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VUT-2010-L-88500
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Title_of_text
Foundation Act, 2009 (No. 38 of 2009).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Vanuatu
Subjects (Classification)
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations
Adopted on (Date of text)
2010-01-22
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
PART 1 INTERPRETATION
1. Purpose of this Act
2. Definitions
3. Meaning of foundation
4. Meaning of founder
PART 2 - ESTABLISHMENT OF A FOUNDATION
5. Establishment and incorporation of a foundation.
6. Application for registration
7. Registration and incorporation of a foundation
8. Management of foundation's assets
9. Capacity of a foundation
10. Capacity of councillors
11. Name of foundation
12. Change of name
PART 3 - COUNCILLORS AND SECRETARY
13. Councillors
14. Qualifications of councillors
15. Secretary
16. Duties of councillors
17. Confidentiality
18. Indemnity
19. Register of councillors
20. Meetings of councillors
PART 4 - THE GUARDIAN
21. Appointment of guardian
22. Qualifications of guardian
23. Court may appoint guardian
24. Functions and powers of guardian
PART 5 - ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
25. Accounts
26. Audit
PART 6 FOREIGN LAW, RESTRICTION ON ALIENATION AND FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS
27. Foreign laws
28. Restriction against alienation
29. Loss of benefits
PART 7 INVESTIGATIONS INTO FOUNDATIONS
30. Appointment of inspectors
31. Powers of inspectors
32. Search warrants
33. Inspector's report
34. Privileged information
PART 8 CONTINUATION OF FOUNDATIONS
35. Continuation of overseas foundation
36. Charter of continuance
37. Certificate of continuance
38. Preservation of foundation
39. Foundation leaving Vanuatu
40. Discontinuance of foundation
PART 9 - DISSOLUTION OF FOUNDATIONS
41. Dissolution
42. Dissolution by Court
43. Dissolution by Commissioner
44. Distribution of assets
45. Revival of foundation
PART 10 MISCELLANEOUS
46. Establishment of Register
47. Certificate as to registration of foundation
48. Charter
49. Amendment of charter
50. By-laws
51. Taxes and stamp duties
52. Annual return
53. Foundation's assets
54. Records
55. Fees
56. Regulations
57. Transitional
58. Commencement
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2010-04-28
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Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
Publisher
University of the South Pacific
URL
http://www.paclii.org
File
VUT88500.pdf (PDF)