Chapter 30.1. TITLE 170: LOCAL RULES AND REGULATIONS; TINIAN AND AGUIGUAN
TITLE 170: LOCAL RULES AND REGULATIONS; TINIAN AND AGUIGUAN (SECOND SENATORIAL DISTRICT) SUBCHAPTER 170-30.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR GAMING APPLICATIONS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS Subchapter Authority: Revised Tinian Gaming Control Act of 1989 §§ 5(8)(c) and 121. Subchapter History: Amdts Adopted 21 Com. Reg. 16997 (Dec. 15, 1999); Amdts Proposed 21 Com. Reg. 16931 (Oct. 15, 1999); Amdts Proposed 14 Com. Reg. 9614 (Sept. 15, 1992);* Proposed 14 Com. Reg. 9047 (Mar. 15, 1992).* *Notices of adoption for the March 1992 and September 1992 proposed regulations have not been published. Commission Comment: The Tinian Casino Gaming Control Act of 1989, Tinian Local Initiative 1 (effective Jan. 1, 1990) is codified at 10 CMC §§ 2511-25129. On August 18, 1993, the Superior Court issued an order approving and adopting a Revised Tinian Casino Gaming Control Act of 1989 (Revised Act). See Commonwealth v. Tinian Casino Gaming Control Comm’n, Civ. No. 91-0690 (N.M.I. Super. Ct. Aug. 18, 1993) (Order Approving and Adopting the Revised Tinian Casino Gaming Control Act of 1989), reprinted in the commission comment to 10 CMC § 25129. The Revised Act § 5(1) establishes the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission (TCGCC), charged with the administration of the Revised Act. Section 5(8)(c) grants TCGCC the responsibility to promulgate such regulations as in its judgment may be necessary to fulfill the policies of the Revised Act, in accordance with Commonwealth law. Revised Act § 121 further delineates the regulations TCGCC is authorized to promulgate. On March 15, 1992, the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission published proposed “General Provisions for Gaming Applications and License Regulations.” In September 1992, the Commission published proposed amendments. Notices of adoption have not been published. On December 15, 1999, TCGCC published notice of adoption of amendments to § 10-6.1 of the “General Provisions for Gaming Applications and License Regulations.” See 21 Com. Reg. at 16997. The text of the amendment is published at 21 Com. Reg. at 16934-35 (Oct. 15, 1999). Given the adoption of these amendments, the failure to adopt the original regulations appears to be an error. This subchapter, therefore, is reserved for the future adoption of these regulations. Tinian Local Law 14-1 (effective May 24, 2004) significantly amended the Revised Tinian Casino Gaming Control Act of 1989. [Reserved for future adoption of General Provisions for Gaming Applications and License Regulations.]
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission