Laws of Samoa

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186 laws on this page

Administration Act 1975

Act · Made 1975-12-23

Agricultural Sector Plan 2016-2020. Volume 1: Governance, Institutional and Strategic Frameworks

policy · Made 2016

Agricultural Sector Plan 2016-2020.Volume 2: Implementation Plan and Monitoring Framework

policy · Made 2016

Agriculture and Fisheries Sector Act 2020

Act · Made 2020-06-30

Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries Ordinance 1959

Act · Made 1959-08-24

Agriculture Sector Plan 2016-2020 (Volume 1: Governance, Institutional and Strategic Frameworks)

policy · Made 2016

Agriculture Sector Plan 2016-2020 (Volume2: Implementation Plan and Monitoring Framework)

policy · Made 2016

Agriculture Store Corporation Act, 1975

Act · Made 1975-12-23

Alienation of Customary Land Act 1965

Act · Made 1965-10-15

Alienation of Freehold Land Act 1972

Act · Made 1972-08-09

Alternative Dispute Resolution Act 2007

Act · Made 2007-12-21

An Act to amend the Constitution to provide for matters relating to the Civil and Criminal Courts and the Land and Titles Courts

Act · Made 2025-02-28

Animals Ordinance 1960

Act · Made 1960-08-26

Aquaculture Management and Development Plan 2013 - 2018

policy · Made 2012

Arbitration Act 1976

Act · Made 1976-08-23

Business Licences Act 1998

Act · Made 1998-12-24

Chattels Transfer Act 1975

Act · Made 1975-12-23

City Development Strategy, Planning for Resilience

policy · Made 2015-10

Co-operative Societies Ordinance 1952

Act · Made 1952-09-19

Cocoa Disease Ordinance 1961

Act · Made 1961-10-12

Community Development Sector Plan 2021-2026

policy · Made 2021

Community Integrated Management Plan - Implementation Guidelines 2018

policy · Made 2018

Competition and Consumer Act (No. 10 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-02-09

Constitution Amendment Act (No.1) (No. 8 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-06-06

Constitution of Samoa

Constitution · Made 1960-10-28

Consumer Information Act 1989

Act · Made 1989-09-20

Repealed

Corporate Plan 2016/17- 2019/20 of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour

policy · Made 2016

Customary Land Advisory Commission Act 2013

Act · Made 2013-04-05

Development Bank Act 1974

Act · Made 1974-08-28

Repealed

Development Bank of Samoa Act 2010

Act · Made 2010-04-07

Disaster and Emergency Management Act, 2007

Act · Made 2007-02-16

Disaster Risk Financing Policy 2022-2025

policy · Made 2022

Disaster Risk Management: A Strategy for the Health Sector

policy · Made 2017

District Courts Act 1969

Act · Made 1969

Repealed

District Courts Act (No. 5 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-02-09

Dog Registration and Control Ordinance 1955

Act · Made 1955-12-07

Electric Power Corporation Act 1980

Act · Made 1980-09-05

Electricity Act 2010

Act · Made 2010-10-19

Energy Efficiency No. 28 of 2017

Act · Made 2017-12-21

Repealed

Energy Management Act 2020

Act · Made 2020-08-17

Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977

Act · Made 1977-08-25

Repealed

Export of Meat Act, 1997

Act · Made 1997-12-30

Fines (Review and Amendment) Act 1998

Act · Made 1998-07-16

Fisheries Act, 1988

Act · Made 1988-07-18

Repealed

Fisheries Amendment Act 1999 (No. 11 of 1999)

Act · Made 1999-06-30

Repealed

Fisheries Amendment Act 2002 (No. 19 of 2002)

Act · Made 2002-08-22

Repealed

Fisheries (Ban of Driftnet Fishing) Act 1999

Act · Made 1999-06-30

Repealed

Fisheries Management Act 2016 (No. 8 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-02-09

Food Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-06-03

Food and Drugs Act 1967

Act · Made 1967-07-24

Food (Safety and Quality) Regulations of 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-10-03

Forestry Management Act 2011

Act · Made 2011-01-28

Forests Act 1967

Act · Made 1967-12-12

Repealed

Government Proceedings Act 1974

Act · Made 1974-12-31

Health Ordinance 1959

Act · Made 1959-09-28

Import health standard for sawn wood from all countries

Other · Made 2004-08-18

Import health standards for olive trees (Olea europaea L.) from New Zealand

Other · Made 2005-06-09

Import Risk Analysis for Olive Trees (Olea europaea L.) from New Zealand

Other · Made 2005-06

Land and Titles Act 1981

Act · Made 1981-03-04

Repealed

Land and Titles Act 2020

Act · Made 2020

Land and Titles Amendment Act 2004 (No. 11 of 2004)

Act · Made 2004-09-02

Repealed

Land and Titles Amendment Act 2015 (No. 46 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-11-05

Land and Titles (Amendment) Act No. 8 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-12-21

Land for Foreign Purposes Act 1993

Act · Made 1992-02-11

Land Registration Act 1992/1993

Act · Made 1992

Land Titles Investigation Act 1966

Act · Made 1966-12-15

Land Titles Registration Act 2008

Act · Made 2008-06-17

Land Titles Registration Amendment 2021

Act · Made 2021-03-03

Land Titles Registration Regulations 2010 (S.R. No. 17 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-04-12

Land Valuation Act 2010

Act · Made 2010-10-19

Lands, Surveys and Environment Act 1989

Act · Made 1990-03-05

Lands, Surveys and Environment Amendment Act 1997 (No. 9 of 1997)

Act · Made 1997-04-23

Lands, Surveys and Environment Amendment Act 2015 (No. 45 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-11-05

Lands, Surveys and Environment Amendment Act 2016 (No. 3 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-02-09

Limitation Act 1975

Act · Made 1975-12-23

Local Fisheries Regulations 1996 (S.R. 1996/4)

Regulation · Made 1996-04-14

Marine Pollution Prevention Act 2008

Act · Made 2008-01-25

Marine Wildlife Protection Regulations (S.R. 2009/18)

Regulation · Made 2009-07-14

Maritime Zones Act 1999

Act · Made 1999-08-25

Maritime Zones (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 6 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-02-02

Maritime Zones (Amendment) Act (Act No. 13 of 2004)

Act · Made 2004-09-02

Maritime Zones Order

Regulation · Made 2014-04-21

Repealed

Meteorology, Geoscience and Ozone Services Act No. 7 of 2021

Act · Made 2021-03-03

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Corporate Plan July 2016-June 2020

policy · Made 2016-07-01

Ministry of Health Act 2006

Act · Made 2006-12-04

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Corporate Plan 2014 – 2018

policy · Made 2014

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Corporate Plan 2022-2026

policy · Made 2022

National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Management 2017 – 2021

policy · Made 2017

National Adaptation Programme of Action of Samoa

policy · Made 2005

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) 2015-2020

policy · Made 2015

National Disaster Management Plan 2017-2020

policy · Made 2017

National Environment and Development Sector Plan (NESP) 2013-2016

policy · Made 2013

National Environment Sector Communications Strategy 2022-2026

policy · Made 2021

National Environment Sector Plan 2017 -2021

policy · Made 2017

National Environmental Capacity Strategy and Action Plan

policy · Made 2007

National Food and Nutrition Policy 2013-2018

policy · Made 2013-11-27

National Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan (NISSAP) 2019-2024

policy · Made 2019

National Parks and Reserves Act 1974

Act · Made 1974-12-30

National Policy of Combating Climate Change 2007

policy · Made 2007-08-31

National Social Protection Policy Framework 2023

policy · Made 2023

National Tourism Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for Samoa 2012 – 2017

policy · Made 2012

National Waste Management Strategy 2019-2023

policy · Made 2019

North Upolo Supply Regulations, 1966

Regulation · Made 1966-03-01

Noxious Weeds Ordinance 1961 (No. 3 of 1961)

Act · Made 1961-08-31

Repealed

Order for Fees made under the Forestry Management Act 2011 (S.R. 2013/2)

Regulation · Made 2011-01-31

Ozone Layer Protection Regulations 2006

Regulation · Made 2006-03-07

Papa by-laws 1998

Regulation · Made 1998

Pathway for the Development of SAMOA FY2021/22-FY2025/26

policy · Made 2021

Pesticides Regulations 2011 (S.R.2011/27)

Regulation · Made 2011-10-31

Pharmacy Act 2007

Act · Made 2007-02

Planning and Urban Management Act 2004

Act · Made 2004-01-21

Planning and Urban Management Amendment Act 2005 (No. 13 of 2005)

Act · Made 2005-06-28

Plants Act 1984

Act · Made 1984-12-20

Repealed

Plastic Bag Prohibition on Importation Regulations 2006

Regulation · Made 2006-05-24

Poisons Act 1968

Act · Made 1968-07-29

Ports Authority Act 1998

Act · Made 1998-07-16

Ports Authority Act 1998 (No. 34 of 1998)

Act · Made 1998-06-16

Ports Authority Amendment Act 1998 (No. 35 of 1998)

Act · Made 1998-08-28

Ports Authority Amendment Act 2002 (No. 3 of 2002)

Act · Made 2002-03-28

Ports Authority (Amendment) Act No. 6 of 2022

Act · Made 2022-10-24

Produce Export Ordinance 1961

Act · Made 1961-10-12

Prohibition Order on the Importation Of Eggs Without Sell - By Date (Or Best Before Date Or Expiration Date)(S.R. 2010/13)

Regulation · Made 2010-02-08

Property Law Act 1952

Act · Made 1952-10-24

Public Bodies (Performance and Accountability) Act 2001

Act · Made 2001-12-21

Public Sector Investment Plan 2015/16 – 2017/18

policy · Made 2015

Public Service Act 2004

Act · Made 2004-09-02

Public Trust Office Act 1975

Act · Made 1975-12-23

Quarantine (Biosecurity) Act

Act · Made 2005-12-02

Review and Update of the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Samoa

policy · Made 2019

Rhinoceros Beetle Ordinance 1954

Act · Made 1954-10-04

Repealed

Sale of Turkey Tails Prohibition Order 2011 (S.R. 2011/29)

Regulation · Made 2011-09-30

Salua Uta, Manono By-laws 1997

Regulation · Made 1997

Samoa 2040 - Transforming Samoa to a higher growth path

policy · Made 2021

Samoa – City Development Strategy

policy · Made 2015-10

Samoa Climate Change Policy 2020

policy · Made 2020

Samoa Coastal Fisheries Management and Development Plan 2013 – 2016

policy · Made 2013

Samoa E-Health Policy and Strategy 2017-2022

policy · Made 2017

Samoa Energy Sector Plan 2017-2022

policy · Made 2017

Samoa Land Registration Order 1920

Regulation · Made 1920

Repealed

Samoa Maritime Zones Order 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-12-14

Samoa National Codex Strategic Plan 2017-2021

policy · Made 2017

Samoa National Food and Nutrition Policy and Plan of Action 2021-2026

policy · Made 2021-06-01

Samoa National Invasive Species Action Plan July 2008- June 2011

policy · Made 2008

Samoa National Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan (NISSAP) 2019-2024

policy · Made 2018-10

Samoa National Policy for Gender Equality 2016 – 2020

policy · Made 2016-12

Samoa Ocean Strategy 2020–2030

policy · Made 2020

Samoa's Aligned National Action Programme to combat land degradation and mitigate the effects of drought 2015 - 2020

policy · Made 2015

Samoa’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

policy · Made 2015-09

Samoa's National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2023-2028

policy · Made 2024

Samoa’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2001

policy · Made 2001-02-28

Samoa's Second Nationally Determined Contribution

policy · Made 2021-07

Samoa Sea Cucumber Fisheries Management and Development Plan

policy · Made 2015-06-23

Samoa Tourism Sector Plan 2014-2019

policy · Made 2014

Samoa Trust Estates Corporation Act 1977

Act · Made 1977-12-20

Samoa Trust Estates Corporation Reconstruction Act 1990

Act · Made 1990-08-29

Samoa Tuna Management and Development Plan 2011-2015

policy · Made 2011

Samoa Water Authority Act 2003

Act · Made 2003-06-26

Samoa Water Authority (Sewerage and Wastewater) Regulations 2009 (S.R. 2009/15)

Regulation · Made 2009-06-05

Samoan Market Ordinance 1927

Act · Made 1927-03-22

Samoan Status Act 1963

Act · Made 1963-12-19

Satapuala Water Supply Regulations, 1957

Regulation · Made 1957-05-09

Shipping Act, 1972 (Act No. 18)

Act · Made 1972-12-08

Repealed

Shipping Act, 1998

Act · Made 1998-07-16

Slaughter and Meat Supply (No. 17 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-06-03

Spatial Information Agency Act No. 27 of 2010

Act · Made 2010-10-19

Strategic Plan 2013 – 2017 of the Ministry of Women Community and Social Development

policy · Made 2013

Strategy for the Development of Samoa 2016/17 – 2019/20

policy · Made 2016

Strategy for the Development of Samoa (SDS) 2002–2004

policy · Made 2002-01

Strategy for the Development of Samoa (SDS) 2005–2007

policy · Made 2005-01

Strategy for the Development of Samoa (SDS) 2008–2012

policy · Made 2008-05

Strategy for the Development of Samoa (SDS) 2012–2016

policy · Made 2012-07

Survey Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010-10-19

Taking of Land Act, 1964

Act · Made 1964-01-30

Territorial Sea Act, 1971 (Act No. 3)

Act · Made 1971-07-15

Repealed

Tourism Development Act 2012

Act · Made 2012-03-16

Trade, Commerce & Manufacturing Sector 2017/18 – 2020/21 Plan

policy · Made 2017-06

Trustee Act 1975

Act · Made 1975-12-23

Unit Titles Act 2009

Act · Made 2009-10-27

Village Fono Act 1990

Act · Made 1990-07-30

Village Fono Amendment Act (No. 3 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-01-26

Waste Management Act 2010

Act · Made 2010-08-16

Water Act, 1965

Act · Made 1965-12-10

Repealed

Water Resources Management Act 2008

Act · Made 2008-11-05

Water & Sanitation Sector Plan 2016 – 2020

policy · Made 2017-05

Water Schemes Act 2015

Act · Made 2015-09-02

Wills Act, 1975

Act · Made 1975-12-23