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Constitution Kiribati, in 36 editions.
The entry for Kiribati published Constitution in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Constitution in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Constitution” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 23 editions, 1990 to 2012.
12 July 1979
12 July 1979
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- preindependence - The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975;
- latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence);
- amended 1995 (2013)
preindependence - The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975; latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended 1995 (2013)
- The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence);
- latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence);
- amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)
preindependence - The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975; 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended 1995 (2013) several times, last in 2013 (2015)
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence);
- latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence);
- amended 1995, 2013 (2016)
The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended several times, last in 1995, 2013 (2015) (2016)
- history:
- The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence);
- latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence) (2017)
- amendments:
- proposed by the House of Assembly;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership;
- passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly;
- amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum;
- amended 1995, 2013 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
history: The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence) (2017)
amendments: proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly; amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum; amended 1995, 2013 (2017)
- history:
- The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence);
- latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)
- amendments:
- proposed by the House of Assembly;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership;
- passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly;
- amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum;
- amended 1995, 2013 (2017)
history: The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence) (2017)
amendments: proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly; amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum; amended 1995, 2013 (2017)
- history:
- The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence);
- latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)
- amendments:
- proposed by the House of Assembly;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership;
- passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly;
- amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum;
- amended 1995, 2013
history: The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)
amendments: proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly; amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum; amended 1995, 2013 (2017)
The same text in 4 editions, 2021 to 2024.
- history:
- The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence);
- latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)
- amendments:
- proposed by the House of Assembly;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership;
- passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly;
- amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum;
- amended several times, last in 2018
history: The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)
amendments: proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly; amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum; amended 1995, 2013 several times, last in 2018
- history:
- The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (pre-independence);
- latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)
- amendment process:
- proposed by the House of Assembly;
- passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership;
- passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly;
- amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum
history: The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); (pre-independence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)amendments: amendment process: proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly; amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2018 referendum
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Kiribati: Constitution.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/kiribati/constitution.