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The TRUTH about SAMOA
Samoa Ammendment — New Zealand — An Act to Amend the Samoa Act, 1921
Samoa Ammendment
New Zealand
An Act to Amend the Samoa Act, 1921.
(1) If the Administrator has reason to believe that any person is preventing or hindering the due performance by the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand of its functions and duties under the terms of the Mandate set forth in the First Schedule to the principal Act, and of the Covenant of the League of Nations, or the due administration of the executive government of the Territory, he may, by writing under his hand, require such person to appear before him at a time and place to be named in such writing to show cause why the provisions of this Act should not be made applicable in his case.
(2) If such person shall duly appear as required the Administrator shall inform him generally of the matters which have induced such belief as aforesaid, and shall grant him full opportunity of denial or explanation.
| (a) | If a European, to depart from Samoa, and to refrain absent from Samoa for a period not exceeding five years to be named in such order. |
| (b) | If a Samoan, to remove to a place in Samoa defined in such order and not to depart therefrom for a period not exceeding two years to be named in such order. |
(4) If after knowledge of the making of such order such person, if a European, fails to comply with the requirement within thirty days, or if a Samoan within fourteen days, he commits an offence against this Act.
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(5) An order made by the Administrator under this Act may at any time be revoked by him, either absolutely or conditionally, if authorised in that behalf by the Governor-General-in-Council.
| (a) | In the case of a European, authorise his deportation from Samoa on a vessel about to leave Samoa: |
| (b) | In the case of a Samoan, authorise his removal under arrest to the place in Samoa defined in the order. |
(2) Where a person is arrested pursuant to such authority he may be detained in custody until his deportation or removal is practicable.
4. (1) If a person required to depart from Samoa returns to Samoa before the expiration of the period defined in the order, or before the revocation of the order, he commits an offence against this Act.
(2) If a person ordered to remove to and remain in a defined part of Samoa leaves that defined part before the expiration of the period defined in the order, or before the revocation of the order, he commits an offence against this Act.
5. Every person who commits an offence against this Act, or aids or abets any other person in the commission of an offence against this Act, is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
6. For all the purposes of the preceding sections of this Act the Union (Tokelau) Islands shall be deemed to form part of Samoa.