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Solomon Islands Independence Order 1978 - Constitution (Adaption and Modification of Existing Laws) Order 1978

SOLOMON ISLANDS

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS INDEPENDENCE ORDER 1978

THE CONSTITUTION (ADAPTION AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING LAWS) ORDER 1978

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Solomon Islands Independence Order 1978, the Governor-General hereby makes the following Order:-

Citation.

1. This Order may be cited as the Constitution (Adaption and Citation and Modification of Existing Laws) Order 1978.

Commencement.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 7^th July 1978.

Amendment of existing Laws.

3. The existing laws referred to in the First Column of the Schedule are amended to the extent specified in the Second Column of that Schedule.

Made by the Governor-General at Honiara this 7th day of July 1978.

B. DEVESI
Governor-General

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENTS

The Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1)

Substitute the following for section 3:-

Interpretation of terms
3. (1) In this Ordinance, and in every other Ordinance, and in all public documents enacted, made or issued before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, the following words and expressions shall have the meaning hereby assigned to them respectively, except where therein otherwise expressly provided or by necessary implication otherwise required -

• "Act" or "Act of Parliament" means a law made by Parliament pursuant to section 59 of the Constitution;
• "act", when used with reference to an offence or civil wrong, includes a series of acts, an illegal omission and a series of illegal omissions;
• "amend" includes repeal, revoke, rescind, cancel, replace, add to or vary, and the doing of any two or more of such things simultaneously in the same Ordinance, Act or instrument;
• "Attorney-General" means the Attorney-General of Solomon Islands appointed in accordance with the Constitution:
• "Auditor-General" means the Auditor-General of Solomon Islands appointed in accordance with the Constitution;
• "Cabinet" means the Cabinet established by the Constitution;
• "the Capital" means the place at which is situated for the time being the headquarters of the Government;
• "Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of the High Court appointed under the Constitution;
• "Christian name" means any name prefixed or suffixed to a surname, whether received in Christian baptism or otherwise;
• "commencement, when used with reference to any Act or Ordinance, means the date on which the Act or Ordinance came or comes into operation;
• "common law" means so much of the common law, including the doctrines of equity, of England as has effect for the time being in Solomon Islands in accordance with the Constitution;
• "the Commonwealth" means Solomon Islands and any country to which section 24 of the Constitution applies, and includes the dependencies of any such country;
• "Consolidated Fund" means the Consolidated Fund of Solomon Island established by the Constitution;
• "Constitution" means the Constitution set out in the Schedule to the Solomon Islands Independence Order 1978;
• "contravene", in relation to any requirement or condition prescribed in any Act or Ordinance or in any grant, permit, lease, licence or authority granted by or under any Act or Ordinance, includes a failure to comply with that requirement or condition:
• "court" means any court of Solomon Islands of competent jurisdiction;
• "the Court" means the High Court;
• "Court of Appeal" means that Court of Appeal for Solomon Islands in accordance with the Constitution:
• "the Crown" means the Crown in right of Solomon Islands;
• "customary land appeal court." means a customary land appeal court established under section 231A of the Land and Titles Ordinance; [Cap. 93]
• "definition" means the interpretation given by any Act or Ordinance to any word or expression:
• "Director of Public Prosecutions" means the Director of Public Prosecutions appointed in accordance with the Constitution:
• "document" includes any publication and any matter written, expressed or described upon any substance by means of letters, figures or marks, or by more than one of those means, which is intended to be used for the purpose of recording that matter.
• "export" means to take out or cause to be taken out of Solomon Islands by air or water;
• "financial year" means the twelve months ending the 31st December in any year;
• "the Gazette" means the Solomon Islands Gazette;
• "the Government" means Her Majesty's Government of Solomon Islands;
• "the Governor-General" means the Governor-General of Solomon. Islands;
• "Government Printer" means the Government Printer of Solomon Islands and any other printer authorised by or on behalf of the Government;
• "High Court" means the High Court for Solomon Islands established by the Constitution;
• "immovable property" means -
  • (a) land, whether covered by water or not;
  • (b) any estate, right, interest or easement in or over any land; and
  • (c) things attached to land or permanently fastened to anything attached to land;
• "imperial enactment" means-
  • (a) any Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom;
  • (b) any Order of Her Majesty in Council;
  • (c) any rule, regulation, proclamation, order, notice, rule of court, bye-law or other instrument made under or by virtue of any such Act or Order;
• "import" means to bring or cause to be brought into Solomon Islands by air or water;
• "Judge" means the Chief Justice or any other Judge of the High Court;
• "land" includes land covered by water, any estate or interest in land, all things growing on land and buildings and other things permanently fixed to land any any cellar, sewer, drain or culvert in or under land;
• "law" means any law for the time being in force in, having legislative effect in, extending to, or applicable in, Solomon Islands;
• "local authority" means a town council or a provincial assembly;
• "local government council" means a provincial assembly established under the Local Government Ordinance; [Cap. 14]
• "Magistrate" means a person appointed to hold a Magistrate's Court under the Magistrate's Courts Ordinance; [Cap. 3]
• "Magistrate's Court" means a Magistrate's Court constituted under the Magistrates' Courts Ordinance; [Cap. 3]
• "master", when used with reference to a vessel, means the person (except a pilot) having for the time being command or charge of the vessel, and when used in reference to an aircraft, means the person for the time being in command or charge of the aircraft;
• "medical officer" means a medical practitioner in the service of the Government;
• "medical practitioner" means a person for the time being duly registered or deemed to be registered, or licensed as a medical practitioner or otherwise permitted to practise as a medical practitioner, under the Medical and Dental Practitioners Ordinance; [Cap. 49]
• "Minister" means a Minister of the Government and includes the Prime Minister;
• "month" means a calendar month;
• "movable property" means property of every description except immovable property;
• "oath" and "affidavit" in case of persons allowed by law to affirm, declare or promise instead of swearing, include affirmation, declaration and promise and "swear" in like case includes affirm, declare and promise;
• "occupy" includes use, inhabit, be in possession of or enjoy the land or premises to which the word relates, otherwise than as a mere servant or for the mere purpose of the care, custody or charge thereof;
• "offence" means any crime, felony, misdemeanour or contravention or breach of, or failure to comply with, any written law, for which a penalty is provided;
• "Ombudsman" means the Ombudsman appointed in accordance with the Constitution;
• "Ordinance" includes this and all other Ordinances whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, and all subsidiary legislation made under or in pursuance of any Ordinance;
• "Parliament" means the National Parliament of Solomon Islands established by the Constitution;
• "Permanent Secretary" means the holder of an office of that designation having the supervision of a department of the Government;
• "person" includes any public body and any body of persons corporate or unincorporate, and this definition shall apply notwithstanding that the word "person" occurs in a provision creating or relating to an offence or for the recovery of any fine or compensation;
• "Police Force" means the Solomon Islands Police Force;
• "Police Officer" means a member of the Police Force and terms and expressions referring to ranks in that Force shall be construed by reference to the ranks provided for in the Police Ordinance; [No. 6 of 1972]
• "power" includes any privilege, authority and discretion;
• "prescribed" and "provided", when used in or with reference to any Act or Ordinance, means prescribed or provided by that Act or Ordinance or by subsidiary legislation made under that Act or Ordinance;
• "Prime Minister" means the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands;
• "property" includes -
  • (a) money, goods, choses in action and land; and
  • (b) obligations, easements and every description of estate, interest and profit, present and future, vested or contingent, arising out of or incident to property as defined in paragraph (a) of this definition;
• "provincial government officer" means a person holding or acting in any office or emolument in the service of a provincial government authority;
• "public body" includes a provincial assembly, a town council, any area council, any department of the Government and any undertaking by or of the Government;
• "public holiday" includes any day made a general holiday by virtue of any Ordinance;
• "public office" means an office that is a public office for the purposes of the Constitution;
• "public officer" means a person holding or acting in a public office;
• "public place" includes every place to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access whether on payment or otherwise;
• "public seal" means the national seal of Solomon Islands;
• "public service" means the service of the Crown in a civil capacity in respect of the Government of Solomon Islands;
• "Public Solicitor" means the Public Solicitor appointed in accordance with the Constitution;
• "registered", when used with reference to a document, means registered under the provision of any law applicable to the registration of such a document;
• "repeat" includes rescind, revoke, cancel or replace;
• "rules of Court", when used in relation to any Court, means rules made by the authority having for the time being power to make rules and orders regulating the practice and procedure of such court;
• "Secretary to the Cabinet" means the person appointed as such under the Constitution;
• "sell" includes barter and exchange;
• "sign" includes, in the case of a person unable to write, the affixing or making of a seal, mark or thumbprint;
• "Solomon Islands waters" means the waters of Solomon Islands and includes national waters and shall be deemed to include the territorial waters of Solomon Islands;
• "standard time" means standard time as provided in section 58;
• "statutory declaration", if made -
  • (a) in Solomon Islands, means a declaration made by virtue of any Act or Ordinance or law authorising a declaration to be made otherwise than in the course of a judicial proceeding;
  • (b) in the Commonwealth, elsewhere than in Solomon Islands, means a declaration made before a justice of the peace, notary public, commissioner for oaths or other person having authority therein under any law for the time being in force to take or receive a declaration;
  • (c) in any other place, means a declaration made before a British consular officer or pro-consul, or before any person haying authority under any Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the time being in force to take or receive a declaration;
• "street" or "road" includes any highway, street, road, bridge, square, court, alley, lane, bridleway, footway, parade, thoroughfare, passage or open space to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access whether on payment or otherwise;
• "sub-district" means any part of a district that may, from time to time, be declared by the Minister by notice to be a sub-district;
• "subsidiary legislation" means any legislative provision (including a delegation of powers or duties) made in exercise of any power in that behalf conferred by any written law, by way of bye-law, notice, order, proclamation, regulation, rule, rule of court or other instrument;
• "summary", in relation to the trial of any offence, means the trial of such offence by a Magistrate's Court;
• "summary conviction" means conviction by a Magistrate's Court;
• "the United Kingdom" means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
• "vessel" includes any ship or boat or any other description of vessel used in navigation;
• "will" includes any testamentary instrument;
• "words" includes figures and symbols;
• "written law" means all Acts, Ordinances, all subsidiary legislation and all imperial enactments;
• "writing" and "printing" include writing, printing, lithography, photography, type-writing and any other mode of representing words in a visible form;
• "year" means a year reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar.

(2) The expression "the Minister" in an Act or Ordinance means the Minister for the time being responsible for the administration of an Act or Ordinance or, if more than one Minister is so responsible, the Minister so responsible with respect to the provision of the Act or Ordinance in which the expression occurs.

Insert after section 3 the following:-

Application, to Acts
3.A. This Ordinance applies to and with respect to an Act and subsidiary legislation made under or in pursuance of an Act as it applies to and with respect to an Ordinance and subsidiary legislation made under or in pursuance of an Ordinance.

Delete section 4.

In section 10(1)(c), delete "of the Protectorate".

Substitute the following for section 17:-

Publication, etc., of Ordinances
17. (1) An Act or Ordinance and subsidiary legislation made under it shall be published in the Gazette
(2) An Act or Ordinance and subsidiary legislation shall come into operation, on the date of its publication in the Gazette or, if it is provided that it is to come into operation on some other date, on that date
(3) When an Act or Ordinance or any subsidiary legislation comes into operation on a particular day, it shall be deemed to have come or shall come into operation immediately on the expiration of the day next preceding such day.

Delete section 18.

Delete subsection (3) and (4) of section 34.

In section 37(4), 39, 49 and 51, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner", wherever occurring.

In section 44, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

Substitute the following for section 55:-

Signification of the exercise of functions.
53. (1) The fact of the exercise or performance by the Governor-General of a function conferred or imposed on him by a written law may be signified under the hand of the Prime Minister.
(2) The fact of the exercise or performance by the Prime Minister of a function conferred or imposed on him by a written law may be signified under the hand of a Minister, the Attorney-General, the Secretary to the Cabinet or a Permanent. Secretary.
(3) The fact of the exercise or performance by a Minister (other than the Prime Minister) or a function conferred or imposed on him by a written law may be signified under the hand of the Attorney-General, the Secretary to the Cabinet or a Permanent Secretary.

Delete sections 54 and 55.

In section 58, substitute:-

(a) "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner", wherever occurring; and
(b) "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate", wherever occurring.

In section 65, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 76, delete -

(a) "the High Commissioner or any other" and substitute "any";
(b) "High Commissioner, or such public officer, as the case may be", and substitute "public officer"; and
(c) "High Commissioner or such"

In section 78(1), substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "general revenue of the Protectorate",

In section 79(1) -

(a) substitute "a Minister" for "the High Commissioner", where first occurring;
(b) substitute "the Prime Minister" for "the High Commissioner", where secondly occurring.

In section 79(2), (3) and (4), substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner", wherever occurring.

In section 80 delete the words "or a copy of a notice purporting to have been publicised and exhibited at the Public Office of the High Commissioner".

In section 81, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Revision of Laws Ordinance (Cap. 2).

In section 2, in the definition of "enactment", insert "Act", immediately before "Ordinance".

In section 3, 6, 8 and 9, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 4(m), substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 5(2), substitute "Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 8, delete "of the Western Pacific".

The Magistrates' Courts Ordinance (Cap. 3).

In section 2(1) –

(a) in the definition of "legal practitioner", substitute "any law for the time being in force" for "section 22 or 28 of the Western Pacific (Courts) Order in Council, 1961";
(b) in the definition of "Magistrate", substitute "pursuant to section 7 or 9" for under section 7 or under section 9",

In sections, 3, 8, 20, 34, 43, 59 and 63, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 5, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

Substitute the following for section 7:-

Appointment of Magistrates.
7. Any person appointed pursuant to the Constitution to be a Magistrate to hold a Magistrates' Court of the First or Second Class shall have and may exercise all the powers and jurisdiction conferred upon Magistrates' Courts of the First Class or of the Second Class, as the case may be, by this or any other Ordinance subject to any restriction imposed with reference to his appointment on the exercise of those powers or that jurisdiction.

In section 8 substitute "appointment" for "warrant".

Delete section 9

Delete section 12.

Delete section 21.

In section 22(1), substitute "Local" for "Native".

In section 48, delete "section 22 of the Western Pacific (Courts) Order in Council" and substitute the words "section 90 of the Constitution".

In section 69, substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "general revenue of the Protectorate".

In section 74 -

(a) substitute "Government" for "Government of the Protectorate";
(b) substitute "revenues of Solomon Islands" for "Revenues of the Protectorate".

In section 80 -

(a) substitute "Local" for "Native";
(b) substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 4)

In section 2 -

(a) delete the definition of "justice of the peace";
(b) in the definition of "public prosecutor", substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney-General".
(c) in the definition of "Registrar", delete the words "section 20 of the Western Pacific (Courts) Order in Council, 1961" and substitute "the Constitution";
(d) in the definition of "Rules of Court", delete "section 22 of the Western Pacific (Courts) Order in Council, 1961" and substitute "section 90 of the Constitution".

In sections 5, 18, 19, 27, 53, 54, 63, 83, 84, 94, 113, 125, 241, 265 and 311, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 67(4), 68(1), 69, 70, 71, 74, 147, 148, 217, 218, 220, 223, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 237, 238, 282, 284, 298 and 300, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney-General".

In section 125(2),

In section 126,

In section 144 -

(a) substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney-General";
(b) substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 146 -

(a) substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner";
(b) substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney-General";
(c) Substitute "Governor-General's" for "High Commissioner's".

In section 149 -

(a) substitute "Governor-General's" for "High Commissioner's";
(b) substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney-General";
(c) substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 207(3),

In section 242, substitute "Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 255, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 311(1)(d),

In section 318, substitute "Local" for "Native".

The Penal Code (Cap. 5)

In section 2,

(a) substitute "Solomon Islands" for "The Protectorate";
(b) substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 4, in the definition of "person employed in the public service", delete paragraph (i).

In sections 4, 5, 17, 24, 40, 45, 52, 58, 136, 137, 166, 167, 168, 175, 188, 241, 250, 296, 307, 330, 332, 339, 341, 350, 356, 358, 374, 376 and 377, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 46, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 47A, 64, 90, 95, 159, 166, 297, 355 and 370, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney-General".

In sections 329, 330, 335 and 339 substitute "Chief Accountant" for "Accountant-General".

In section 57, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 59, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "The United Kingdom or the Protectorate".

In section 61 -

(a) substitute "Solomon Islands for "The Protectorate";
(b) substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 66 -

(a) substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner";
(b) substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate";
(c) substitute "Secretary to the Cabinet" for "Chief Secretary".

In section 67, substitute "Secretary to the Cabinet" for "Chief Secretary".

In section 171, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 175, substitute "Secretary to the Cabinet" for "Chief Secretary".

In section 188(1) -

(a) substitute the following for paragraphs (a) and (b)

• (a) if the matter is published by the Governor-General, the Cabinet or Parliament, in any official document or proceeding; or
• (b) if the matter is published in the Cabinet or Parliament by the Prime Minister, a Minister or a member of Parliament; or;

(b) substitute the following for paragraph (f):-

• (f) if the matter published is in fact a fair report of anything said, done or published in Cabinet or Parliament; or.

In sections 293 and 294 -

(a) delete "High Commissioner or the";
(b) delete "of the Protectorate".

In section 308 -

(a) substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner";
(b) delete "of the Protectorate".

In section 325(1) -

(a) delete "Bank of England" and substitute "Solomon Islands Monetary Authority";
(b) in the definition of "coin":- delete "has been coined in any of Her Majesty's Mints or" and delete "Protectorate" and substitute "Solomon Islands";
(c) In the definition of treasury bill delete "War Bond" and substitute "Treasury Note".

In section 329(2)(d), delete "The United Kingdom" and substitute "Solomon Islands" and delete "British" and substitute "Solomon Islands".

In section 330(1), delete "the seal of the High Commissioner" and substitute "the National Seal of Solomon Islands".

In section 330(2)(a) and (c) delete "in the Protectorate" and in section. 330(3)(c) delete "in force in the Protectorate",

In section 332 delete the words "in the Protectorate".

In section 335(1)(a), delete "the seal of the High Commissioner" and substitute "the National Seal of Solomon Islands".

In section 339(1) delete "the Protectorate" and substitute "Solomon Islands".

In sections 341, 350, 356 and 358 delete "the Protectorate" where these words occur and substitute the words "Solomon Islands",

In-section 359, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

The Documentary Evidence Ordinance (Cap. 6)

In section 2 and 3, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 2 in the definition of "Gazette" delete "the Western Pacific High Commission" and substitute "Solomon Islands".

The Crown Proceedings Ordinance (Cap. 7)

In section 2(2) delete all the words after "visited" in line 2 of the definition of "Government" and substitute the words "in Solomon Islands Government".

In section 3, delete "subject to the grant of the High Commissioner's fiat" and "the Protectorate" [substituting "Solomon Islands"] and also delete " and without the fiat of the High Commissioner".

In sections 8, 9, 32, 34, 35 and 36, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate"

In section 9, substitute "Prime Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

In section 10, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner"

In section 13, substitute "Local" for "Native".

In section 36, substitute "Prime Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

The Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgements (Cap. 8)

In sections 3 and 6, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 6, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

The Foreign Judgements (Reciprocal Enforcement) (Cap. 9)

In sections 3, 9 and 11, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) (Cap. 10)

In sections 3, 4 and 5, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 6 and 12, substitute "Minister", after consultation with the Chief Justice" for "High Commissioner".

In section 12, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner"

The Notaries Public Ordinance (Cap. 12)

In section 2

(a) delete "with the prior approval of the High Commissioner";
(b) substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 3 and 7, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Death and Fire Inquiries Ordinance (Cap. 13)

In sections 2, 4 and 11, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 9, delete "High Commissioner" and substitute "Rules Committee under section 20 of the Constitution".

In section 12 -

(a) substitute the following for subsection (1) -

• (1) There may be appointed from time to time one or more fit and proper persons for the purposes of holding inquiries under this Ordinance, any such appointment to be made, in the case of a public officer, pursuant to the Constitution, and otherwise by the Chief Justice.;
• Provided that any person so appointed shall only exercise the powers thereby conferred upon him in the event of a Magistrate being unable to hold an inquiry owing to illness or absence or any other reasonable cause:

(b) in subsection (3), delete "the High Commissioner OR".

In the Schedule, substitute "Magistrate" for "High Commissioner (or Magistrate)".

The Town Planning Ordinance (Cap. 15)

In section 3 -

(a) substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner";
(b) substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 4, 5 and 10, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 4, substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary",

In section 8 -

(a) delete "Protectorate";
(b) substitute "is" for "the. High Commissioner considers".

In section 9, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Electricity Ordinance (Cap. 16)

In section 2 -

(a) in the definition. of "Chief Inspector" and "inspector", substitute "pursuant to" for "by the High Commissioner under";

In section 4 -

(a) substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner",
(b) substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32 and 48, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 5, 13, 14, 15 and 34, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 17, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

In sections 22 and 57, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 24, 25, 26 and 27, substitute "Minister" for "Financial Secretary".

In section 27, substitute "Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 34 -

(a) delete subsection (2);
(b) in subsection (4), delete the words beginning with "except" to the end of the subsection.

Substitute the following for section 46:-

Appointment of officers
46. There shall be appointed pursuant to the Constitution a Chief Inspector and such number of inspectors and such other officers as may be necessary for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance.

The Roads Ordinance (Cap 17)

In section 2 -

(a) in the definition of "public road", substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner";
(b) for the definition of "Director" substitute - "Director" means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works and Public Utilities or any officer appointed by the Minister to superintend the construction alteration and maintenance of public roads.

In sections 3, 4, 5, 27 and 29, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 2 substitute the following new section - "2. The Minister shall be charged with the administration of this Ordinance."

In sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 and 21 substitute "Chief Executive Engineer" for "Director".

In -section 15 substitute "Chief Accountant" for "Accountant-General"•.

In sections 11, 16, 17, 18 and.21, substitute "Minister"' for "High Commissioner".

The Water Supply Ordinance (Cap. 18)

In section 19 substitute "Minister" for "Director".

In section 20, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate".

The Traffic Ordinance (Cap. 19)

In section 2, in the definition of "Highway Authority", substitute "Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works and Public Utilities" for "Director of Public Works" and substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

In section 3, substitute the following for subsection (1):-

(1) There shall be a Principal Licensing Officer who shall be responsible for the registration of motor vehicles and trailers and for keeping records relating to every registered vehicle.

In section 4 -

(a) in subsection (1), substitute "There may be appointed" for "The Principal Licensing Officer may appoint";
(b) in subsection (3), substitute "There may be appointed" for "The Principal Licensing Officer".

Insert the following immediately after section 4:-

Manner of appointment
4A. An appointment for the purposes of section 3 or 4 shall be made pursuant to the Constitution in the case of an appointment to a public office, but otherwise shall be made by the Minister in the case of the Principal Licensing Officer and in any other case by the Principal Licensing Officer.

In section 6, substitute "Consolidated. Fund" for "public revenue of the Protectorate".

In sections 9, 28, 41, 67, 81, 82 and 83, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 20, 24, 41, 81 and 83, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 64 -

(a) substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary";
(b) substitute "Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 66, substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

The Preservation of Public Security Ordinance (Cap. 20)

In sections 3, 4, 5 and 7 substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 3, 4 and 6 substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate".

The Processions and Public Assemblies Ordinance (Cap. 21)

In section 2 -

(a) substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner";
(b) substitute "Solomon Islands" for "The Protectorate".

The Essential Services Ordinance (Cap. 22)

In section 2, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 2, delete "of the Protectorate".

In section 4, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney-General".

The Official Secrets Ordinance (Cap. 23)

In section 2 –

(a) delete "of the Protectorate" where firstly occurring;
(b) substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner";
(c) delete "of the United Kingdom, or of the Protectorate".

In section 3 -

(a) in paragraph (c), substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner ";
(b) in paragraph (d), substitute "the Prime Minister" for "a Secretary of State".

In sections 8 and 10, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 10 and 11, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 17, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "High Commissioner".

The Sedition Ordinance (Cap. 24)

In sections 2 and 3, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 5, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney-General".

In sections 8 and 11, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Closed Districts Ordinance (Cap 25)

In sections 2 and 3, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 arid 15, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Lighting Control Ordinance (Cap. 26)

In section 2, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Bicycles Ordinance (Cap. 27)

In section 2 -

(a) substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner",
(b) substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The British Solomon Islands Tourist Authority Ordinance (Cap. 28)

In sections 6, 9, 13, 15 and 26, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 18, 30, 33 and 38, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 22 and 26, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

In section 28, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "High Commissioner".

In section 30, substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

The Census Ordinance (Cap. 29)

In sections 2, 3, 4 and 7, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 2, 4 and 5, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Cinematograph Ordinance (Cap. 30)

In sections 3, 11, 13 and 14, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Commission of Inquiry Ordinance (Cap. 31)

In sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17 and 19, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 6, substitute "Secretary to the Cabinet" for "Chief Secretary".

The Gaming and Lotteries Ordinance (Cap. 32)

In sections 7 and 9, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 7, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney General".

The Liquor Ordinance (Cap. 33)

In sections 2, 7, 84 and 96, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 7, 16, 53 and 54, substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

In sections 8, 53 and 55, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 43, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney General".

Delete Part VI.

In section 64, substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "general revenue of the Protectorate".

The National Parks Ordinance (Cap. 34)

In section 2, in the definition of "park ranger", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In section 3, substitute the following for subsection (2) -

(2) A senior park ranger, park rangers or voluntary park rangers may be appointed for the purposes of this Ordinance, any such appointment to be made pursuant to the Constitution in the case of a public office but otherwise by the Minister.
(3) A person appointed pursuant to subsection (2) shall exercise and perform such functions as may be prescribed.

In sections 4 and 14, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 4, delete the words after the full stop to the end of the subsection.

In sections 6, 7, 8 and 9, substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

The Public Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 35)

In sections 2 and 6, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2 and 6, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

The Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 38)

In section 2 -

(a) in the definition of "authorised aerodrome" substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".
(b) in the definition of "Child" substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate" in each case.
(c) in the definition of "entry" substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".
(d) in the definition of "residence" substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 19, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 and 20, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 5(1)(d)(ii) delete the words "whether made under the Deportation (Immigrant British Subjects) Ordinance or the Deportation of Aliens Ordinance" and insert ", under the provisions of the Deportation Ordinance".

In section 5, substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

In sections 13, 14 and 15, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

In section 15, delete "Chief Secretary" in lines five and nine,

The Registration of Aliens Ordinance (Cap. 40)

In section 2, substitute the following for the definition of "alien" -

"alien" means a person of the age of eighteen years who is not a citizen under the provisions of Chapter III of the Constitution.

In sections 6, 8 and 9, substitute "Commissioner of Police" for "Chief of Police".

In section 11, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Ordinance (Cap. 43)

In section 2, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 11, delete "subject to any direction of a Secretary of State".

The Local Administration Ordinance (Cap. 45)

In sections 2, 4, 5, 6, and 39, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Local Courts Ordinance (Cap. 46)

In sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8A, 11, and 20, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8A, 11, 20, 21 and 24, substitute "Chief Justice" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 14, 21 and 23, substitute "Magistrate" for "District Officer".

The Islanders Marriage Ordinance (Cap. 47)

In all sections where the words appear, substitute "Government Agent" for "District Officer" and substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Islanders Divorce Ordinance (Cap. 48)

In all sections where the words appear, substitute "Government Agent" for "District Officer" and substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Medical and Dental Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 49)

In sections 3, 15, 32 and 37, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 3, 5 and 8, substitute "Under Secretary (Health), Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In sections 3 and 8, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Nurses and Midwives Ordinance (Cap. 50)

In sections 3 and 11, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 3, 5 and 10, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 3, 6 and 10, substitute "Under Secretary (Health), Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In sections 4, 6 and 8, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Public Hospitals and Dispensaries Ordinance (Cap. 51)

In section 2 and 5, substitute "Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical. Services".

In section 4, substitute "Under Secretary (Health), Ministry of Health and Medical-Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In section 6; substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

The Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 52)

In sections 2, 4, 14, 19, 25, 27, 44, 52 and 61, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 2, 4, 17, 19 and 51, substitute "Under Secretary (Health), Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In section 62, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney General".

The Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 53)

In sections 2, 7, 12, 16, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38 and substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 17, 18, 19, 22, 27, 32, 33 and 34, substitute "Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In sections 2, 13, 15, 16 and 21, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Animals (Control of Experiments) Ordinance (Cap. 54)

In sections 7 and 12, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 8, 9, 10 and 11, substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

In section 15, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney General".

The Quarantine Ordinance (Cap. 55)

In sections 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 47, 49 and 83, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 4(1), substitute "Minister" for "Director of Medical Services".

In sections 3, 12, and 13, substitute "Solomon Vessel" for "Protectorate Vessel".

In sections 3, 4(2), 6, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 81 and 83, substitute "Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In sections 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, 26, 31, 33, 41, 49, 57, 58, 59, 61, 70 and 83, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 41, 49, 55, 66 and 70, substitute "Under Secretary (Health), Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In sections 49, 52, 54 and 55, substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "Protectorate Treasury".

The Education Ordinance (Cap. 56)

In section 2, delete the definition of "public officer".

In sections 2, 4, 5, 8, 19, 28, 30, 32 and 37, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate".

In section 3, substitute "may be appointed pursuant to the Constitution" for "the. High Commissioner may appoint".

In sections 3, 4, 6, 11, 13, 16, 21, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 40, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In-section 4, substitute "Minister" for "Director of Education".

The Customs and Excise Ordinance (Cap 58)

In sections 2, 7, 11, 13, 14; 15, 23, 26, 32, 38, 41, 46, 48, 50, 60, 70, 72, 73, 74, 74A, 75, 85, 88, 90, 91, 113, 116, 118, 119, 122, 123, 133, 139, 141, 145, 148, 150, 151, 153, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 170, 171, 172, 174, 183, 185, 192, 194, 197, 199, 201, 205, 206, 207, 214, 217, 219, 228, 236, 242, 243, 246, 252, 260, 264 and 273, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 7, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 44, 56, 92, 93, 157, 165, 168, 169, 188, 196, 224, 227, 240, 269, 273, 275 and 276, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 2, in the definition of "office", substitute "pursuant to the constitution" for "by the High Commissioner in his discretion".

In section 8 -

(a) substitute "The Minister" for "The Financial Secretary, subject to such general direction as the High Commissioner in his discretion may give,";
(b) substitute "Minister" for "Financial Secretary" where secondly occurring.

In sections 20, 84, 107, 132 and 178, substitute "Minister" for "Financial Secretary".

In sections 85, 107 and 118, substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "general revenue of the Protectorate".

The Licence Ordinance (Cap. 60)

In sections 2 and 6, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 4, 6, 10 and 14 substitute "Chief Accountant" for "Accountant-General".

In section 4, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 18, substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "revenue of the Protectorate".

The Income Tax Ordinance (Cap. 61)

In sections 2, 11, 12, 29, 39, 70, 79, 93, 98 and 99, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 2, in the definition of "Commissioner", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 48, 58, 64, 93, 94, 97 and 98, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 11, substitute "Permanent Secretary, Finance" for "Financial Secretary":

In section 32A, substitute "Minister" for "Governor".

Substitute the following for section 67 –

Appeal from judgment of Court.
67. An appeal by either party from the judgment of the Court shall be to the Court of Appeal.

Substitute the following for section 90 –

Appointment of officers
90. (1) There may be appointed -

• (a) a Commissioner;
• (b) such other officers as may be necessary for the due administration of this Ordinance;
• (c) one or more agents within or outside Solomon Islands for the purpose of carrying out such duties under this Ordinance as are specified in the instrument of his appointment.

(2) Any appointment under subsection (1) shall, if the person appointed is to be a public officer, be made pursuant to the Constitution, but otherwise shall be made by the Minister.
(3) An agent appoint pursuant to subsection (1)(c) shall be deemed to be an officer for the purpose of carrying out his duties.

In the First Schedule -

(a) in paragraphs 4 and 7, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner";
(b) substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In the Second Schedule, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In the Third Schedule, substitute "Permanent Secretary, Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

The Tax Reserve Certificates Ordinance (Cap. 62)

In section 3, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 3, 5, 6, 13 and 16, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Stamp Duties Ordinance (Cap. 64)

In sections 3 and 19, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner":

In section 15, substitute "Minister" for "Financial Secretary".

The Companies Ordinance (Cap. 66)

In sections 2, 20, 63, 93, 97, 117, 123, 125, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 153, 155, 158, 159, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 185, 187, 193, 202, 221, 235, 236, 331, 332, 345, 361, 363, 282, 383, and 384, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 2, in the definition of "the registrar of companies", -

(a) substitute "pursuant to" for "under";
(b) delete "by the High Commissioner".

In sections 2, 90, 92, 100, 105, 112, 116, 117, 141, 144, 155, 179, 209, 256, 344, 345, 346, 349, 350, 353, 354, 355, 356, 359, 360 and 376, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 18 and 19, substitute "Minister" for "Financial Secretary".

In sections 123, 163, 164, 168, 312, 374, 375, 377 and 378, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney General".

In sections 164 and 166, substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "public revenue".

In section 328, substitute "Minister" for "Accountant-General".

Substitute the following for section 330 –

Officers
330.(1) There may be appointed such additional officers as may be required for the execution of this Part.
(2) Where any person appointed in subsection (1) is to be a public officer, the appointment shall be made pursuant to the Constitution, but otherwise shall be made by the Minister.

In the First Schedule, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In the Seventh Schedule, in paragraph 9, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In the Eighth Schedule, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In the Eighth Schedule, in paragraphs 12, 15 and 24, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Registration of the United Kingdom Patents Ordinance (Cap. 68)

In sections 2, 6. 7, 9 and 10, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In. section 3, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 and 12, substitute "Registrar-General" for "Registrar".

The Registration of United Kingdom Trade Marks (Cap 69)

In section 2, delete the definition of "Registrar" and substitute the following -

"Registrar" means the person appointed Registrar-General

In sections 5, 7, 11, 12 and 17, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 13, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Ordinance (Cap. 70)

In sections 2 and 4, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 8, substitute "pursuant to the Constitution" for "by the High Commissioner under this section".

In sections 8, 19 and 21, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 8 and 19, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 19, substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "Treasury in and of the General Revenue of the Protectorate".

The Protected Industries Ordinance (Cap. 72)

In sections 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 and 17, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 2, 4, 8, 10, 11 and 12, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 8, 9 and 10, substitute "Minister" for "Financial Secretary".

The Co-operative Societies Ordinance (Cap. 73)

In section 3, substitute the following for subsection (1) -

(1) There shall be appointed a Registrar of Co-operative Societies and such other persons to assist the Registrar as may be necessary to give effect to this Ordinance.
(1A) Where any person also appointed is to be a public officer the appointment shall be made pursuant to the Constitution, but otherwise may be made by the Minister.
(1B) The Minister may, by general or special order, confer on any person (other than the Registrar) so appointed, all or any of the powers of a Registrar under this Ordinance.

In sections 7, 10, 31, 35, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50 and 51, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Labour Ordinance (Cap. 75)

In section 2, substitute in the definition of "Health Officer" 'Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In sections 2, 28, 39, 77, 83, 85, 119 and 120, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 2, in the definition of "Commissioner", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In sections 2, 38, 39, 42, 44, 46, 61, 66, 67 and 69, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 4 -

(a) substitute the following for subsection (1) –

• ( ) There may be appointed -
  • (a) an officer to be a Commissioner of Labour;
  • (b) an officer to be Deputy Commissioner of Labour; and
  • (c) such other officers as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance,
• and any officer referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) may, subject to such limitation as the Minister may prescribe, perform all the duties imposed and exercise all the powers conferred on the Commissioner by this Ordinance.
  • (b) in subsection (3), substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 105, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

The Trade Unions Ordinance (Cap. 76)

In sections 2, 30 and 59, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 2, in the definition of "Registrar", substitute "pursuant to" for "by the High Commissioner under", wherever occurring.

In section 3, substitute "There shall be appointed a person" for "The High Commissioner shall appoint such person as he may think fit".

In section 4, substitute "There may be appointed" for "The High Commissioner may in discretion appoint".

In section 14, in subsection (6), substitute "in such manner" for "by the exhibition at the Public Office of the High Commissioner and in such other manner" and delete the words "at the Public Office of the High Commissioner" at the end of that subsection.

In section 19 -

(a) substitute "in such manner as the Registrar may direct" for "by exhibition at the Public Office of the High Commissioner";
(b.) substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "general revenue of the Protectorate".

In sections 35 and 61, substitute "Minister for "High Commissioner".

In section 64, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney General".

In section 68, substitute "in such manner as he may determine" for "by exhibition at the Public Office of the High Commissioner".

The Workmen's Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 77)

In sections 2, 8, 11, 28 and 32, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 3, in the definition of "Commissioner of Labour", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In sections 3, 4, 21, 26, 32 and 34, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In subsection (4) of section 21, delete the word "other" before "Colony" in line three and substitute the article "a" for "another" in line six thereof.

The Diving Ordinance (Cap. 79)

In sections 2 and 15, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate",

In sections 2, 6, 7, 11, 15 and the Schedule, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Agriculture and Livestock Ordinance (Cap. 80)

In sections 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 17, 18 and 21, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate",

In sections 2, in the definition of "inspector", delete "by the High Commissioner".

In sections 2, 5, 7, 8, 16, 21, 22 and 23, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 18, substitute "Under Secretary" for "Director".

The Cocoa Ordinance (Cap. 81)

In section 2, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 2, in the definition of "Inspector", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In sections 2, 3, 5, 8 and 10, substitute "Under Secretary" for "Director".

In sections 3, 7 and 14, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 11, substitute the following for subsection (1) -

(1) Inspectors may be appointed to enforce and carry out the provisions of this Ordinance.

In subsection (3) of section 8, substitute "regrated" for "regarded".

The Copra Ordinance (Cap. 83)

In section 2, in the definition of "inspector", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In sections 2 and 8, substitute "Under Secretary" for "Director of Agriculture".

In section 8, substitute the following for subsection (1) -

(1) One or more inspectors may be appointed to enforce and carry out the provisions of this Ordinance.

In sections 2, 11 and 13, substitute "a Clerk to Provincial Assembly" for "District Commissioner".

In sections 6, 10 and 15, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 6 and 12, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Copra Board Ordinance (Cap. 84)

In sections 2, 3 and 8, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 3, substitute "Under Secretary" for "Director of Agriculture".

In sections 3, 8, 16, 17, 18 and 21, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 13 and 17, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

The Diseases of Animals Ordinance (Cap. 85)

In sections 2, 3, 4, 13 and 30, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 2, in the definition of "inspector", substitute "to be an inspector for the purposes of" for "appointed by the High Commissioner to be an inspector or under".

In sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 28, 29 and 30, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 13

(a) in subsections (6) and (8), substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "public revenue of the "Protectorate";
(b) in subsection (9), substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "public revenue";
(c) in subsection (9), substitute " Under Secretary" for "Director of Agriculture".

The Trespass and Branding Ordinance (Cap. 88)

In section 2, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16, substitute "Under Secretary" for "Director of Agriculture".

In sections 10 and 14, substitute "Clerk to Provincial. Assembly" for "District Commissioner".

The Wild Birds Protection Ordinance (Cap. 89)

In sections 3, 4, 12, 13, 14 and 15, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 3, 5, .13 and 14, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Forests and Timber Ordinance (Cap. 90)

In section 2, in the definition of "forest officer", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 28 and 33, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 3 -

(a) substitute "There shall be appointed" for "The High Commissioner acting in his discretion shall appoint";
(b) substitute "may be" for "he may consider".

In sections 4 and 8, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Mining Ordinance (Cap. 91)

In section 2, in the definition of "inspector", substitute "pursuant to" for "by the High Commissioner under".

In section 2, substitute "Permanent Secretary" for "Director of Geological Survey" in the definition of "Director".

In sections 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 18, 33, 35, 36, 40, 72, 76, 78, 88 and 89, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner",

In sections 6, 10, 11, 18, 23, 26, 30 and 31, substitute "Minister" for "Financial Secretary".

In section 7, substitute "There may be appointed" for "The High Commissioner in his discretion may appoint".

In section 11, substitute "Chief Executive Engineer" for "Director of Public Works".

In sections 13, 15, 63. 65, 76, 77 and 79, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 19, substitute "Public Service Commission' for "Chief Secretary".

In section 22, substitute "Chief Surveyor" for "Crown Surveyor".

In section 77, substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "general revenue of".

The Petroleum Production Ordinance (Cap. 92)

In section 2, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 6, 8, 12 and 13, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 5 -

(a) in subsection (1), substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary to the Western Pacific High Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Chief Secretary")";
(b) substitute the following for subsection (3) -

• (3) The Minister shall consider any such application.

(c) substitute the following for subsection (4) -

• (4) Where the application relates to any right which appears to the Minister to affect the Ports Authority established under the Ports Ordinance [Cap. 99], or any Council established under the Local Government Ordinance [Cap. 14], or other local authority, the Minister shall send a copy of the application to the Authority to enable it to take such steps as it thinks fit to oppose or support the granting of the application.

The Land Surveys Ordinance (Cap. 94)

In sections 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12 and 13, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 6, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 16, substitute "Chief Surveyor" for "Crown Surveyor".

The River Waters Ordinance (Cap. 96)

In section 1, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 19, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 2 in the definition of "Inspector", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In section 3(1), substitute "A person may be appointed" for "The High Commissioner may by notice appoint any person".

In section 10, substitute "Chief Surveyor" for "Crown Surveyor".

The Aerodromes and Air Navigation Aids Ordinance (Cap. 97)

In sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 13, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 4, 5, 9 and 11, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Shipping Ordinance (Cap. 98)

In sections 2, 9, 10, 14, 25 and 30, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 2 in the definition of "inspector" and "licensing officer", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In section 3, substitute for subsection (1) the following –

(1) There may be appointed -

• (a) a Principal Licensing Officer; and
• (b) such number of licensing officers as may be necessary to give effect to this Ordinance, and where a person so appointed is to be a public officer the appointment shall be made pursuant to the Constitution, but otherwise may be made by the Minister.

Substitute for section 4 the following –

Appointment of inspectors.
4. (1) Persons may be appointed to act as inspectors to report upon the condition of vessels brought to them for inspection and to examine candidates applying for certificates of competency under the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2) Where a person so appointed is to be a public officer the appointment shall be made pursuant to the Constitution, but otherwise may be made by the Principal Licensing Officer.

In section 12, substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

In sections 25 and 28, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 26, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary ".

In sections 25 and 27, substitute "Chief Marine Officer" for "Superintendent of Marine".

The Ports Ordinance (Cap. 99)

In section 2, in the definition of "Authority" delete "Protectorate".

In sections 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 36, 40, 43, 46, 47, 48, 64 and 106, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 21, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 5, 8, 9, 10 and 64, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 6(1), delete "Protectorate".

In section 20(2), substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

In section 73, substitute "Minister" for "Financial Secretary".

In the Third Schedule, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Light Dues and Harbours Ordinance (Cap. 100)

In sections 2 and 6, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 3 and 4, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 5 and 6, substitute "Chief Marine Officer" for "District Commissioner".

The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Ordinance (Cap. 101)

In section 2, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate".

In section 3 –

(a) substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner"; and
(b) substitute "Consolidated Fund" for "revenue of the Protectorate".

The Carriage of Goods by Sea Ordinance (Cap. 103)

In sections 2, 4, and 5, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 37, 50 and 52, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate.

In sections 2, 4, 18, 19, 23, 25, 51 and 52, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 3, in subsection (1), substitute "There may be appointed" for "The High Commissioner in his discretion may by notice appoint".

In section 7 -

(a) substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner"; and
(b) substitute "Prime Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

In sections 26 and 41, substitute "Prime Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

The Explosives Ordinance (Cap. 108)

In sections 2, 3, 4, 7 and 9, substitute "Prime Minister" for "The High Commissioner".

In section 5, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Petroleum Ordinance (Cap. 109)

In sections 3, 8, 9, and 10, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 7, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Consular (Conventions) Ordinance (Cap. 114)

In sections 1, 7 and 8, substitute "Governor-General" for "High (Conventions) Commissioner".

In sections 2 and 6, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 7, substitute "the Head of State or Prime Minister" for "Her Majesty".

The Charitable Trusts Ordinance (Cap. 115)

In-section 2, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 12, substitute "in such manner as he may determine" for "published by exhibition at the Public Office of the High Commissioner", wherever occurring.

In section 18, substitute "in such manner as the Registrar of Companies shall direct" for "published by exhibition at the Public Office of the High Commissioner".

In section 24, substitute "Registrar of Companies" for "High Commissioner".

The Winston Churchill Trust Ordinance (Cap. 116)

In sections 4, 8 and 10, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 4, 7 and 8, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Public Health Ordinance (No. 2 of 1970)

In section 2(1) –

(a) in the definition of "Chief Health Inspector", delete "by the High Commissioner";
(b) delete the definition of "Director";
(c) in the definition of "Health Inspector", delete "by the High Commissioner".

In section 2, insert after subsection (2) the following -

(3) An appointment of any person for the purposes of this Ordinance shall, if the appointment is to an office in the public service, be made pursuant to the Constitution, but otherwise may be made by the Minister.

In sections 2, 3, 6, 8, 16, 21, 32, 71, 74 and 116, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 2, 3, 8, 87, 90, 106 and 112, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate".

In sections 5, 6, 33, 106 and 118, substitute "Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director".

In sections 7, 8, 9 and 19, substitute "Under Secretary (Health) Ministry of Health and Medical Services for "Director".

In section 122, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney General".

The Continental Shelf Ordinance (No. 4 of 1970)

In sections 2, 3, 5 and 11, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate".

In sections 3, 4, 5 and 10, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 8, substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

The Statistics Ordinance (No. 6 of 1970)

In section 3 -

(a) in subsection (1), substitute "There may be appointed" for "The High Commissioner, may in his discretion, by notice appoint";
(b) in subsection (2) -

• (i) substitute "For" for "Subject to the approval of the Financial Secretary, the Government Statistician may, for";
• (ii) substitute "there may be employed" for "employ";

(c) in subsection (3), substitute "Any person may be appointed" for "The Government Statistician may, in writing; appoint any person"; -
(d) insert after subsection (4), the following -

• (5) Any appointment of a person for the purposes of this section -
  • (a) shall, if the appointment is to an office in the public service, be made pursuant to the Constitution; and
  • (b) in any other case -
    • (i) shall, in the case of the Government Statistician, be made by the Minister;
    • (ii) shall, in the case of an appointment for the purposes of subsection (2) be made by the Government Statistician with the approval of the Minister; and
    • (iii) shall, in the case of a person appointed for the purposes of subsection (3), be made by the Government Statistician.

In sections 4 and 5, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 5 and 9, substitute "Minister" for "Financial. Secretary".

In sections 5 and 14, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Solomon Islands Housing Authority Ordinance (No. 9 of 1970)

In sections 2, 14, 22, 24 and 29, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22 and 24, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 17, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

The Mental Treatment Ordinance (No. 13 of 1970)

In sections 2, 5, 8, 36 and 66, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 3, substitute "Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In sections 29, 36 and 37, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 3 and 36, substitute "Under Secretary (Health) Ministry of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

The Loans and Guarantees Ordinance (No. 14 of 1970)

In section 2, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "High Commissioner", and substitute "the Cabinet" for "the Secretary of State".

In section 3, substitute "the National Parliament" for "the Legislative Assembly and the Secretary of State".

In sections 2, 4 and 5, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 5(1), delete "The High Commissioner may, with the prior approval of the Secretary of State and" and insert "The Minister of Finance may".

In section 5(2)(a), substitute "the Cabinet" for "the High Commissioner".

In section 5(2), delete subparagraph (b) and its subparagraphs.

The Registration of Business Names Ordinance (No. 2 of 1971)

In sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 16(1)(d), substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 20, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Public Finance (Control and Audit) Ordinance (No. 3 of 1971)

In section 2, delete the definition of "Accountant General" and "Consolidated Fund".

In section 2, 3, 50 and 54, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 2 in the definition of "Public Accounts Committee" substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 3 add after the word "Fund" the words "in accordance with the Constitution".

In section 5(1)(b), substitute "Minister of Finance" for "High Commissioner or the Financial Secretary".

In sections 6(1), 10, 14(2), 15(2), 16, 18, 19(1), 19(2), 20(1), 21(1), 22(1), 24(3), 24(4), 25(1), 29(1), 31(1), 32, 40(3), 43, 46(2), 47(1), 48, 52, 53 and 54, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

In sections 6, 7, 9, 22, 23, 47, 51 and 53, substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 7, delete subsection (3).

In sections 8, 10, 12, 24(1), 46(1), and 50, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 12(2) and 14, substitute "Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

In section. 14(1) substitute "the National Parliament" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 15(1), 17(1), 19(1) 21(1), 24(1), 25(3), 30, 32, 33, 34, 40(1) and 46, substitute "Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance" for "Accountant General".

In section 22(1), delete colon and add the words "in accordance with the Constitution" and delete the proviso in toto.

In section 35, substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner" and "Auditor General" for "Director of Audit".

In section 36, delete subsection (1) and in subsection (2) substitute "National Parliament" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 36(2), 36(3), 37(2), 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51 and 52, substitute "Auditor General" for "Director of Audit".

In section 37, delete subsection (1) and substitute the following -

(1) The Auditor General shall be appointed and removed in accordance with section 129 of the Constitution.

Delete sections 38 and 39.

In section 40(1), delete the words "on behalf of the High Commissioner".

In section 45, delete subsection (1) and renumber subsection (2) as subsection (1).

In section 47(1) delete the words in line four "the High Commissioner in his discretion may appoint" and insert "the National Parliament may resolve" and also delete "the High Commissioner" in line eight and substitute the words "the Speaker".

In section 47(2) substitute "Speaker" for "Financial Secretary".

In section 47 delete subsections (3) and (4) and insert a new sub-section as follows -

(3) The Auditor General may at any time if it appears to him desirable transmit to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of Finance a special report on any matter incidental to his powers and duties under this Ordinance.

The Post Office Ordinance (No. 4 of 1971)

In section 2 -

(a) in the definition of "Comptroller" substitute "pursuant to" for "under";
(b) in the definition of "officer of the post office", substitute "howsoever appointed or by whomsoever employed on behalf of the Department" for "whether appointed by the High Commissioner or employed by the Comptroller or by any person under him or on behalf of the Department".

In sections 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 18, 23, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 50, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 5 -

(a) in subsection (1), substitute "There shall be appointed" for "The High Commissioner shall appoint";
(b) insert after subsection (2) the following -

• (3) Any appointment of a person for the purposes of this section -
  • (a) shall, if the appointment is to an office in the public service, be made pursuant to the Constitution; and
  • (b) shall, in any other case be made by the Minister or by the Comptroller with the consent of the Minister.

In sections 6 and 27, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner",

In sections 7, 11, 14, 16, 18, 47, 54 and 67, substitute "Minister" for "Comptroller".

In section 19 -

(a) substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly";
(b) substitute in subsection (2) "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner";
(c) substitute in subsection (3) "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Probation of Offenders Ordinance (No. 10 of 1971)

In section 3, in the definition of "principal probation officer" and "probation officer", substitute "pursuant to" for "under".

In sections 3, 12 and 15, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

Substitute the following for section 11 –

Appointment of probation officers
11. There shall be appointed -

• (a) a principal probation officer; and
• (b) such number of probation officers and voluntary probation officers as are necessary for giving effect to this Ordinance, and any such appointment shall, if the appointment is to an office in the public service, be made pursuant to the Constitution, but otherwise may be made by the Minister.

The Telecommunications Ordinance (No. 11 of 1971)

In sections 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 20 and 35, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate".

In sections 9, 10, 11, 19, 24 and 41, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 40, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary".

In section 2, in the definition of "advocate" delete the words "in accordance with the provisions of section 22 or 28 of the Western Pacific (Courts) Order in Council 1961".

The Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (No. 2 of 1972)

In section 2, in the definition of "court" substitute "Local" for "Native".

In section 3, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 3, 13, 14, 17 and 21, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

The Libraries (Deposit of Books) Ordinance (No. 4 of 1972)

In sections 3 and 4, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 3, 4, 5 and 6, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 3, substitute "Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

In section 4, substitute the words "as may be prescribed in accordance with the Constitution" for "as the High Commissioner may in his discretion by order prescribe".

The Police Ordinance (No. 6 of 1972)

In section 2, in the definition of "Gazetted officer" substitute "Inspector" for "Assistant Superintendent".

In sections 5, 6, 15, 17, 54, 55, 57, 64, 67 and 72, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 7(1) delete the words "and to the directions of the High Commissioner acting in and his discretion".

In sections 6, 8, 13, 15, 31, 42, 45, 47, 56, 57 64, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate",

In section 9(1), substitute "the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "the High Commissioner acting in his discretion".

In section 29(3), substitute "the Constitution" for "the Public Finance (Control and Audit) Ordinance 1971",

In section 31, delete the words "Colonial Regulations or the".

In subsection (5) of section 36, substitute "the Police and Prison Service Commission" for "the High Commissioner",

In subsection (1) of section 38, substitute "the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "the High Commissioner".

In subsection (2) of section 38, substitute "the Secretary to the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "the Chief Secretary" and substitute "Provided that the Chairman of the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "Provided that the High Commissioner".

In subsection (2) of section 41, substitute "the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "the High Commissioner".

In section 42, delete "Colonial Regulations".

In section 45, delete "Colonial Regulations and the".

In section 47(2)(c) substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In sections 59 and 60, substitute "the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "the High Commissioner" and "its" for "his".

In sections 70 and 71(1), substitute "the Governor-General" for "the High Commissioner".

In subsection (2) of section 71, substitute "the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "the High Commissioner".

In subsection (3) of section 73, substitute "Chief Accountant" for "Accountant General".

The Fisheries Ordinance (No. 13 of 1972)

In sections 2, 4, 6, 9, 18, 19 and 20, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 2, in the definitions of "fisheries officer", "licensing officer", "Principal Fisheries Officer", and "Principal Licensing Officer", substitute "pursuant to" for "under",

In sections 2, 3, 8, 18, and 20, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "Protectorate".

In section 3, substitute the following for subsection (1) –

(1) There may be appointed -

• (a) a Principal Fisheries Officer; and
• (b) such other fisheries officers and assistant fisheries officers as may be necessary to give effect to this Ordinance,

and any such appointment shall, if the appointment is to an office in the public service, be made pursuant to the Constitution, but otherwise may be made by the Minister.

Substitute the following for section 5 -

Appointment of Principal Licensing Officer and other licensing officers.
5. There may be appointed -

• (a) a Principal Licensing Officer: and
• (b) such other licensing officers as may be necessary to give effect to this Ordinance,

and any such appointment shall, if the appointment is to an office in the public service, be made pursuant to the Constitution, but otherwise may be made by the Minister.

In section 16, substitute "Minister" for "Financial Secretary".

The Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Ordinance (No. 16 of 1972)

In section 4 -

(a) substitute "Minister of Finance" for "Financial Secretary";
(b) in subsection (3), delete "by exhibition at the Public Office of the High Commissioner or",

In sections 5 and 24, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 23 and 24, substitute "Minister of Finance" for "High Commissioner".

The Consular Relations Ordinance (No. 19 of 1972)

In sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, and 13, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 2(2) in the definition of "Ministry of Foreign Affairs", substitute "the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs" for "the High Commissioner".

In section 2(2) in the definition of "National of the receiving State" substitute "means a citizen of Solomon Islands" for the whole of that definition.

In section 2 delete subsection (11).

In section 3 substitute "Solomon Islands" for "United Kingdom".

In section 4 delete subsection (1).

In section 9(1) substitute "The Minister of Finance"'for "The Financial Secretary".

Delete section 13.

The Prisons Ordinance (No. 20 of 1972)

In section 2, in the definition of "subordinate officer" substitute "notified to be such by the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "whom the High Commissioner may in his discretion from time to time by notice declare to be a subordinate officer".

In sections 3, 9, 14, 16 and 61, substitute "Prime Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In section 4, substitute "Prime Minister" for "Chief Secretary".

In section 6, substitute "as appointed by the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "as the High Commissioner may in his discretion by order prescribe".

In section 7(1) delete "and to the directions of the High Commissioner acting in his discretion" and insert in sub-paragraph (a) after the words "subordinate officers" the words "below the rank of Assistant Prison Officer".

In sections 12, 14, 16, 38 and 41, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In section 29(1) insert after "Superintendent of Prisons" in line one the words "subject in this Part of this Ordinance to the provisions of section 124 of the Constitution",

In section 32(2) insert after "power" in line one "subject to section 124 of the Constitution".

In section 32(5) substitute "Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "High Commissioner".

In section 34(1) substitute "the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "the High Commissioner" in both places.

In section 34(2) substitute "Secretary to the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "Chief Secretary" and substitute "Chairman of the Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "High Commissioner".

In section 37(2) substitute "Police and Prisons Service Commission" for "High Commissioner".

In section 38 delete "Colonial Regulations".

In section 41 delete "Colonial Regulations and the".

In section 42(2)(c) substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 47(2) substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 52(3) substitute "Governor-General" 'for "High Commissioner".

In section 58(1) substitute "Minister of Health and Medical Services" for "Director of Medical Services".

In section 59(1), substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 60(1) substitute "Governor-General" for "High Commissioner".

In section 60(2) delete subparagraph (a).

In the Second Schedule delete the words in the Form of Declaration "of the High Commissioner and".

The Solomon Islands National Provident Fund Ordinance (No. 3 of 1973)

In sections 2 and 53, substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 2, 3, 7, 52 and 53, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner" and "Minister" for "Governor" in subparagraph (c) of section 7(2).

In section 10, delete "established under the Public Finance (Control and Audit) Ordinance 1971".

In section 12, substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 46, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney General".

In sections 3, 4, 8, 15 and 16, substitute "Minister" for "High Commissioner".

In sections 3, 15 and 16, Substitute "Solomon Islands" for "the Protectorate".

In sections 6, 12 and 16, substitute "Prime Minister" for "Governor".

In section 36, substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 31, substitute "Director of Public Prosecutions" for "Attorney General".

In sections 4 and 6, substitute "Cabinet" for "the Council of Ministers".

In section 20, substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".

In section 21, substitute "Prime Minister" for "Governor".

The Cattle Development Authority Ordinance (No. 1 of 1977)

In section 17, substitute "National Parliament" for the Legislative Assembly".

The Government Shareholding Agency Ordinance (No. 12 of 1977)

Paragraph 14 of Schedule 2, substitute "National Parliament" for the "Legislative .Assembly".

The Fishery Limits Ordinance (No 18 of 1977)

In section 3, substitute "Prime Minister" for "Governor".

The Development Bank of Solomon Islands Ordinance (No. 19 of 1977)

In sections 38 and 40, substitute "National Parliament" for "Legislative Assembly".