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Niue Sale of Coconuts Prohibition Ordinance 1918

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NIUE SALE OF COCONUT PROHIBITION ORDINANCE 1918

ANALYSIS

Title
1. Short Title
2. Consent required to buy, sell or barter coconuts
3. No restriction on sale to vessels
4. Offence by Niuean
5. Offence by European

NIIUE SALE OF COCONUTS PROHIBITION ORDINANCE 1918
1918, No.10

An Ordinance to prohibit the sale of dry coconuts in Niue
(21 May 1918)

1. Short Title – This Ordinance may be cited as the Niue Sale of Coconuts Prohibition Ordinance 1918.

2. Consent required to buy, sell or barter coconuts – Except with the consent of the Resident Commissioner, no person shall buy, sell or barter any coconuts save and except green coconuts for drinking purposes.

3. No restriction on sale to vessels – Nothing in this Ordinance shall restrict the sale or supply of either green or dry coconuts to vessels desiring to obtain same and such nuts may lawfully be sold or supplied by either [Niueans] or Europeans to any vessel visiting Niue.

[The word "Niueans" was substituted for the word "Natives" by the Niue Act 1966.]

4. Offence b Niuean – Any [Niuean] contravening the provisions of this Ordinance is liable to a fine not exceeding three pounds (£3).

[The word "Niuean" was substituted for the word "Native" by the Niue Act 1966.]

5. Offence by European- Any European contravening the provisions of this Ordinance is liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds (£5).

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