“ Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of subsection (1) of this section to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being standards or qualifications specifically relating to race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed) to be required of any person who is appointed to any office in the public service, any office in a disciplined force, any office in the service of a local government council or any office in a body corporate established directly by any law for public purposes. ”

“ No person shall be held to be guilty of a criminal offence on account of any act or omission that did not, at the time it took place, constitute such an offence, and no penalty shall be imposed for any criminal offence that is severer in degree or description than the maximum penalty that might have been imposed for that offence at the time when it was committed. ”

“ If the Appropriation Act in respect of any financial year has not come into operation by the beginning of that financial year, the Maneaba ni Maungatabu by resolution may empower the Minister of Finance to authorize the issue of moneys from the Consolidated Fund for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessary to carry on the public services at a level not exceeding the level of these services in the previous financial year, until the expiration of 4 months from the beginning of that financial year or the coming into operation of the Appropriation Act, whichever is the earlier. ”

“ No person who shows that he has been tried by a competent court for a criminal offence and either convicted or acquitted shall again be tried for that offence or for any other criminal offence of which he could have been convicted at the trial for that offence, save upon the order of a superior court in the course of appeal or review proceedings relating to the conviction or acquittal. ”

“ A judge of the High Court may be removed from office by the Beretitenti in pursuance of a resolution of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu if the question of the removal of that judge has been referred to a Tribunal appointed under the next following subsection and the Tribunal has advised the Maneaba that he ought to be removed from office for inability as aforesaid or for misbehavior. ”

“ A person appointed under this section shall be called a Commissioner of the High Court, and all things done by him in accordance with the terms of his appointment shall have the same validity and effect as if they had been done by a judge of the High Court and in respect thereof he shall have the same powers and enjoy the same immunities as if he had been a judge of the High Court. ”

“ When a person is tried for any criminal offence, the accused person or any person or any person authorized by him in that behalf shall, if he so requires and subject to payment of such reasonable fee as may be prescribed by law, be given within a reasonable time after judgment a copy for the use of the accused person of any record of the proceedings made by or on behalf of the court. ”

“ No religious community shall be prevented from providing religious instruction for persons of that community in the course of any education provided at any place of education which it wholly maintains or in the course of any education which it otherwise provides. ”

“ Provided that any person who, under the existing Orders or under any existing law, would have been required to vacate his office at the expiration of any period or on the attainment of any age shall, unless earlier removed in accordance with the Constitution vacate his office at the expiration of that period or upon the attainment of that age. ”

“ Where any Banaban possesses any right over or interest in land in Banaba, no such right or interest shall be compulsorily acquired other than a leasehold interest and in accordance with section 8 (1) of this Constitution, and then only where the following conditions are satisfied, that is to say-
(a) the Banaba Island Council has been consulted; and
(b) every reasonable effort has been made to acquired the interest by agreement with the person who possesses the right over or interest in the land. ”

“ Power to make appointments to any office in the Kiribati Police below the rank of Assistant Superintendent, to remove and to exercise disciplinary control over persons holding or acting in such offices, is vested in the Commissioner of Police. ”

“ Where a person’s remuneration or other terms of service depend upon his option, the remuneration or terms for which he opts shall, for the purposes of the preceding subsection, be deemed to be more advantageous to him than any others for which he might have opted. ”

“ Where, immediately before Independence Day, any person holds any property or assets in trust for Her Majesty or for the Governor of the Gilbert Islands for the purposes of the Government of the Gilbert Islands, that person shall, as from that day, hold such property or assets on the like trust for the Republic. ”

“ Provided that a judge may, subject to any directions given by the Chief Justice, appoint a person temporarily to discharge, in relation to any case or matter, the duties of a registrar or other officer of the High Court or the Court of Appeal, and such person shall discharge such duties accordingly. ”