LAWS

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PITCAIRN,

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Pitcairn law comprises (a) laws (called "ordinances") made by the Governor, (b) United Kingdom legislation and Orders in Council extending to Pitcairn, and (c) the common law, rules of equity, and statutes of general application as in force in England for the time being, so far as local circumstances and the limits of local jurisdiction permit, and subject to any existing or future ordinance (see s 42 of the Pitcairn Constitution).

This page provides links to Pitcairn Ordinances made by the Governor. A Revised Edition of Pitcairn Ordinances was compiled by Paul Treadwell OBE, LLB, QC, Legal Adviser to the Governor, in 2001, pursuant to the Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance 2001. Thereafter Annual Revisions have been made pursuant to the Annual Revision of Laws Ordinance 2002, cap 32. On this page the right hand column ("Alphabetical List") comprises links to the Revised Edition of 2001 as revised by Annual Revisions down to 30-Jun-2010. Ordinances enacted after 30-Jun-2010 appear below under the heading "Amendments". These ordinances should be taken into account when consulting the Ordinances in the Alphabetical List. Some are new ordinances and some make amendments to those in the Alphabetical List.

Ordinances are posted to this website as soon as possible after they are made by the Governor. Ordinances take effect as from the date of publication in Pitcairn unless it is provided otherwise by ordinance.

The Laws of Pitcairn, incorporating Annual Revisions down to 30-Jun-2010, are available in hard copy (a two volume loose-leaf set) from the Pitcairn Islands Office in Auckland.

Disclaimer:
The electronic versions of legislation on this website, and any legislation printed from this website have no official status and are made available for information only. They should not be relied on as the authoritative text.

REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS 2001

Preface
Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance 2001
Chronological Table of Ordinances
The Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010
The Constitution of Pitcairn
The Pitcairn (Appeals To Privy Council) Order 2000

Ordinances and Subsidiary Legislation made thereunder --->

AMENDMENTS

Post Office (Rates and Fees) Amendment Regulation 2010
Judicature (Courts) (Amendment) Ordinance
Local Government (Amendment) Regns August 2010
Local Government (Am.) Ordinance 2010

To view the complete sections of the Pitcairn Law book, please select below:
Prelims Vol I
Prelims Vol II
Vol I Cap 1-13
Vol I Cap 14-24
Vol I Cap 25-30
Vol II Cap 31-35
Vol II Cap 36-44

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ORDINANCES

Adoption of Infants
Annual Revision of Laws
Apiaries
Bail
Births and Deaths Registration
Children
Commissions of Enquiry
Currency
Dental and Medical Practitioners
Endangered Species Protection
Evidence (Proof of Written Laws)
Evidence (Special Measures Directions)
Firearms Offences (Prosecution and Punishment)
Fisheries Zone
Immigration
Interpretation and General Clauses
Judicature Amendment
Judicature (Appeals in Criminal Cases)
Judicature (Courts)
Justice
Land Tenure Reform
Lands Court
Legal Aid (Criminal Proceedings)
Legal Practitioners
Local Government
Marriage
Parole
Pitcairn Court of Appeal (Registry)
Pitcairn Souvenir Agency
Post Office
Prevention of Collisions at Sea
Prisons
Probate and Administration
Public Defender in Criminal Proceedings
Registration of Business Names
Right of Abode
Sale and Use of Liquor
Sentencing
Sexual Offences (Notification and Prevention)
Social Welfare Benefits
Summary Offences
Trade Unions and Trade Disputes
Victims of Offences (No. 2)
Wills