1 Short Title

• This Act may be cited as the Cook Islands Amendment Act 1956, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Cook Islands Act 1915 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).

2

• [Repealed]

  Section 2 was repealed, as from 1 April 1959, by section 96(1) Cook Islands Amendment Act 1957 (1957 No 103). See clause 2(1) Cook Islands Amendment Act Commencement Order 1959 (SR 1959/62).

3

• [Repealed]

  Section 3 was repealed, as from 1 January 1967, by section 2(3) Cook Islands Amendment Act 1966 (1966 No 39).

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9

• [Repealed]

  Section 9 was repealed, as from 5 December 1962, by section 11(3) Cook Islands Amendment Act 1962 (1962 No 40).

10 Effect of orders on interests in Native land

• (1) This subsection inserted s 465A in the principal Act.

  (2) This section shall be deemed to have come into force on the 27th day of October 1955 (being the date of the passing of the Adoption Act 1955).

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12

• [Repealed]

  Section 12 was repealed, as from 1 January 1967, by section 2(3) Cook Islands Amendment Act 1966 (1966 No 39).

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14 Rehearing of order made relating to Islet of Te-Au-O-Tu

• (1) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1) of section 32 of the Cook Islands Amendment Act 1946 or in any other enactment, the Native Appellate Court is hereby authorised and empowered, on application in writing being made to it in that behalf by or on behalf of any of the petitioners within one year from the passing of this Act, to inquire into the matters set forth in the petition to the House of Representatives numbered 9 of 1953 relating to the ownership of the Islet of Te-Au-O-Tu.

  (2) Where on any such application the Native Appellate Court grants or directs a rehearing of any matter set forth in that petition, the provisions of subsections (2) to (8) of section 32 of the Cook Islands Amendment Act 1946 shall apply as if application for a rehearing of the matter had been made within the time specified in subsection (1) of that section.