Essential Commodities Act (Cap. 76). Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Legislation Date 1973 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, Consolidated Edition of 2006. Long titleAn Act to provide for the conservation of essential commodities. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food security Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act grants power of minister responsible for home affairs to make rules for conserving commodities in the case that there have occurred, or are about to occur, events of such a nature as to be calculated, by interfering with the supply and distribution of food, water, fuel or light, or with the means of transport, to deprive the community, or any substantial portion of the community, of the essentials of life. The minister may make regulations controlling the importation, possession, distribution, sale, supply or use of any goods or commodity. Full text English Website www.paclii.org