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Lighting Act

LAWS OF TONGA

[1988 Revised Edition]

CHAPTER 58

LIGHTING ACT

Arrangement of Sections

Section
1 Short title
2 Power to make rules
3 Exoneration from liability of persons complying with rules.
4 Penalty for refusal or failure to comply with mandatory rules.

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LIGHTING ACT

Acts Nos. 4 of 1939 and 26 of 1988

AN ACT TO REGULATE LIGHTING

Commencement [29th August, 1938]

1 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Lighting Act.

2 Power to make rules.

On any occasion which the Prime Minister may consider to be an occasion of emergency or public danger, and also whenever he may consider it necessary by way of experiment or practice for any such occasion, the Prime Minister may make such rules as he may consider desirable providing, either by express command, or by request for co-operation, for the total or partial cessation of lighting in any part, or the whole, of the Kingdom.

3 Exoneration from liability of persons complying with rules.

Compliance with any such express command or with any such request for cooperation shall exonerate any person from any liability, contractual or otherwise, for damage resulting from such compliance, provided that such person has taken all other reasonable measures possible to avoid such damage.

4 Penalty for refusal or failure to comply with mandatory rules.

Any person who refuses or fails to comply with any such express command shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or 3 months' imprisonment. (Amended by Act 26 of 1988.)

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