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Tonga — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
1991 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
1992 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
1993 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
1994 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
1995 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
1996 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
1997 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
1998 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
1999 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
2000 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
2001 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
2002 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
2003 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
2004 4 November 1875, revised 1 January 1967
2005 4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
2006 4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
2007 4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
2008 4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
2009 4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
2010 4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
2011 4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
2012 4 November 1875; revised 1 January 1967
2013 adopted 4 November 1875; amended many times, last in 2013 (2013)
2014 adopted 4 November 1875; amended many times, last in 2013 (2013)
2015 adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988; amended several times, last in 2014 (2015)
2016 adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)
2017 adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)
2018 history: adopted 4 November 1875 (2018) | amendments: proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch; revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2016 (2018)
2019 history: adopted 4 November 1875 | amendments: proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch; revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2016 (2018)
2020 history: adopted 4 November 1875 | amendments: proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch; revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2016
2021 history: adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988, 2016 amendments: proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch; revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2013
2022 history: adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988, 2016 amendments: proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch; revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2013
2023 history: adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988, 2016 amendments: proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch; revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2013
2024 history: adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988, 2016 amendments: proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch; revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2013
2025 history: adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988, 2016 amendment process: proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch