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Subsidiary Made in the Year
WARNING: The table below presents the initial release version [1] of each Legislation file only, and may not be the correct (current) version. All CURRENT Legislation is grouped under the LEGISLATION>LAWS menu.
Item No Short Title Date Commenced
All Legislation © 2020 The Government of The Bahamas — iLAWS © 2020 WWT4 Pty Ltd - Version 3.5.1
2020-0001 Public Holidays (Majority Rule Day, 2020) (Opening of Shops) Notice, 2020 Tuesday, 07 January 2020
2020-0002 The Bahamas Registered Stock Directions 2020 Bahamas Registered Stock 2023, 2025, 2027, 2030, 2040 and 2050 Wednesday, 08 January 2020
2020-0012 Quarantine (Novel Coronavirus “2019-NCOV”) ORDER, 2020 Wednesday, 12 February 2020
2020-0013 Health Services (Infectious Disease) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 12 February 2020
2020-0014 Interception of Communication Act, 2018 (Appointed Day) Notice, 2020 Monday, 17 February 2020
2020-0020 Quarantine (Novel Coronavirus “2019-NCOV”) (NO.2) ORDER, 2020 Monday, 16 March 2020
2020-0022 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 Wednesday, 18 March 2020
2020-0023 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations, 2020 Friday, 20 March 2020
2020-0025 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2020 Friday, 20 March 2020
2020-0026 Quarantine (Novel Coronavirus “2019-NCOV”) (No. 3) Order, 2020 Friday, 20 March 2020
2020-0027 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 2) Order, 2020 Tuesday, 24 March 2020
2020-0028 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order, 2020 Tuesday, 24 March 2020
2020-0030 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2020 Friday, 27 March 2020
2020-0031 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order, 2020 Friday, 27 March 2020
2020-0032 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Special Provisions) Order, 2020 Tuesday, 17 March 2020
2020-0034 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) Order, 2020 Friday, 03 April 2020
2020-0039 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) (No. 2) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 08 April 2020
2020-0040 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 7) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 08 April 2020
2020-0041 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations, 2020 Tuesday, 14 April 2020
2020-0042 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 8) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 15 April 2020
2020-0043 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) (No. 3) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 15 April 2020
2020-0046 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 9) Order, 2020 Thursday, 16 April 2020
2020-0047 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) (No.3) (Amendment) Order, 2020 Thursday, 16 April 2020
2020-0048 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 2020 Thursday, 16 April 2020
2020-0049 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations, 2020 Monday, 20 April 2020
2020-0051 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations, 2020 Friday, 24 April 2020
2020-0057 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 11) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 29 April 2020
2020-0058 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 12) Order, 2020 Friday, 01 May 2020
2020-0059 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) (No. 5) Order, 2020 Friday, 01 May 2020
2020-0060 Court of Appeal (Amendment) Rules, 2020 Monday, 04 May 2020
2020-0061 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Special Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 06 May 2020
2020-0062 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Special Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 06 May 2020
2020-0063 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) (No. 6) Order, 2020 Friday, 08 May 2020
2020-0064 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 3) Order, 2020 Friday, 08 May 2020
2020-0065 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Bimini) (Lockdown) Order, 2020 Thursday, 14 May 2020
2020-0066 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) (No. 7) Order, 2020 Friday, 15 May 2020
2020-0067 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Bimini) (Lockdown) (Amendment) Order, 2020 Monday, 18 May 2020
2020-0069 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 3) (Amendment) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 20 May 2020
2020-0070 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Special Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order, 2020 Thursday, 21 May 2020
2020-0071 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Ecumenical Service for Hurricane Dorian Casualties) Order, 2020 Thursday, 21 May 2020
2020-0072 The Bahamas Registered Stock Directions 2020 Bahamas Registered Stocks (No. 3) 2021 Friday, 22 May 2020
2020-0073 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Special Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order, 2020 Friday, 22 May 2020
2020-0074 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) (No. 8) Order, 2020 Friday, 22 May 2020
2020-0081 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Special Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 6) Order, 2020 Tuesday, 26 May 2020
2020-0087 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) (No. 9) Order, 2020 Friday, 29 May 2020
2020-0088 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (No. 4) Order, 2020 Thursday, 28 May 2020
2020-0089 Emergency Powers (Covid 19)(No. 4)(Amendment) Order, 2020 Tuesday, 02 June 2020
2020-0090 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Bimini)(Lockdown)(Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2020 Friday, 29 May 2020
2020-0091 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Lockdown) (No. 10) Order, 2020 Monday, 08 June 2020
2020-0092 Emergency Powers (Covid 19)(No. 4) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2020 Monday, 08 June 2020
2020-0101 Emergency Powers (Covid 19 Pandemic) Regulations, 2020 Tuesday, 30 June 2020
2020-0102 Emergency Powers (Covid 19 Pandemic) Order, 2020 Tuesday, 30 June 2020
2020-0103 Emergency Powers (Covid 19 Pandemic) (Special Provisions) Order, 2020 Tuesday, 30 June 2020
2020-0108 Emergency Powers (Covid 19 Pandemic) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2020 Friday, 17 July 2020
2020-0110 Emergency Powers (Covid 19 Pandemic) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 Wednesday, 22 July 2020
2020-0111 Emergency Powers (Covid 19 Pandemic) (No. 2) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 22 July 2020
2020-0112 Emergency Powers (Covid 19 Pandemic) (Beaches) (No. 2) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 22 July 2020
2020-0113 Emergency Powers (Covid 19 Pandemic) (Grand Bahama) (Lockdown) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 22 July 2020
2020-0114 Emergency Powers (Covid 19) (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Order, 2020 Wednesday, 22 July 2020