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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
FOREIGN SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 15 OF 2014
Arrangement of Sections
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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
Assent: 19/06/2014
Commencement: 25/06/2014
FOREIGN SERVICES (AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 15 OF 2014
An Act to amend the Foreign Services Act No. 20013.
Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-
1 Amendments
The Foreign Services Act No. 20 o3 is amis amended as set out in the Schedule.
2 Commencement
T
This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.
SCHEDULE
AMENDMENTS OF FOREIGN SERVICES ACT NO. 20 OF 2013
1 Section 1 (Definitfon of Honorary Consul)
After “21(1)”, insert “or 21A(1)”
2 After section 21 “21A Appointment of Honorary Consul under the Consular Program (1) The Minister, on the approval of the Council, is to appoint a person as Honorary Consul under the Consular Program of the Government
of Vanuatu. (2) A person must not be appointed as Honorary Consul under this section unless: (a) the person is qualified and capable of carrying out the functions of a Honorary Consul; and (b) the person must be committed to work in partnership with the Government in ensuring the interests and priorities of the Government
are met; and (c) the person has no record of criminal conviction; and (d) the person has no bankruptcy records inside or outside Vanuatu; and (e) the person contributes at least US$350,000 to the Vanuatu Government to be used for funding any of the following: (i) a Vanuatu overseas mission; or (ii) a Vanuatu Government Approved Project; and (f) the person agrees to generate at least 60 international company sales through an authorised agent of the Vanuatu Financial Services
Commission; and (g) the person agrees to promote tourism and investment for Vanuatu abroad; and (h) the person has undergone the probity checks by the Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and is recommended by the Director
as suitable for this appointment. (3) A Honorary Consul appointed under this section is to hold office for a period of 5 years and is eligible for reappointment. (4) To avoid doubt, sections 22, 24, 6 a 26 and 27 apply to a Honorary Consul appointed under this section.
>21B Honorary Consul not a ot a Public Office
To avoid doubt, the office of a Honorary Consul under section 21 or 21A is not a public office.”
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