Tuvalu doubled the general drug-offence fine in the High Court penalty clause from $2,000 to $4,000 as part of wider changes to fines and monetary amounts.[1] The later consolidated drug law pairs that fine with ten years’ imprisonment where no other penalty is specified.[2] Cannabis-specific minimum prison terms followed in 2025.[3]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Tuvalu here.
References
- Tuvalu — Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2009, Act 4 of 2009Section 5 and Schedule 2, p. 6; original front page prints commencement 6 July 2010, conflicting with 2009 in later consolidationarchived
- Tuvalu Government — Dangerous Drugs Act, CAP. 10.10, 2022 Revised EditionSections 2, 4, 7–10 and 39; read with Act 9 of 2025archived
- Tuvalu Government — Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2025, Act 9 of 2025Sections 1–6 and Schedule 3, especially printed pp. 5–8; catalogue commencement 3 July 2025archived
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