CHAPTER
17
CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY |
ARRANGEMENT OF
SECTIONS |
SECTION |
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Status, immunities and privileges of the
Community. |
CHAPTER 17 |
CARIBBEAN
COMMUNITY |
An Act to
enable The Bahamas to fulfil certain obligations arising under the Treaty of
Chaguaramas. | 2 of 1986 |
[Commencement 31st
December, 1986] |
1. This Act may be cited as the Caribbean Community Act. | Short title. |
2. In this Act- | Interpretation. |
"the
Community" means the Caribbean Community established under the Treaty; |
"the
Secretariat" means the Secretariat of the Community; |
"the
Treaty" means the Treaty signed on the 4th July, 1973 at Chaguaramas,
Trinidad, by the representatives of the respective Governments of Barbados,
Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago and to which the Government of The
Bahamas acceded by instrument dated the 4th July, 1983. |
3. (1) The Community shall possess full juridical
personality and in particular, the capacity- | Status, immunities and privileges of the Community. |
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(ii) to
acquire and dispose of immovable and movable property; |
(iii) in its
own name to institute or otherwise be a party to legal proceedings and to be
represented therein by the Secretary-General to the Secretariat. |
(2) Without
prejudice to subsection (1), the Community shall be deemed an Organisation
within the meaning of the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges)
Act and any Order that may be made under section 3(2) of that Act may contain
such provisions as are requisite for the purpose of enabling The Bahamas to
carry out any of its obligations relating to the immunities and privileges to
be enjoyed by the Community under the provisions of the Treaty or any Protocol
thereto. |