (Cap. 7.12)

Act · Made 1974-08-30

Customers Revenue and Border Protection Act 2014 (No. 15 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014

Declaration of Archipelagic Baselines 2012 (L.N. No. 7 of 2012)

Regulation · Made 2012-11-22

Declaration of Internal Waters (L.N.4/89)

Regulation · Made 1989

Declaration of Territorial Sea Baselines 2012 (L.N. No. 6 of 2012)

Regulation · Made 2012-11-22

Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf 2012 (L.N. No. 11 of 2012)

Regulation · Made 2012-12-24

Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Exclusive Economic Zone 2012 (L.N. No. 12 of 2012)

Regulation · Made 2012-12-24

Declaration of the Outer Limits of the Territorial Sea 2012 (L.N. No. 13 of 2012)

Regulation · Made 2012-12-24

Development Bank of Tuvalu Act (38.10)

Act · Made 1993-06-23

Electricity Regulations (CAP.32.20.1)

Regulation · Made 1971

Emergencies and Threatened Emergencies (Special Powers) Act 1987 (Cap. 20.12)

Act · Made 1987-08-06

Energy Efficiency Act (No. 3 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-05-27

Environment Protection Act 2008 (Cap. 30.25)

Act · Made 2008-08-18

Environment Protection (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2014

Regulation · Made 2014-02-04

Environment Protection (Environmental Impact Assessment) Amendment Regulation 2018

Regulation · Made 2018-07-04

Environment Protection (Litter and Waste Control) Regulations 2013 (L.N. No. 7 of 2013)

Regulation · Made 2013-10-25

Falekaupule Act 1997 (No. 8 of 1997)

Act · Made 1997-12

Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1990 (No. 5 of 1990)

Act · Made 1990-12-13

Repealed

Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Act No. 7 of 1991)

Act · Made 1991-12

Repealed

Fisheries (Foreign Fishing Vessel) Regulations 1982 (Cap. 45)

Regulation · Made 1983

Repealed

Fisheries Management Act (10 of 2025)

Act · Made 2025-07-01

Fisheries Ordinance

Act · Made 1978

Repealed

Fisheries (Trochus) Regulations 1990 (L.N. 2/90)

Regulation · Made 1990

Fisheries (Vessel Monitoring System) Regulations (Cap. 48.20.3)

Regulation · Made 2000

Fishing Crew Regulation 2020

Regulation · Made 2020-02-05

Food Safety Act 2006 (Cap. 28.08)

Act · Made 2006-06-27

Foreign Direct Investment Act (1996)

Act · Made 1996-09-01

Foreign Fishing Vessels Licensing (U.S. Treaty) Order 1987 (L.N. 6/1987)

Regulation · Made 1987

Repealed

Foreshore and Land Reclamation Act (Cap. 46.01)

Act · Made 1969-06-10

Foreshore Licence Regulations (Cap. 46.10.1)

Regulation · Made 1979

Fraud and Loss (Fraud Policy)

policy · Made 2016-08-25

Harbours Act (Cap. 48.08)

Act · Made 1957-06-05

Harbours Regulations (Cap. 48.08)

Regulation · Made 1958

Health Reform Strategy 2016-2019

policy · Made 2016

Importation of Animals Act (Cap. 44.20)

Act · Made 1919

Repealed

Importation of Animals Regulations (Cap. 44.20.1)

Regulation · Made 1965

Infrastructure Strategy and Investment Plan

policy · Made 2017-02

Integrated Environment and Natural Resources Policy 2021-2023

policy · Made 2020-03-01

Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) of Tuvalu

policy · Made 2015-11-27

Kaupule o Funafuti Conservation Area Order (Cap. 30.15.1)

Regulation · Made 1999-12-01

Labour and Employment Relations Act 2017

Act · Made 2018-10-05

Lagoon Shipping Act (Cap. 48.12)

Act · Made 1957

Lagoon Shipping Regulations (Cap. 48.12.1)

Regulation · Made 1958

Landowners Taxation Act (Cap. 26.20)

Act · Made 1957

Lands Courts (Fees) Regulations (Cap. 46.20.1)

Regulation · Made 1972

Larcency Act 1916 (c. 50)

Act · Made 1916-10-31

Law of Property Act, 1925

Act · Made 1925-04-09

Laws of Tuvalu Act 1987 (Cap. 1.06)

Act · Made 1987-12-17

Licences Act Amendment Order (LN No. 2 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-04-01

Licences Act (Cap. 26.24)

Act · Made 1917

Livestock Diseases Act 1984 (Cap. 44.25)

Act · Made 1985

Marine Pollution Act 1991 (Cap. 48.16)

Act · Made 1992-07-29

Marine Pollution (Amendment) Act No. 16 of 2017

Act · Made 2017-11-24

Marine Resources Act (48.20)

Act · Made 2006-08-21

Repealed

Marine Resources (Amendment) Act 2012

Act · Made 2012

Repealed

Marine Resources (Amendment) Act No. 21 of 2017

Act · Made 2017-12-21

Repealed

Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983 (Cap. 48.24)

Act · Made 1983

Repealed

Maritime Zones Act 2012

Act · Made 2012-05-04

Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 48.28)

Act · Made 1987

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 1991 (No. 3 of 1991)

Act · Made 1991-06-01

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2012

Act · Made 2012-05-04

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2017

Act · Made 2017-11-24

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 2018

Act · Made 2018-11-28

Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1991 (No. 17 of 1991)

Act · Made 1992-01-15

Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (Tuvalu) Order 1975

Regulation · Made 1976-02-03

Merchant Shipping (Registration) Regulations (Cap. 48.28.2)

Regulation · Made 2008

Mineral Development Licensing Act (Cap. 46.15)

Act · Made 1977

National Action Plan to Combat Land Degradation and Drought

policy · Made 2006-07

National Climate Change Policy 2021-20230

policy · Made 2021

National Disaster Management Act (Amendment Act 2021)

Act · Made 2021-07-05

Repealed

National Disaster Management Act (Cap. 20.38)

Act · Made 2007-01-01

National Disaster Management (Amendment) Act 6 of 2024

Act · Made 2024

National Disaster Management (Compensation Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 13 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014

Repealed

National Environment Management Strategy 2015 – 2020

policy · Made 2015

National Fishing Corporation of Tuvalu Act (Cap. 48.32)

Act · Made 1981

National Food and Nutrition Policy

policy · Made 1996

National Human Rights Action Plan 2016-2020

policy · Made 2016

National Human Rights Institution of Tuvalu Act 2017

Act · Made 2017-11-24

National Multi-sectoral Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance for Tuvalu 2021-2025

policy · Made 2021

National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2005-2015

policy · Made 2005

National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2016 to 2020

policy · Made 2016-03

National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (Te Kete)

policy · Made 2020

Native Lands Act (Cap. 46.20)

Act · Made 1956

Native Lands (Amendment) Act 2005 (No. 7 of 2006)

Act · Made 2006-08-31

Native Lands (Amendment) Act 2016 (No. 13 of 2016)

Act · Made 2013-01-01

Native Lands Forms Regulations (Cap. 46.20.5)

Regulation · Made 1999

Native Lands Leases Regulations (Cap. 46.20.3)

Regulation · Made 1974

Neglected Lands Act (Cap. 46.24)

Act · Made 1959-06-25

Oil Pollution (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1976

Regulation · Made 1976-05-01

Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations 2010 (L.N. 3 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-05-13

Ozone Layer Protection Act (Cap. 30.30)

Act · Made 2008-08-12

Partnership Act (40.36)

Act · Made 1992-12-01

Pesticides Act 1990 (Cap. 28.28)

Act · Made 1990-12-13

Petroleum Act (Cap. 20.20)

Act · Made 1965

Petroleum (Control of Storage) Regulations (Cap. 20.20.2)

Regulation · Made 1974

Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Cap. 28.32)

Act · Made 1948

Repealed

Pharmacy and Poisons Regulations (Cap. 28.32.1)

Regulation · Made 1954

Pharmacy and Therapeutic Products Act (No. 6 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-05-27

Plants Act (Cap. 44.30)

Act · Made 1977-03-01

Repealed

Plants (Amendment) Act 1991 (No. 8 of 1991)

Act · Made 1991-12-31

Repealed

Plants (Prevention of Disease and Citation Pests) Regulations (Cap. 44.30.3)

Regulation · Made 1965

Plants (Quarantine Disembarkation Cards) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1981

Plants (Shipping) Regulations (Cap. 44.30.2)

Regulation · Made 1952

Plants (Spraying of Aircraft) Regulations

Regulation · Made 1986

Plants (Spraying of Aircraft) Regulations (Cap. 44.30.5)

Regulation · Made 1986

Price Control Act (CAP.40.40)

Act · Made 1991-08-22

Price Control (Amendment) Act 2020

Act · Made 2020-12-24

Price Control Order (CAP.40.40.1)

Regulation · Made 2008-10-08

Proclamation of Fishery Limits (L.N. 16/78)

Other · Made 1978

Prohibited Areas Act (CAP.20.32)

Act · Made 1957-03-22

Prohibition of Importation of Plants Order (Cap. 44.30.1)

Regulation · Made 1977

Public Health Act (Cap. 28.36)

Act · Made 1926-12-01

Public Health Regulations (Cap. 28.36.1)

Regulation · Made 1926-12-01

Public Procurement Act 2013

Act · Made 2013

Public Procurement Regulations 2014

Regulation · Made 2014-01-31

Quarantine Act (Cap. 28.44)

Act · Made 1929

Sustainable and Integrated Water and Sanitation Policy 2012-2021

policy · Made 2012

Te Kaniva Tuvalu Climate Change Policy 2012-2021

policy · Made 2012

Tuvalo National Gender Policy

policy · Made 2014

Tuvalo National Implementation plan for Persistent Organic Pollutants

policy · Made 2019-12

Tuvalu Electricity Corporation Act (CAP.32.20)

Act · Made 1990-12-20

Tuvalu Fisheries Authority Act 2023 (CAP. 48.22)

Act · Made 2023-12-22

Tuvalu Fisheries Department Annual Work Plan 2021

policy · Made 2020-10

Tuvalu Integrated Waste Policy and Action Plan 2017 – 2026

policy · Made 2016-07

Tuvalu Lands Code (Cap. 46.20.2)

Regulation · Made 1962-07-01

Tuvalu National Action Plan to reduce releases of Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants 2018 - 2022

policy · Made 2018-06-28

Tuvalu National Agriculture Sector Plan, 2016-2023

policy · Made 2016

Tuvalu National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2012-2016

policy · Made 2012

Tuvalu National Culture Policy Strategic Plan 2018 – 2024

policy · Made 2018-08

Tuvalu National Development Coordination Policy (2017-2020)

policy · Made 2017-07

Tuvalu National Energy Policy

policy · Made 2009-05

Tuvalu National Strategic Action Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management 2012-2016

policy · Made 2012

Tuvalu Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 3.0

policy · Made 2025-09

Tuvalu Priority Infrastructure Investment Plan 2020-2025

policy · Made 2020-12

Tuvalu’s National Adaptation Programme of Action

policy · Made 2007-05

Tuvalu Seabed Minerals Act 2014 (No. 14 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014-12-19

Tuvalu Sustainable Tourism Policy 2022-2032

policy · Made 2022

Tuvalu Tropical Cyclone Pam Recovery: Vulnerability Reduction Plan

policy · Made 2015-05-19

Updated First Nationally Determined Contribution of Tuvalu

policy · Made 2022-11

Waste Management Act 2017

Act · Made 2017-12-21

Waste Management (Prohibition on the Importation of Single-Use Plastic) Regulation 2019

Regulation · Made 2019-08-01

Waste Management (Prohibition on the Importation of Single-Use Plastic) (Amendment) Regulation 2020

Regulation · Made 2020-12-01

Waste Management Regulations (Cap. 35.08.1)

Regulation · Made 2018-06-04

Wastes Operations and Services Act 2009 (No. 1 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009

Water Supply Act (Cap.32.32)

Act · Made 1967-07-24

Water Supply (Delivery of Bulk Supplies) Regulations (Cap. 32.32.1)

Regulation · Made 1976

Wildlife Conservation Act (30.20)

Act · Made 1975-05-29

Wills Act, 1837 (CAP. 26)

Act · Made 1837-07-03

Wills Act (Cap. 17.40)

Act · Made 1966-06-28

Wills Amendment Act 1852 (Cap. 24)

Act · Made 1852-06-17