This Ordinance grants powers to the Administrator of Nauru to make Regulations affecting the affairs of natives with regard to various matters, including: (a) the succession to property in case of intestacy; (b) the rights to real and personal property; and (c) the cultivation of the soil. "Native" in this Ordinance shall mean an aboriginal of the Island of Nauru, and shall include an aboriginal native of China, or of any Island of the Pacific Ocean, or of any of the East India Islands, or of Malaysia, and shall include also any person who is wholly or partly descended from any aboriginal native or natives aforesaid.
Implemented by: Regulations governing Fishing in Lagoons 1936 (Administration Order No. 4 of 1936). (1936-08-01)
Implemented by: Regulations governing Intestate Estates 1938 (Administration Order No. 3 of 1938). (1938-03-19)
Repealed by: Statute Law Revision Act 2011 - Repeal of Ordinance and Acts (No. 8 of 2011). (2011-04-15)
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