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Vanuatu National Cultural Council (Amendment) Act 1995

Commencement: 30 October 1995

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

VANUATU NATIONAL CULTURAL COUNCIL (AMENDMENT)
ACT NO. 18 OF 1995

Arrangement of Sections

1. Amendment of section 1 of Chapter 186.
2. Amendment of section 3.
3. Amendment of section 5.
4. Amendment of section 6.
5. Commencement.

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Assent: 17/10/95
Commencement: 30/10/95

VANUATU NATIONAL CULTURAL COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) ACT
N0.18 OF 1995

An Act to amend the Vanuatu National Cultural Council Act [CAP. 186].

BE IT ENACTED by the President and Parliament as follows :-

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1 OF CHAPTER 186

1. The Vanuatu National Cultural Council Act [CAP. 186] in this Act referred to as the "principal Act" is amended in section 1 by inserting after the definition of "Council" the following new definition:-

"commercial filming" means the taking of motion pictures for reproduction on film, television, video cassette or any other means for profit or reward or in the course of a business.

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3

2. The principal Act is amended in section 3 by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection –

"(1) The Council shall consist of the following members-

(a) six members appointed by the Minister of whom-

(i) one shall be a representative of the Ministry responsible for Cultural Affairs nominated by the Minister of Cultural Affairs;

(ii) one shall be a representative of the National Council of Chiefs nominated by the National Council of Chiefs;

(iii) one shall be a representative of the National Council of Women nominated by the National Council of Women;

(iv) one shall be a representative of the Vanuatu Cultural Centre;

(v) two shall be persons whom the Minister considers have relevant experience in matters relating to museums, public libraries or archives; and

(b) the director,"

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 5

3. The Principal Act is amended in section 5 by deleting subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (d) and substituting the following subparagraphs-

“(i) the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, including the National Museum, the National Library, the National Film and Sound Unit and the National Cultural and Historic Sites Survey; and

(ii) the National Archives.”

AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6

4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended in section 2-

(a) by deleting the full stop at the end of paragraph (k) and substituting a semi-colon; and

(b) by adding after paragraph (k) the following new paragraph-

"(l) regulate and control commercial filming concerning cultural subjects.".

COMMENCEMENT

5. This Act shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Gazette.

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