Guide to Overseas Laws and Statutes in the NLA

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Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua
Papua New Guinea
Pemba see Tanzania
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Island
Poland
Port Edward see Weihaiwei
Portugal
Portuguese East Timor
Puerto Rico

Pakistan

Pakistan was created in August 1947 from British India. The dominion became an Islamic republic in March 1956. In 1971 the Eastern Province of Pakistan gained its independence as the country of Bangladesh.

Bound volumes of reprinted acts are usually called "Codes"

Acts-reprints / Acts-session laws / Acts-miscellaneous / Delegated legislation

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Acts-reprints    
The Pakistan Code with Chronological Table and Index 1836–1965 v. 1–15 (modified up to 1966), 1966 v. 16, 1967–70 v. 17 YY 345.5491 PAK
The Pakistan code. 3rd ed. 1982+ on order 16/12/97  
The Major Acts : Islamic Laws, Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, Evidence Act, 1872, Limitation Act, 1908. 1979 348.5491023 P152
The Minor Acts : Local and Special Laws, Federal and Provincial 1979 348.5491024 P152
Ordinances/Acts (Modified) [ie reprinted with amendments] 1970 no. 3 of 1951, 1971 no. 11 of 1922, 1972 no. 2 of 1882, no. 14–15 of 1963, no. 4 of 1969, 1973 no. 23 of 1969, 1975 no. 9 of 1932, 1976 no. 19 of 1956, 1977 no. 8 of 1923, no. 25 of 1934 s 345.549 PAK
A Collection of the Chief Martial Law Administrator's Orders, Martial Law Orders and Martial Law Regulations issued...1977-79 : as modified up to the 31st January 1980 1980 342.5491062 P248
Acts-session laws    
[Collection of the] Central Acts and Ordinances 1947–50, 1951–54, 1955–57, 1958–59, 1962–65, 1970 no. 1–26 (no. 22 with statutory rules), 1971–72 s 345.547 PAK
Acts, Ordinances ...Regulations ... Martial Law Orders ... (Gazette Extraordinary, Islamabad Part 1) 1972--79, 1980+ on order 16/12/97 sq 354.549 PAK
Acts, Ordinances (published in All Pakistan Legal Decisions) 1968+ s 346.547 ALL
Acts-miscellaneous    
The Law of Civil Procedure:...Commentary on the Code of Civil Procedure... 1980 347.549105 M215
The Code of Criminal Procedure 1981 345.54910502633 P152
Pakistan Labour Code. 1978 v. 1 s 347.71 PAK
Shafi's Mining Labour Code 1981 343.54910775 P152
Manual of Pakistan Military Laws...Containing Pakistan Army Act, 1952, with 37 Relevant Acts, Regulations... 1980 343.54910102632 P152
Manual of livestock laws 1983 343.54910766 P152
Delegated legislation-reprints    
Statutory Rules and Orders Made Under Central Enactments (Corrected up to 1967-70) 1947-51 v. 1 346 P152
1956–60 v. 3, 1961 v. 4, 1962–66 v. 5 s 345.549 PAK
Delegated legislation-numbered    
Statutory Rules and Orders Made Under Central Enactments for ...(Annual Volumes) 1970, 1971 s 345.549 PAK
Statutory Notifications [ie Statutory Rules] (Gazette Extraordinary, Islamabad, Part 2) 1972-75, For missing laws from 1956–72 see Gazette Extraordinary and all its parts at sq 354.549 PAK sq 354.549 PAK
Rules, Regulations, President's Orders (published in All Pakistan Legal Decisions) 1968+ s 346.547 ALL
PROVINCES - Acts, Ordinances, Rules & Notifications of the Provinces (eg Balochistan, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh) are published chronologically in All Pakistan Legal Decisions held since 1968 at s 346.547 ALL. 

Palau

On 18 July 1947 the islands of Palau became part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administered by the United States. Previous occupiers included Spain (1886), Germany (1899) and Japan (1914).

Palau became an independent republic on 1 October 1994.

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Palau national code annotated 1995 v. 1-2 LLq 348.960023 P154

Palestine

Palestine ceased to be a British mandate when the independent State of Israel was proclaimed on 14 May 1948.

SHORT TITLE Holdings

Location

Ordinances. (Gazette, Supplement 1) 1943, 1945, 1946–48

s 345.5694 PAL

Subsidiary Legislation (Gazette, Supplement 2) 1945, 1947–48

s 345.5694 PAL

Laws of ... in Force. Revised Edition 1933 v. 1–3

s 345.5695 PAL

Panama

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Leyes expedidas por la Asamblea Nacional de Panamá 1910–11, 1914–19, 1921–23, 1928, 1930, 1932–35 s 345.86 PAN

Papua

For publications after the end of the Second World War see Papua New Guinea. For earlier years see also British New Guinea.

SHORT TITLE Holdings

Location

Laws of the Territory of Papua (Annotated) 1888–1945 v. 1–5

s 345.952 PAP

N 345.952 PAP

Statute Law 1888–1916 v. 1–3

N 345.952 PAP

Ordinances 1906 no. 4–10; 1907 no. 1–15; 1907–08; 1909 no. 20, 30–3; 1910 no. 1–2; 1910–25; 1906–10; 1913–18 1931 no. 1–13 (loose); 1932 no. 1–5 (loose); 1933 no. 2–9 (loose) 1941 Land Ordinance (1906, 1908–10)

N 345.952 PAP

s 345.952 PAP

N 345.952 PAP

s 345.952 PAP

S345.952 PAP

Ordinances and Statutory Rules 1924–41

N 345.952 PAP

Regulations and Statutory Rules 1888–1923

s 345.952 PAP

Statutory Rules 1924–32

N 345.952 PAP

Papua New Guinea

The Papua New Guinea Act 1949–1972 provides for an administrative union between the Territory of Papua and the United Nations Australian Trust Territory of New Guinea under the title of Papua New Guinea. Australia granted Papua New Guinea self-government on 1 December 1973 and on 16 September 1975 the country became a fully independent state. For earlier publications see New Guinea, British New Guinea and Papua.

After independence the title of session laws was changed from "Ordinances" to "Acts".

While under Australian jurisdiction (up to 1975), Papua New Guinea titles were located in the Australian (N) collection. During this period a second copy of most titles may be found in the overseas collection at s 345.952 PAP. After 1975 all publications are located in the overseas collections at various locations.

Acts-reprints / Acts-miscellaneous reprints / Acts-session laws / Acts-indexes / Delegated legislation

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Acts-reprints    
Revised Edition of the Laws of Papua New Guinea Not updated. For amendments to this title see An index to Papua New Guinea Acts 1986-1994 (below) 1979-85 v. 1–13 (loose-leaf) LLq 348.95302 P218
PngInLaw {computer file}includes: Mining and petroleum law library, Legal practice library, Constitutional laws library, Property law library, Environmental and natural resources library, Public For missing laws from 1956–72 see Gazette Extraordinary and all its parts at sq 354.549 PAK services library, National legislation. Contains both reprints & session laws. Updated monthly. A contents list of acts is located within the container. 1997+ S nmt 95 (CD ROM - only accessible in the Library)
Acts-miscellaneous reprints    
Forestry Act 1991   YYq 346.95304675 P218
Forestry (Amendment) Act 1993   YYq 346.95304675 P218
Land Ordinance 1922–1958   N 345.952 PAP
Legislative Council Ordinance 1951–1957 and Regulations N 345.952 PAP
Local Government Ordinance 1963-1971 and Regulations N+ 342.95090263 P218
Mining Act 1992   YYq 343.953077502632 P218
Native Local Government Councils Ordinance 1949–1957 N 345.952 PAP  
New Guinea Land Titles Restoration Ordinance 1951–1955 N 345.952 PAP  
Organic Law ...1975-1976   s 342.995 PAP
Papua and New Guinea Act 1949–1957   N 345.952 PAP
Papua New Guinea companies legislation (CCH looseleaf) LLN 346.953066 P218
Papua New Guinea labour law (CCH looseleaf)   LLN 344.953010263 P218
Superannuations Ordinance and Regulations 1951–1957 N 345.952 PAP  
Acts-session laws    
Laws of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea [Contains Ordinances. & Regulations. Some Ordinances repealed before publication may not be published. 1945-56 vols arranged by subject] 1945–49, 1949–51 (v. 1–2), 1952 (v. 1–2), 1953–64, 1965–70 (loose, impft.), 1971–75 N 345.952 PAP
Acts. See also PngInLaw (above) for some acts passed after 1989. 1976–81 (loose,impft.) s 345.952 PAP
Provincial laws Index volume 1977-88 mc 2106 (microfiche) RM mc 2106 (microfiche)
Acts-indexes    
Index and tables of all enacted law of the Territory... 1886-1956, 1886-1957, 1880-1960 (Summary index) Nq 345.952 PAP
Alphabetical Tables of Ordinances and Statutory Instruments ... 1945–71 N 345.952 PAP
An Alphabetical List of Statutes in Force ...Updated to ...Jacqueline D. Elliott 1985 Nq 348.95302 A456
Papua New Guinea statutes in force at 31 December 1991   Nq 348.953022 E46
An Index to Papua New Guinea. Acts 1986-1994   RFq 348.9502 D182
Delegated legislation    
Regulations [From 1963 called Statutory Instruments] 1945–75 no. 53, (bound with Laws of the Territory of Papua & New Guinea [see above]. For those years when bound volumes are not held loose copies are filed in binders.) N 345.952 PAP
Statutory Instruments 1975 no. 54 –1981 (loose, impft.) s 345.952 PAP

See also PngInLaw CD ROM (above) for some statutory instruments passed after 1989.

Peru

SHORT TITLE Holdings

Location

Decree Law. Ministry of Economy and Finance/Oficina Nacional de Informacion 1970 no. 18275, no. 18350; 1971 no. 18807, no. 18810, no. 18880

s 343.0770985 PER

Philippines

Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States of America on 10 December 1898. The Philippine Commonwealth was established on 15 November 1935 and an independent nation was proclaimed on 4 July 1946.

Acts-reprints / Acts-session laws / Acts-miscellaneous

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Acts-reprints    
The Laws of the First Philippine Republic. (The Laws of Malolos) Edited by Sulpicio Guevara... 1972 1898–99 348.59902 P552
Public Laws Annotated ...Edited by Sulpicio Guevara ... 1964 1900–01 v. 1 no. 1–215, 1900–02 v. 2 no. 216–571, 1903 v. 3 no. 572–1033, 1904–05 v. 4 no. 1034–1429, 1906–07 v. 5 no. 1430–1800, 1907–12 v. 6 no. 1801–2201, 1913–14 v. 7 no. 2202–439 340.09914 P552p
Annotated Laws 1956–58 v. 1–17 including 1959 cum. suppls. plus index and statutory distribution tables s 345.914 PHI
another copy at YY 349.599 P552
Commonwealth Acts Annotated ... Edited by Sulpicio Guevara ... 1968 v. 1–3 no. 1–733 and general index 1968 340.09914 P552
Philippines Permanent and General Statutes. Compiled and Edited by Gabriel B. Trinidad, Jr. 1971–72 v. 1–3 348.599022 P552
Acts-session laws    
Public Laws and Resolutions Passed ... 1900, 1901 Feb., 1901 May, 1901 Aug., 1902 Feb., 1902 May, 1902 Aug. s 345.914 PHI
Executive Orders and Proclamations 1918, 1920, 1926, 1930–31 s 345.914 PHI
[Acts] 1939 no. 503–6 (loose), 1944 no. 20, 1946 no. 1–89 and joint resolutions, 1947 no. 90–191 (impft.), 1948 no. 320, 1951 no. 673, 1953 no. 953, 1954 no. 1200, 1958 no. 2067, 1959 no. 2094–614 (impft.) , 1966 no. 4847, 1968 Resolution Part B, Food, 1971 no. 6389–390 s 345.914 PHI
Acts and Resolutions Passed ...Laws and Resolutions Passed ... 1978–79, 1980–81 1947, 1952 v. 7, 1953 v. 8, 1987–88 s 345.914 PHI s 348.599022 PHI s 345.914 PHI
Acts & Regulations. (Official Gazette) 1902 + (impft.) sq 354.914 PHI
1902–70 mfm 1444 (microfilm)
Acts-miscellaneous    
Compilation of Presidential Decrees 1972–73 v. 1 348.59901 P552
Presidential Decree ...and Related Documents. Consolidated Edition 1972–74 v. 1–4 s 345.599 PHI
Presidential Decree ...and Related Documents 1973–74 v. 11–20 s 345.599 PHI
[Presidential Decrees] 1972 v. 1 no. 1–87, complete and unabridged 348.59902 P552
1972 no. 4 and amendment; 1972 no. 6A; 1973 no. 194, 280; 1974 no. 603 and rules; 1976 no. 881; 1977 no. 968, 1250, 1251, 1257; 1978 no. 1396, 1529 s 345.599 PHI
Presidential Issuances. Taxation and Revenue Rules and Regulations 1973 s 345.599 PHI
Subject Guide to Presidential Decrees and Other Presidential Issuances 1972–75, 1975–76 suppl. 348.59901 F314
General Appropriations Act ... 1982–84, 1987–88 s 345.9599 PHI
[Supplement to the Executive Order of the Governor-General (Murphy) No. 900 and No. 901] 1935 parts 22–49 s 345.914 PHI
Codes - Philippine Codes are catalogued individually & may be found in the catalogue under title eg Revised Administrative Code of the Philippines

Pitcairn Island

(Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands were included in the Pitcairn group in 1902)

The High Commissioner for the Western Pacific administered Pitcairn Island from 1898 to 1952 when the jurisdiction was transferred to the Governor of Fiji. The British High Commissioner in New Zealand was appointed Governor in 1970.

SHORT TITLE Holdings

Location

Laws of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands. Rev. ed. 1971  

N 343.9618022 P611

Ordinances 1963 no. 1, 1964 no. 1–2, 1968 no. 1–5

s 345.9618 PIT

Regulations (Post Office Ordinance 1954) 1964, 1968

s 345.9618 PIT

Poland

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Exposé Sommaire des travaux législatifs de la Diète et du Sénat Polonais 1918–25 v. 1–2, 1926–31 v. 3–5, 1932–37 v. 6–7 s 345.438 POL
Legislation 1949 v. 1–2, 1950 v. 3–4, 1954 v. 1, 1955 v. 1, 1957 v. 3, 1958 v. 4, 1959 v. 5–6 s 345 438 POL
Dziennik ustaw 1919–39 sq 345.438 POL
Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej    
Dziennik ustaw Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej 1953–77, 1978 no. 1–31, 1979 no. 1–29, 1980 no. 1–28, 1981 no. 1–32, 1982 no. 1–45, 1983 no. 1–75, 1984 no. 1–61, 1985 no. 1–63, 1986 no. 1–48, 1987 no. 1–42, 1988 no. 1–44, 1989 no. 1–75 sq 349.438 POL
Dziennik ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1990--94 sq 349.438 POL
1990--95 mc 2080 (microfiche)

Portugal

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Collecção dos tratados, convenções, contratos e Actos Publicos ... José Ferreira Borges de Castro 1640–1851 v. 1–30 s 341.2469 POR
Boletim do Governo do Estado da India Nova Goa 1860–63 sq 354.54799 POR
Legislação republicana ou as primeiras leis e disposições da República Portugueza 1910–11 v. 2 tomo 6–10, v. 3 tomo 11–15, v. 5 tomo 21–5, v. 6 tomo 31–4 s 328.469 POR
Legislação republicana ou as leis da Assembleia Nacional Constituinte e do Congresso da Republica. Contendo tambem decretos, portarias e diplomas de interesse geral 1911 v. 1 s 328.469 POR
Legislação mundada aplicar ao ultramar português 1926–63 v. 2 D–1 349.469 P853
Colonia de Angola leis organicas do Império Português 1933 349.46901 P853
Ministry for Overseas Provinces. Office of the Minister. Defence ... 1961 no. 43730, 43894, 43895, 43896, 43897 s 345.469 POR
Ministry for Overseas Provinces. Decree repealing the 'Estatuto dos Indígenas' [No. 39.666 of May 20, 1954] 1961 s 345.469 POR
Nova legislação ultramarina 1963 v. 10 pts 1–2, 1964 v. 12–13, 1965 v. 14–16, 1966 v. 17, 1967 v. 18–20, 1968 v. 21, 1969 v. 22–3, 1970 v. 24–5, 1971 v. 26–7 s 345.469 POR
Ministry of the Overseas Provinces (Agencia-Geral do Ultramar) Political and Administrative Statutes of the Province of: s 345.469 POR
Cabo Verde 1963 decree no. 45371 s 345.469 POR
Guinea " " no. 45372 s 345.469 POR
Sao Tomé e Principe " " no. 45373 s 345.469 POR
Angola " " no. 45374 s 345.469 POR
Mozambique " " no. 45375 s 345.469 POR
Macau " " no. 45377 s 345.469 POR
Timor " " no. 45378 s 345.469 POR
Ministério das Finanças Legislação fiscal 1964–67 s 354.469007 POR
Constituição da República 1976 342.469 P853
Providências Legislativas Ministeriais. Tomadas em Moçambique e em Angola ...(Gabinete do Ministro do Ultramar) 1964 July–Aug. s 345.673 POR
[Decreto-lei, portaria ...](Diário do Governo, 1 série) 1957–79 sq 354.469 POR
[Decreto-lei, portaria ...] (Diário da República, 1 série) 1980-94 and suplemento sq 354.469 POR

Portuguese East Timor

Portuguese Overseas Territory of East Timor was claimed by Indonesia in July 1976 and became Timor Timur. For other territorial laws see also Portugal.

SHORT TITLE Holdings

Location

Acta ... 1948 no. 1–11, 1949 no. 1–11, 1950 no. 1–12, 1951 no. 1–13, 1952 no. 1–17, 1953 no. 1–17, 1954 no. 1–23, 1955 no. 1–19, 1956 no. 1–7, 1957 no. 1–6, 1958 no. 1–10, 1959 no. 1–9, 1960 no. 1–5, 1961 no. 1–4, 1962 no. 1–5

s 345.91 TIM

Código do Trabalho Rural 1962

s 345.924 TIM

Normas reguladoras das relações de trabalho 1966

s 345.924 TIM

[Decreto-lei, regulamento geral ...] (Boletim oficial de Timor and suplemento) 1937–41, 1946–66, 1969 no. 47, 1970 no. 26, 1958–66 30 July

s 354.91 TIM

mfm 1105 (microfilm)

Regulamento da Administração do Porto de Dili ...(Publicado no suplemento ao boletim oficial de Timor no. 48, de 27 de Novembro de 1965) bound with (see next entry) 1965

q 354.5986008 T585

Regulamento de entrada e permanência de estrangeiros (Publicado no boletim oficial no. 27, de 22 de Junho de 1968), followed by an English translation 1968

q 354.5986008 T585

Himpunan peraturan perundang-undangan tentang Propinsi Daerah Tingkat I Timor Timur. 1982

349.598 H658

Lembaran daerah propinsi daerah tingkat i Timor Timur 1985-86+

s 345.5986 TIM

Analisa dan evaluasi hukum tentang transaksi tanah adat di Timor Timur. 1995

YY 346.5980432 A532

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898. The present constitution dates from 1952. Puerto Rico is also governed by parts of the Federal Relations Statute (1917).

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Acts and Resolutions ...Other Laws Applicable to Puerto Rico, Enacted by the United States Congress 1910–11, 1915–16, 1918, 1923–25, 1928–33, 1936–38, 1940–46, 1949–52 s 345.7295 PUE
Acts and Resolutions of ... (State Session Laws) 1978–89 mc 336 (microfiche)

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