Constitution of Tuvalu 1986, as amended to 2023
Legislature
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    (1) A Parliament is established for Tuvalu.
    (2) Parliament is the representative, legislative and deliberative assembly of Tuvalu.
    (3) Parliament shall exercise the functions of decision making and oversight and shall strive to do so through consensus and cooperation. (Sec. 83)

Legislature
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    Subject to this Constitution, Parliament may make laws, not inconsistent with this Constitution,
    … (Sec. 86)

Legislature
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    (1) Members of Parliament shall be elected under a system of universal, citizen, adult suffrage, in accordance with this Constitution and any law made for the purposes of section 91 (electoral laws).
    (2) All contested elections of members of Parliament shall be held by secret ballot.
    … (Sec. 89)

Legislature
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    Subject to section 97 (disqualification from election) a person is qualified to be elected as a member of Parliament if, and is not qualified to be elected as a member of Parliament unless, —
    (a) he is a citizen of Tuvalu; and
    (b) he has attained the age of 21 years. (Sec. 96)

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Part II on Bill of Rights. 

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Part II on Bill of Rights. 

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4 - Division 5 on Enforcement of the Bill of Rights (Sections 38-42).
5 - Part II on Bill of Rights.

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Part II on Bill of Rights. 

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Also refer to Sec. 13: “The Principles set out in the Preamble are adopted as part of the basic law of Tuvalu, from which human rights and freedoms derive and on which they are based.”

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Also refer to Sec. 13: “The Principles set out in the Preamble are adopted as part of the basic law of Tuvalu, from which human rights and freedoms derive and on which they are based.”

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Also refer to Sec. 13: “The Principles set out in the Preamble are adopted as part of the basic law of Tuvalu, from which human rights and freedoms derive and on which they are based.”