Parliament of Fiji

“ The District Officer or medical officer shall have power to order the isolation or removal to hospital of persons suffering from any infectious disease and no person so isolated or removed to hospital shall leave or be taken from the place where he has been isolated or leave the hospital or be taken from it unless ordered to do so by the medical officer. ”

“ The Council shall have power to impose a cess to be paid by all Rotuman producers upon primary produce produced by then in Rotuma: Provided that no primary produce which is the property of a religious missionary organization shall be subject to the imposition of cess.
(2) The rate of such cess shall not exceed ten per cent of the purchase price payable to the producer for the sale of such produce. The Council shall have power to vary the rate of such cess from time to time, but any cess imposed under the provisions of this section shall remain in force until so varied. ”

“ Provided that when more than two children dependent on the same parent or guardian attend the same school the District Officer may, on the application of such parent or guardian, reduce the fee payable in respect of each child to one dollar fifty cents. ”

“ The Chairman of the Council shall be elected by secret ballot by those members of the Council who possess voting power.
(3) All matters decided by the Council other than the election of its Chairman shall be decided by a majority of those present in open vote.
(4) The Chairman shall at all times have, in addition to his deliberative vote, a casting vote in the case of the deliberative votes being cast equally.
(5) The Council may make rules not inconsistent with this Act governing its own procedure.
(6) The Chairman and any nine other members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. ”

“ Any person who, having killed a pig as above sanctioned, eats the same without making reasonable inquiry as to the ownership of such pig shall, on complaint of the owner, pay to such owner the value of the pig or such compensation as the court may award. ”

“ Any person entitled to vote at an election of a representative of a district may, if nominated by four persons similarly qualified in respect of such district, be a candidate at an election of a representative for such district. ”

“ Every dwelling-house shall have at least two doors and two windows and shall be not less than twenty-four feet long and fifteen feet wide with walls not less than five feet high.
(Substituted by Regulations 28th May, 1964.)
Erection of dwelling-houses
10. No person shall erect a dwelling-house without the prior approval of the chief of the district in which it is proposed that the dwelling-house shall be erected and, before approval shall be given by such chief to the proposed erection, he shall consult with the medical officer.
(Substituted by Regulations 28th May, 1964.)
Penalty
11. ”

“ Attendance register
5.- (1) In every school an attendance register shall be kept and in the keeping of these registers the instructions issued by the Permanent Secretary for Education shall be strictly followed. ”

“ All pigs shall be kept within fences not less than four feet high. No enclosure for keeping pigs shall, with effect from the first day of January, 1965 be built within two hundred yards of any dwelling. ”