- Laws of Fiji

Last Updated: 19 September 2023

[HC 22] What imperial laws to be in force22

(1) The common law, the rules of equity and the statutes of general application which were in force in England at the date when Fiji obtained a local legislature, that is to say, on 2 January 1875, shall be in force within Fiji subject to the provisions of section 24.

(2) For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that the provisions of sections 24 and 25 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, 1873, are in force in Fiji notwithstanding that the commencement of that Act was postponed in England until after 2 January 1875.

[subs (2) insrt Ordinance 35 of 1965 s 11, effective 11 March 1966]

(3) For the removal of doubt, and notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (1), any amendment made on or after 2 January 1875 to the statutes of general application which were in force in England on 2 January 1875, shall not apply to Fiji and shall not be in force in Fiji.

[subs (3) insrt Decree 43 of 2011 s 2, effective 28 October 2011]