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UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
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2019 UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
5 2019-2020 Appropriation
2019-2020 Appropriation Act 2019 Act 7 of
2019
NA NA NA 1 Aug 2019
4 Births, Deaths and Marriages
Registration
Births, Deaths and Marriages
(Amendment) Regulations 2019
LN 43 of
2019
Births, Deaths and
Marriages
Registration
Regulations 1976
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
18 Civil Aviation Reform
Civil Aviation Reform (Amendment) Act
2019
Act 25 of
2019
Civil Aviation Reform
Act 1999
NA NA Has not
commenced
5 Climate Action Trust Fund
COP 23 Presidency Trust Fund
(Amendment) Act 2019
Act 4 of
2019
COP 23 Presidency
Trust Fund Act 2017
NA NA 24 May 2019
(LN 29 of 2019)
Climate Action Trust Fund (Budget
Amendment) Act 2019
Act 20 of
2019
Climate Action Trust
Fund Act 2017
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
(LN 35 of 2019)
New Climate Relocation of Communities
Trust Fund
Climate Relocation of Communities
Trust Fund Act 2019
Act 21 of
2019
NA NA NA 1 Aug 2019
(LN 36 of 2019)
7 Companies
Companies (Budget Amendment) Act
2019
Act 23 of
2019
Companies Act 2015 NA NA Has not
commenced
Commencement Notice – Companies
(Amendment) Act 2019
LN 16 of
2019
NA NA NA 8 Mar 2019
Amendment of Schedules LN 17 of
2019
Companies Act 2015 NA NA 8 Mar 2019
Companies (Amendment) Regulations LN 27 of Companies NA NA 24 May 2019
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
2
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
2019 2019 Regulations 2015
10 Customs
Customs (Budget Amendment) Act
2019
Act 14 of
2019
Customs Act 1986 NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Customs (Prohibited Imports and
Exports) (Amendment) Regulations
2019
LN 31 of
2019
Customs (Prohibited
Imports and Exports)
Regulations 1986
NA NA 8 Jun 2019
Customs (Prohibited Imports and
Exports) (Amendment) (No. 2)
Regulations 2019
LN 39 of
2019
Customs (Prohibited
Imports and Exports)
Regulations 1986
NA NA 8 Jun 2019
Customs (Diplomatic Missions and
International Organisations) (Refund)
Regulations 2019
LN 47 of
2019
NA NA NA 31 Jul 2019
10 Customs Tariff
Customs Tariff (Budget Amendment)
Act 2019
Act 15 of
2019
Customs Tariff Act
1986
NA NA 8 Jun 2019
9 Environment and Climate Adaptation
Levy
Environment and Climate Adaptation
Levy (Budget Amendment) Act 2019
Act 11 of
2019
Environment and
Climate Adaptation
Levy Act 2015
NA NA Section
s 1, 3, and 4 –
7 Jul 2019; and
Section
2 –
1 Jan 2020
(LN 34 of 2019)
Environment and Climate Adaptation
Levy (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2019
Act 24 of
2019
NA NA NA 5 Aug 2019
Environment and Climate Adaptation
Levy (Climate Relocation of
Communities Trust Fund) Regulations
2019
LN 68 of
2019
NA NA NA 1 Aug 2019
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
3
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
19 Environment Management
Environment Management (Budget
Amendment) Act 2019
Act 19 of
2019
Environment
Management Act
2005
NA NA 1 Jan 2020
10 Excise
Excise (Budget Amendment) Act 2019 Act 13 of
2019
Excise Act 1986 NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Excise (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2019 Act 28 of
2019
Excise Act 1986 NA NA Has not
commenced
Excise (Diplomatic Missions and
International Organisations) (Refund)
Regulations 2019
LN 48 of
2019
NA NA NA 31 Jul 2019
3 Fiji Independent Commission
Against Corruption
Fiji Independent Commission Against
Corruption (Amendment) Act 2019
Act 5 of
2019
Fiji Independent
Commission Against
Corruption Act 2007
Prevention of Bribery
Act 2007
NA 24 May 2019
(LN 28 of 2019)
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
4
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
3 Fijian Competition and Consumer
Commission
Fijian Competition and Consumer
Commission (Budget Amendment) Act
2019
Act 18 of
2019
Fijian Competition
and Consumer
Commission Act
2010
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Fijian Competition and Consumer
Commission (Wheat Products) (Ex-
factory, Wholesale and Retail) Order
2019
LN 18 of
2019
NA NA Commerce (Price
Control) (Wheat
Products Ex-
factory) Order 2015
Commerce (Price
Control) (Wheat
Products Wholesale
and Retail) Order
2015
28 Mar 2019
Fijian Competition and Consumer
Commission (Price Control) (Petroleum
Prices) (No. 2) Order 2019
LN 22 of
2019
NA NA Fijian Competition
and Consumer
Commission (Price
Control) (Petroleum
Prices) Order 2019
15 Apr 2019
Fijian Competition and Consumer
Commission (Control of Prices for
Aeronautical Services) Order 2019
LN 33 of
2019
NA NA NA 23 Jun 2019
Fijian Competition and Consumer
Commission (Price Control) (Petroleum
Prices) (No. 3) Order 2019
LN 38 of
2019
NA NA Fijian Competition
and Consumer
Commission (Price
Control) (Petroleum
Prices) (No. 2)
Order 2019
15 Jul 2019
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
5
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
5 Financial Management
Financial Management (Budget
Amendment) Act 2019
Act 16 of
2019
Financial
Management Act
2004
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Finance (Amendment) Instructions 2019 LN 42 of
2019
NA NA NA 30 Jul 2019
Financial Management (Responsible
Authority) Regulations 2019
LN 45 of
2019
NA NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Finance (Amendment) (No. 2)
Instructions 2019
LN 69 of
2019
Finance Instructions
2010
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
14 Food Safety
Food Safety (Amendment) Regulations
2019
LN 19 of
2019
Food Safety
Regulations 2009
NA NA 5 Apr 2019
1 High Court
High Court (Amendment) Act 2019 Act 3 of
2019
High Court Act 1875 NA NA 26 Apr 2019
(LN 23 of 2019)
4 Higher Salaries
Higher Salaries (Amendment of
Schedule) Notice
LN 21 of
2019
Higher Salaries Act
2011
NA NA 5 Apr 2019
9 Income Tax
Income Tax (Budget Amendment) Act
2019
Act 9 of
2019
Income Tax Act 2015 Tax Administration
Act 2009
NA 1 Aug 2019,
except for –
sections
2 and 3 – 1 Jan
2020; and
section
4 –
1 Jan 2016
Income Tax (Rates of Tax and Levies)
(Amendment) Regulations 2019
LN 49 of
2019
Income Tax (Rates of
Tax and Levies)
Regulations 2016
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
6
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
Income Tax (Collection of Provisional
Tax) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 LN 50 of
2019
Income Tax
(Collection of
Provisional Tax)
Regulations 2016
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Income Tax (Exempt Income)
(Amendment) Regulations 2019 LN 51 of
2019
Income Tax (Exempt
Income) Regulations
2016
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Income Tax (Modernisation of Buildings
Incentives) (Amendment) Regulations
2019
LN 52 of
2019
Income Tax
(Modernisation of
Buildings Incentives)
Regulations 2018
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Income Tax (Allowances for
Depreciation and Improvements)
Regulations 2019
LN 53 of
2019
NA Income Tax (Film-
making and Audio-
visual Incentives)
Regulations 2016
Income Tax
(Allowances for
Depreciation and
Improvements)
Instructions 1998
31 Jul 2019,
except for –
regulati
on 11(2)(c) – 1
Aug 2017; and
regulati
on 11(2)(d) – 1
Aug 2018
Income Tax (Depreciation Rates)
(Amendment) Regulations 2019 LN 54 of
2019
Income Tax
(Depreciation Rates)
Regulations 2016
NA NA 31 Jul 2019
Income Tax (Withholding Tax)
(Amendment) Regulations 2019
LN 55 of
2019
Income Tax
(Withholding Tax)
Regulations 2013
NA NA 1 Aug 2019,
except for –
regulati
ons 2, 4 and
5(a) – 1 Aug
2017; and
regulati
on 5(b) – 1 Jan
2020
Income Tax (Tax Free Region
Incentives) (Amendment) Regulations
2019
LN 56 of
2019
Income Tax (Tax
Free Region
Incentives)
Regulations 2016
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
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Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
Income Tax (Warehouse Construction
Incentives) Regulations 2019 LN 57 of
2019
NA NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Income Tax (Hotel Investment
Incentives) (Amendment) Regulations
2019
LN 58 of
2019
Income Tax (Hotel
Investment
Incentives)
Regulations 2016
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Income Tax (Retirement Village
Incentives) Regulations 2019 LN 61 of
2019
NA NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Income Tax (Film-making and Audio-
visual Incentives) (Amendment)
Regulations 2019
LN 62 of
2019
Income Tax (Film-
making and Audio-
visual Incentives)
Regulations 2016
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Income Tax (Residential Housing
Development Package) (Amendment)
Regulations 2019
LN 63 of
2019
Income Tax
(Residential Housing
Development
Package)
Regulations 2016
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Income Tax (Manufacture of
Pharmaceutical Products Investment
Package) Regulations 2019
LN 64 of
2019
NA NA NA 1 Aug 2019
13 iTaukei Land Trust
Commencement Notice - iTaukei Land
Trust (Amendment) Act 2019
LN 15 of
2019
NA Higher Salaries Act
2011
NA 1 Mar 2019
16 Land Transport
Land Transport (Public Service
Vehicles) (Amendm ent) Regulations
2019
LN 30 of
2019
Land Transport
(Public Service
Vehicles)
Regulations 2000
NA NA 1 Jan 2018
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
8
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
11 Local Government
Overdue Rates (Variation of Rate of
Interest) Order 2019
LN 20 of
2019
NA NA NA 11 Feb 2019
17 Maritime Transport
Maritime Transport (Amendment) Act
2019
Act 26 of
2019
Maritime Transport
Act 2013
NA NA Has not
commenced
4 Marriage
Marriage (Amendment) Regulations
2019
LN 44 of
2019
Marriage Regulations
1968
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
18 Offshore Fisheries Management
Offshore Fisheries Management
(Amendment of Schedule 2A) Notice
LN 32 of
2019
Offshore Fisheries
Management
Regulations 2014
NA NA 1 Jun 2019
7 Personal Property Securities
Commencement Notice – Personal
Property Securities Act 2017
LN 25 of
2019
NA Bankruptcy
Act 1944
Bills of Sale
Act 1879
Companies
Act 2015
Co-
operatives Act 1996
Crop Liens
Act 1904
Distress for
Rent Act 1961
Fiji
Development Bank
Act 1966
Fiji National
Provident Fund Act
2011
NA 31 May 2019
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
9
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
Indemnity,
Guarantee and
Bailment Act 1881
Land
Transfer Act 1971
Land
Transport Act 1998
Marine
Insurance Act 1961
Property Law
Act 1971
Registration
Act 1879
Sale of
Goods Act 1979
Stamp
Duties Act 1920
Sugar Cane
Growers Fund Act
1984
Tax
Administration Act
2009
6 Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Act 2019 Act 6 of
2019
NA Audit Act
1969
Biosecurity
Act 2008
Civil Aviation
Authority of Fiji Act
1979
Companies
Act 2015
Copyright
Act 1999
Employment
Public Enterprises Act
1996
19 Jul 2019
(LN 40 of 2019)
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
10
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
Relations Act 2007
Fiji National
Provident Fund Act
2011
Fiji Public
Trustee Corporation
Act 2006
Fiji Roads
Authority Act 2012
Fijian
Competition and
Consumer
Commission Act
2010
Financial
Management Act
2004
Foreign
Investment Act 1999
Housing Act
1955
International
Seabed Mineral
Management Act
2013
Investment
Fiji Act 1980
Land
Transport Act 1998
Maritime
Safety Authority of
Fiji Act 2009
Meat
Industry Act 1969
National
Employment Centre
Act 2009
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
11
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
Scrap Metal
Trade Act 2011
Sea Ports
Management Act
2005
Tourism Fiji
Act 2004
Water
Authority of Fiji Act
2007
Public Enterprises Regulations 2019 LN 41 of
2019
NA NA NA 19 Jul 2019
12 Regulation of Building Permits
Commencement Notice - Regulation of
Building Permits Act 2017
LN 37 of
2019
NA NA NA 10 Jul 2019 -
sections 1 to 5,
8 and 13 to 15
New Small and Micro Enterprises
Development (Repeal)
Small and Micro Enterprises
Development (Repeal) Act 2019
Act 22 of
2019
NA Higher
Salaries Act 2011
National
Employment Centre
Act 2009
Industry
Emblem (Forms and
Fees) Regulations
2011
Small and Micro
Enterprises
Development Act 2002
and any subsidiary
legislation made
thereunder
Has not
commenced
10 Stamp Duties
Stamp Duties (Budget Amendment) Act
2019
Act 12 of
2019
Stamp Duties Act
1920
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
12
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
9 Tax Administration
Tax Administration (Budget
Amendment) Act
2019
Act 8 of
2019
Tax Administration
Act 2009
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Tax Administration (Electronic Fiscal
Device) (Amendment) Regulations
2019
LN 26 of
2019
Tax Administration
Electronic Fiscal
Device) Regulations
2017
NA NA 21 May 2019
Tax Administration (Diplomatic Missions
and International Organisations)
(Refund) Regulations 2019
LN 46 of
2019
NA NA NA 31 Jul 2019
Tax Administration (Electronic Fiscal
Device) (Amendment) (No. 2)
Regulations 2019
LN 59 of
2019
Tax Administration
(Electronic Fiscal
Device) Regulations
2017
NA NA 31 Jul 2019
Tax Administration (Infringement
Notices) (Amendment) Regulations
2019
LN 60 of
2019
Tax Administration
(Infringement
Notices) Regulations
2018
NA NA 31 Jul 2019
9 Telecommunications
Telecommunications (Amendment) Act
2019
Act 27 of
2019
Telecommunications
Act 2008
NA NA Has not
commenced
Telecommunications (Fibre Cable
Management Trust Fund) Regulations
2019
LN 67 of
2019
NA NA NA Has not
commenced
13 Tertiary Scholarship and Loans
Tertiary Scholarship and Loans (Budget
Amendment) Act 2019
Act 17 of
2019
Tertiary Scholarship
and Loans Act 2014
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
Amendment of Schedule 2 LN 65 of
2019
Tertiary Scholarship
and Loans Act 2014
NA NA 1 Aug 2019
15 Tobacco Control
Tobacco Control (Amendment)
Regulations 2019
LN 14 of
2019
Tobacco Control
Regulations 2012
NA NA 5 Mar 2019
UPDATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS OF FIJI August 16, 2019
13
Vol. Law Act/LN
No.
Amended Consequentially
amended
Repealed/ Revoked Commenced
9 Value Added Tax
Value Added Tax (Budget Amendment)
Act 2019
Act 10 of
2019
Value Added Tax Act
1991
NA NA 1 Aug 2019