- CHAPTER 1 – THE STATE AND SOVEREIGNTY
- CHAPTER 2 – FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES
- CHAPTER 3 – CITIZENSHIP
- CHAPTER 4 – PARLIAMENT
- 15. Parliament
- 16. Power to make laws
- 17. Election of members of Parliament
- 18. Electoral Commission
- 19. Principal Electoral Officer
- 20. Functions of Electoral Commission and Principal Electoral Officer
- 21. Procedure of Parliament
- 22. Speaker and Deputy Speakers
- 23. Committees
- 24. Proceedings to be public
- 25. Public finance
- 26. Ratification of treaties
- 27. Privileges of members
- 28. Life of Parliament
- CHAPTER 5 – NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHIEFS
- CHAPTER 6 – HEAD OF STATE
- CHAPTER 7 – THE EXECUTIVE
- 39. Executive power
- 40. Council of Ministers
- 41. Election of Prime Minister
- 42. Appointment and removal of other Ministers
- 43. Collective responsibility of Ministers and votes of no confidence
- 44. Termination of office of Ministers
- 45. Other times when a Minister ceases to hold office
- 46. Ministers to remain Members of Parliament
- CHAPTER 8 – JUSTICE
- 47. The Judiciary
- 48. The Judicial Service Commission
- 49. The Supreme Court, the Chief Justice and other judges
- 50. Appeals from Supreme Court to Court of Appeal
- 51. Ascertainment of rules of custom
- 52. Village and Island Courts
- 53. Application to Supreme Court regarding infringements of Constitution
- 54. Election disputes
- 55. Public Prosecutor
- 56. Public Solicitor
- CHAPTER 9 – ADMINISTRATION
- CHAPTER 10 – LEADERSHIP CODE
- CHAPTER 11 – EMERGENCY POWERS
- CHAPTER 12 – LAND
- CHAPTER 13 – DECENTRALISATION
- CHAPTER 14 – AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
- CHAPTER 15 – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- SCHEDULE 1 (Article 34)
- SCHEDULE 2 (Article 41)
LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
CONSOLIDATED EDITION 2006
Commencement: 30 July 1980
except Articles 87 and 93
which commenced 23 October 1979
CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
Act 10 of 1980
Act 15 of 1981
Act 20 of 1983
ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES
CHAPTER 1 – THE STATE AND SOVEREIGNTY
1. Republic of Vanuatu
2. Constitution supreme law
3. National and official languages
4. National sovereignty, the electoral franchise and political parties
CHAPTER 2 – FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES
Part I – Fundamental rights
5. Fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual
6. Enforcement of fundamental rights
Part II – Fundamental duties
7. Fundamental duties
8. Fundamental duties non-justiciable but public authorities to encourage compliance
CHAPTER 3 – CITIZENSHIP
9. Automatic citizens
10. Entitlement to citizenship
11. Persons born after Day of Independence
12. Naturalisation
13. Avoidance of dual nationality
14. Further provision for citizenship
CHAPTER 4 – PARLIAMENT
15. Parliament
16. Power to make laws
17. Election of members of Parliament
18. Electoral Commission
19. Principal Electoral Officer
20. Functions of Electoral Commission and Principal Electoral Officer
21. Procedure of Parliament
22. Speaker and Deputy Speakers
23. Committees
24. Proceedings to be public
25. Public finance
26. Ratification of treaties
27. Privileges of members
28. Life of Parliament
CHAPTER 5 – NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHIEFS
29. National Council of Chiefs
30. Functions of Council
31. Organisation of Council and role of chiefs
32. Privileges of members of Council
CHAPTER 6 – HEAD OF STATE
33. President of the Republic
34. Election of President
35. Qualifications for election as President
36. Term of office and removal of President
37. Speaker to act as President
38. Presidential powers of pardon, commutation and reduction of sentences
CHAPTER 7 – THE EXECUTIVE
39. Executive power
40. Council of Ministers
41. Election of Prime Minister
42. Appointment and removal of other Ministers
43. Collective responsibility of Ministers and votes of no confidence
44. Termination of office of Ministers
45. Other times when a Minister ceases to hold office
46. Ministers to remain members of Parliament
CHAPTER 8 – JUSTICE
47. The Judiciary
48. The Judicial Service Commission
49. The Supreme Court, the Chief Justice and other judges
50. Appeals from Supreme Court to Court of Appeal
51. Ascertainment of rules of custom
52. Village and island courts
53. Application to Supreme Court regarding infringements of Constitution
54. Election disputes
55. Public Prosecutor
56. Public Solicitor
CHAPTER 9 – ADMINISTRATION
Part I – The Public Service
57. Public servants
58. Exclusion of security of tenure in relation to political advisers and transfer of public servants
59. Membership of Public Service Commission
60. Functions of Public Service Commission
Part II – The Ombudsman
61. Ombudsman
62. Enquiries by Ombudsman
63. Findings of Ombudsman and reports
64. Right of a citizen to services in own language
65. Ombudsman not subject to direction or control
CHAPTER 10 – LEADERSHIP CODE
66. Conduct of leaders
67. Definition of a leader
68. Parliament to give effect to this Chapter
CHAPTER 11 – EMERGENCY POWERS