(ARTICLE 70(7))

Provided that in accordance with the proviso of Article 70(7) of the Constitution this Order shall not affect any election to the House of Assembly until a proclamation is made by the Governor-General appointing the date for the holding of a general election of members of the House of Assembly or affect the constitution of the House of Assembly in being.

LIMITS OF NEW PROVIDENCE CONSTITUENCIES

ADELAIDE CONSTITUENCY

The Adelaide Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

(A) Beginning at the junction of Carmichael Road and Gladstone Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Carmichael Road to the junction of Carmichael Road and Montgomery Avenue thence southwardly along the centre line of Montgomery Avenue to a point at the centre line of Cowpen Road where the continuation of Montgomery Avenue southwardly by an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Cowpen Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Cowpen Road to an unnamed Crown Road reservation thence southwardly along the centre line of the unnamed Crown Road Reservation to Marshall Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Marshall Road thence southwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the high water mark of the sea along the coast thence westwardly and, northwestwardly to Lyford Cay continuing northeastwardly along the coast of New Providence to a point at the high water mark of Creek Point thence southeastwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the centre line of the (old) Xanadu Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of (old) Xanadu Road to a point at the centre line of (old) Xanadu Road thence southwardly in an imaginary line crossing the canal to other portions of the (old) Xanadu Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of (old) Xanadu Road to the junction of (old) Xanadu Road and Western Road thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Western Road to Windsor Field Road continuing to John F. Kennedy Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of John F. Kennedy Drive to the junction of John F. Kennedy Drive and an unnamed road immediately west of Lakeview Cemetery then southwestwardly along the centre line of the unnamed road to Gladstone Road and then southwardly along the centre line of Gladstone Road to the point of commencement.

(B) Goulding Cay, the Fishing Cays, Guana and all Cays within five (5) miles to the east of the Fishing Cays.

BAIN AND GRANTS TOWN CONSTITUENCY

The Bain and Grants Town Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Market Street and Wulff Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Wulff Road to Blue Hill Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Blue Hill Road to the junction of Blue Hill Road and Cordeaux Avenue thence northwestwardly by an imaginary line to a point at the junction of Moss Street and Thompson Boulevard thence northwardly along the centre line of Thompson Boulevard to the junction of Poinciana Drive and Nassau Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Nassau Street to the junction of Nassau Street and Cambridge Street thence eastwardly along the line of Cambridge Street to the junction of Cambridge Street and Augusta Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Augusta Street to West Bay Street thence continuing northwardly by an imaginary line to a point where the continuation of the centre line of Augusta Street northwardly meets the high water mark of the sea thence eastwardly along the high water mark of the sea to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation of the centre line of Market Street northwardly meets the high water mark of the sea thence southwardly along a pathway to Bay Street continuing southwardly to Market Street thence along the centre line of Market Street to the point of commencement.

BAMBOO TOWN CONSTITUENCY

The Bamboo Town Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Blue Hill Road and Sisal Road West thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Sisal Road West to Lobster Avenue thence continuing northeastwardly in an imaginary line along a private property fence to a point at the junction of Mutton Fish Drive and Sisal Road East thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Sisal Road East to the junction of Sisal Road East and Malcolm Road thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Malcolm Road to Ritchville Drive (now called Emmanuel Drive) thence northwardly along the centre line of Ritchville Drive (now called Emmanuel Drive) to Soldier Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Soldier Road to East Street thence continuing eastwardly along the centre line of Soldier Road to Kennedy Subdivision Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Kennedy Subdivision Road to Malcolm Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Malcolm Road to Winder Terrace thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Winder Terrace to Mahogany Street to Bay Geranium Avenue thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Bay Geranium Avenue to Jacaranda Street thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Jacaranda Street to Thatch Palm Avenue thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Thatch Palm Avenue to Bamboo Boulevard thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Bamboo Boulevard to East Street thence southwardly along the centre line of East Street to Zion Boulevard thence southwestwardly and westwardly along the centre line of Zion Boulevard to Blue Hill Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Blue Hill Road to the point of commencement.

BLUE HILLS CONSTITUENCY

The Blue Hills Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Carmichael Road and Gladstone Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Gladstone Road to an unnamed road immediately west of Lakeview Cemetery thence continuing northeastwardly along the centre line of the unnamed road to John F. Kennedy Drive thence eastwardly and northeastwardly along the centre line of John F. Kennedy Drive to Harrold Road thence southeastwardly and eastwardly along the centre line of Harrold Road to Knowles Drive thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Knowles Drive to its terminus thence southwardly in an imaginary line which crosses Harrold Pond to a point where Fire Trail Road meets a road now called Allen Road thence eastwardly and southwardly along the centre line of Allen Road to Carmichael Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Carmichael Road to the point of commencement.

CARMICHAEL CONSTITUENCY

The Carmichael Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Carmichael Road and Montgomery Avenue thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Carmichael Road to Cedar Way thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Cedar Way to Golden Gates Straight thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Golden Gates Straight to Saxon Street thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Saxon Street to Mermaid Boulevard thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Mermaid Boulevard to Shad Street thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Shad Street to St. Vincent Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of St. Vincent Road to Faith Avenue thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Faith Avenue to Cowpen Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Cowpen Road to a point at the centre line of Cowpen Road where the continuation southwardly of Montgomery Avenue in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Cowpen Road thence northwestwardly along an imaginary line to Montgomery Avenue thence nortwestwardly along the centre line of Montgomery Avenue to the point of commencement.

DELAPORTE CONSTITUENCY

The Delaporte Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

(A) Beginning at the junction of John F. Kennedy Drive and an unnamed road immediately west of Lakeview Cemetery thence eastwardly, northeastwardly and then eastwardly along the centre line of John F. Kennedy Drive to Thompson Boulevard thence southeastwardly and eastwardly along the centre line of Thompson Boulevard to Hawthorne Road thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Hawthorne Road to Farrington Road thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Farrington Road to Maxwell Lane thence westwardly along the centre line of Maxwell Lane to Haven Avenue thence westwardly along the centre line of Haven Avenue to Maxwell Avenue thence northwardly and westwardly along the centre line of Maxwell Avenue to the junction of Lightbourne Avenue and Saunders Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Saunders Road to its terminus at a stone wall thence northwardly and eastwardly and then northwardly along the eastern boundary of the Watch Tower Bible Society to a point at the north eastern corner boundary of the Watch Tower Bible Society thence northwardly in an imaginary line to the southern terminus of Ferguson Road thence continuing northwardly along the centre line of Ferguson Road to West Bay Street thence northwestwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the high water mark along the coast immediately west of a property called Renal House thence westwardly and southwestwardly along the high water mark of the sea to Creek Point thence eastwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the centre line of the (old) Xanadu Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of (old) Xanadu Road to a point at the centre line of (old) Xanadu Road thence southwardly in an imaginary line crossing the canal to the other portion of (old) Xanadu Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of (old) Xanadu Road to the junction of (old) Xanadu Road and Western Road thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Western Road to Windsor Road continuing to John F. Kennedy Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of John F. Kennedy Drive to the point of commencement.

(B) Delaporte, Balmoral and Love Cay.

ELIZABETH CONSTITUENCY

The Elizabeth Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Prince Charles Drive and Commonwealth Boulevard thence southeastwardly and southwardly along the centre line of Commonwealth Boulevard to Australia Avenue thence southeastwardly and southwardly along the centre line of Australia Avenue to Yamacraw Hill Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Yamacraw Hill Road to the junction of Fox Hill Road and Joe Farrington Road thence continuing westwardly to Joe Farrington Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Joe Farrington Road to Sea Breeze Boulevard thence northwardly along the centre line of Sea Breeze Boulevard to Bay Lilly Drive to Sea Breeze Drive thence northwardly along the centre line of Sea Breeze Drive to a point at the centre line of the curve of Sea Breeze Drive thence continuing northwardly in an imaginary line to a stone wall thence northwardly along the stone wall to Gleniston Park Avenue thence northwardly to Spring Terrace thence northwardly and westwardly along the centre line of Spring Terrace to Winters Drive thence northwardly along the centre line of Winters Drive to Prince Charles Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Prince Charles Drive to the point of commencement.

ENGLERSTON CONSTITUENCY

The Englerston Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of East Street and Wulff Road thence southwardly along the centre line of East Street to Independence Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Independence Drive to Robinson Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Robinson Road to Claridge Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Claridge Road to Balfour Avenue thence westwardly along the centre of Balfour Avenue to Pinedale Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Pinedale Street to Wulff Road thence westwardly along the centre of Wulff Road to Collins Avenue thence northwardly along the centre line of Collins Avenue to Plantol Street thence westwardly along the centre of Plantol Street to East Street thence southwardly along the centre line of East Street to the point of commencement.

FARM ROAD CONSTITUENCY

The Farm Road Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Wulff Road and Market Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Market Street to Bay Street thence northwardly along the centre line of a pathway to Woodes Rodgers Walk thence continuing northwardly to a point at the high water mark of the sea thence eastwardly along the high water mark of the sea to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation northwardly of Deveaux Street in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence southwardly along the imaginary line to Deveaux Street thence southwardly along the centre line of Deveaux Street to Shirley Street thence westwardly along the centre line of Shirley Street to a point at the centre line of Shirley Street where the continuation northwardly of Collins Wall in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Shirley Street thence southwardly to Collins Wall continuing along Collins Wall to a point at the centre line of Plantol Street where the continuation of Collins Wall southwardly in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Plantol Street thence westwardly along the centre line of Plantol Street to East Street thence southwardly along the centre line of East Street to Wulff Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Wulff Road to the point of commencement.

FORT CHARLOTTE CONSTITUENCY

The Fort Charlotte Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at a point at the high water mark of the sea immediately west of a property called Renal House thence southeastwardly in an imaginary line to the junction of West Bay Street and Ferguson Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Ferguson Road to it terminus thence in an imaginary line southwardly to the north eastern boundary of Watch Tower Bible Society thence in an imaginary line southwardly and westwardly and southwardly along a stone wall to a point at the western terminus of Saunders Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Saunders Road to the junction of Lightbourne Avenue and Maxwell Avenue thence eastwardly and southwardly along the centre line of Maxwell Avenue to Haven Avenue thence eastwardly along the centre line of Haven Avenue to Maxwell Lane thence eastwardly along the centre line of Maxwell Lane to Farrington Road, thence westwardly along the centre line of Farrington Road to Hawthorne Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Hawthorne Road to Thompson Boulevard thence northeastwardly and northwardly along the centre line of Thompson Boulevard to the junction of Poinciana Avenue and Nassau Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Nassau Street to the junction of Nassau Street and Cambridge Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Cambridge Street to the junction of Cambridge Street and Augusta Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Augusta Street to West Bay Street thence continuing northwardly in an imaginary line to a point where the continuation of Augusta Street northwardly meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence westwardly along the high water mark of the sea to the point of commencement.

FOX HILL CONSTITUENCY

The Fox Hill Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Hillside Park Road and Bernard Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Bernard Road to Cockburn Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Cockburn Street to Step Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Step Street to Fox Hill Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Fox Hill Road to Curtis Close thence eastwardly along the centre line of Curtis Close to its terminus thence eastwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the centre line of San Souci Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Sans Souci Road to Camperdown Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Camperdown Drive to Sunset Ridge Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Sunset Ridge Road to Prince Charles Drive thence westwardly along the centre line of Prince Charles Drive to Jean Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Jean Street to Hillside Park Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Hillside Park Road to the point of commencement.

GARDEN HILLS CONSTITUENCY

The Garden Hills Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Blue Hill Road and Independence Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Independence Drive to a point at the centre line of Independence Drive where the continuation northwardly of the centre line of Lady Slipper Avenue meets the point thence southeastwardly along a foot path to the centre line of Lady Slipper Avenue thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Lady Slipper Avenue to Soldier Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Soldier Road to East Street continuing westwardly along the centre line of Soldier Road to Mall Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Mall Road to Crab Apple Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Crab Apple Road to a point at the centre line of the western terminus of Crab Apple Road thence southwardly in an imaginary line to Flax Terrace at the centre line of a curve where the continuation northwardly of Flax Terrace in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Crab Apple Road thence southwardly to Flax Terrace continuing southwardly along the centre line of Flax Terrace to Malcolm Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Malcolm Road to Blue Hill Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Blue Hill Road to Carmichael Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Carmichael Road to a road now called Allen Road thence northwardly and westwardly along the centre line of Allen Road to a point at the junction of Fire Trail Road and Allen Road thence northwardly in an imaginary line which crosses Harrold Pond to a point at the southern terminus of Knowles Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Knowles Road to Harrold Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Harrold Road to a point at the junction of Harrold Road and Yellow Elder Way thence northwardly along the centre line of Yellow Elder Way to Powerline Road thence eastwardly along an imaginary line to a point at the centre of Powerline Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Power Line Road to a point where the continuation northwardly of Duncanson Street in an imaginary line meets the point thence southwardly in an imaginary line to the intersection of Dennis Court and Duncanson Street thence eastwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the centre line of Derby Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Derby Road to Roberts Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Roberts Drive to Blue Hill Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Blue Hill Road to the point of commencement.

GOLDEN GATES CONSTITUENCY

The Golden Gates Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Carmichael Road and Cedar Way thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Carmichael Road to Blue Hill Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Blue Hill Road to Malcolm Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Malcolm Road to Flax Terrace thence northwardly along the centre line of Flax Terrace to a curve thence continuing northwardly by an imaginary line to the western terminus of Crab Apple Road where the continuation northwardly of Flax Terrace in an imaginary line meets the point at the western terminus of Crab Apple Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Crab Apple Road to Mall Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Mall Road to Soldier Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Soldier Road to Richville Terrace (also called Emmanuel Drive) thence southwardly along the centre line of Richville Terrace (also called Emmanuel Drive) to Malcolm Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Malcolm Road to Sisal Road East thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Sisal Road East to a point at the junction of Sisal Road East and Mutton Fish Drive thence southwestwardly in an imaginary line along a fence of a private property to a point at the junction of Lobster Avenue and Sisal Road West where the continuation southwestwardly of Sisal Road East in an imaginary line meets the point at the junction of Sisal Road West and Lobster Avenue thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Sisal Road West to Blue Hill Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Blue Hill Road to St. Vincent Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of St. Vincent Road to Shad Street thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Shad Street to Mermaid Boulevard thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Mermaid Boulevard to Saxon Street thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Saxon Street to Golden Gates Straight thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Golden Gates Straight to Cedar Way thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Cedar Way to the point of commencement.

HOLY CROSS CONSTITUENCY

The Holy Cross Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Prince Charles Drive and St Michael Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Prince Charles Drive to the junction of Prince Charles Drive and Winters Terrace thence southwardly along the centre line of Winters Terrace to Spring Terrace thence eastwardly and southeastwardly along the centre line of Spring Terrace to a point at the centre line of Gleniston Park Avenue thence southwardly in an imaginary line to a stone wall thence southwardly along the stone wall to a point at the centre line of the curve of Sea Breeze Drive thence southwardly and westwardly along the centre line of Sea Breeze Drive to Bay Lilly Drive thence southwardly along the centre line of Bay Lilly Drive to Sea Breeze Boulevard thence southwardly along the centre line of Sea Breeze Boulevard to Joe Farrington Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Joe Farrington Road to Fox Hill Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Fox Hill Road thence southwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the high water mark along the coast then westwardly along the high water mark of the sea to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation of Buttonwood Avenue in an imaginary line southwardly meets a point at the high water mark thence northwardly to Buttonwood Avenue thence northwardly along the centre line of Buttonwood Avenue to Pinewood Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Pinewood Drive to Safron Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Safron Street to Sequoia Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Sequoia Street to an unnamed road thence northeastwardly along the centre line of an unnamed road to Catherine Street thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Catherine Street to Jackson Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Jackson Street to Alexandria Boulevard (also known as North Alexandria Boulevard) thence eastwardly along the centre line of Alexandria Boulevard (also known as North Alexandria Boulevard) to East Alexandria Boulevard thence northwestwardly along the centre line of East Alexandria Boulevard to Esmeralda Avenue continuing northwestwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the centre line of Gleniston Subdivision Road where the continuation southwardly of Crepe Myrtle Road meets the point in an imaginary line at the centre of Gleniston Subdivision Road thence northwestwardly to Crepe Myrtle Road thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Crepe Myrtle Road to St. Michaels Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of St. Michaels Road to the point of commencement.

KENNEDY CONSTITUENCY

The Kennedy Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the Soldier Road and Kennedy Subdivision Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Soldier Road to St. Michael Road thence northeastwardly along the centre line of St. Michael Road to Crepe Myrtle Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Crepe Myrtle Road to its terminus continuing southeastwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the centre line of Gleniston Subdivision Road where the continuation of Crepe Myrtle Road southwardly in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Gleniston Subdivision Road thence southwardly along a fence in an imaginary line to the junction of an unnamed road thence southwardly to Esmeralda Avenue and East Alexandria Avenue thence southwardly along the centre line of East Alexandria Avenue to Alexandria Boulevard (also known as North Alexandria Boulevard) thence westwardly along the centre line of Alexandria Boulevard (also known as North Alexandria Boulevard) to Jackson Street thence southwardly along the centre line of Jackson Street to Catherine Avenue thence westwardly along the centre line of Catherine Avenue to William Street thence northwardly along the centre line of William Street to Alexandria Boulevard thence westwardly along the centre line of Alexandria Boulevard (also known as North Alexandria Boulevard) to Bedford Avenue thence northwardly and westwardly along the centre line of Bedford Avenue to Windsor Place Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Windsor Place Road to Jumbay Street thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Jumbay Street to Willow Tree Avenue thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Willow Tree Avenue to Wise Men Avenue thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Wise Men Avenue to Winder Terrace thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Winder Terrace to Malcolm Road thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Malcolm Road to Kennedy Subdivision Road thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Kennedy Subdivision Road to the point of commencement.

MARATHON CONSTITUENCY

The Marathon Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Pinedale Street and Wulff Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Wulff Road to the junction of Wulff Road, Village Road, Soldier Road and Bernard Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Bernard Road to Hillside Park Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Hillside Park Road to Jean Street thence southwardly along the centre line of Jean Street to Prince Charles Drive thence westwardly along the centre line of Prince Charles Drive to St. Michael Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of St. Michael Road to Soldier Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Soldier Road to Lady Slipper Avenue thence northwardly along the centre line of Lady Slipper Avenue to its terminus thence northwardly along the foot path to Independence Drive thence eastwardly and northeastwardly along the centre line of Independence Drive to Robinson Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Robinson Road to Claridge Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Claridge Road to Balfour Avenue thence westwardly along the centre line of Balfour Avenue to Pinedale Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Pinedale Street to the point of commencement.

MONTAGU CONSTITUENCY

The Montagu Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at a point at the high water mark of the sea to the west of Fort Montagu thence southwardly in an imaginary line to East Bay Street thence southwardly and eastwardly to the junction of Shirley Street, East Bay Street and Eastern Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Eastern Road to New Gate Road thence southwardly along the centre line of New Gate Road to Chamberlain Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Chamberlain Street to Richmond Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Richmond Road to the junction of Richmond Road and Hudson Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Hudson Street to Graham Avenue thence in an imaginary line eastwardly to Scott Alley Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Scott Alley Street to Johnson Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Johnson Road to Braynen Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Braynen Road to Johnson Estates Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Johnson Estates Road to Grasshopper Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Grasshopper Road to a point where the continuation northwardly of Tideswell Road in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Grasshopper Road thence southwardly along the imaginary line to Tideswell Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Tideswell Road to Bernard Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Bernard Road to Cockburn Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Cockburn Street to Step Street then eastwardly along the centre line of Step Street to Fox Hill Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Fox Hill Road to Curtis Close thence eastwardly along the centre line of Curtis Close to the terminus thence in an imaginary line to a point at the centre line of San Souci Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Sans Souci Road to Camperdown Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Camperdown Drive to Sunset Ridge Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Sunset Ridge Road to Prince Charles Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Prince Charles Drive to Jasmine Drive thence southwardly along the centre line of Jasmine Drive to Rugby Drive thence westwardly and southwardly along Rugby Drive to Yamacraw Hill Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Yamacraw Hill Road to Freile Terrace thence in an imaginary line to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation eastwardly of Yamacraw Hill Road in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence northeastwardly, northwestwardly and westwardly along the high water mark along the coast to the point of commencement.

MOUNT MORIAH CONSTITUENCY

The Mount Moriah Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Commencing at the junction of Harrold Road and John F. Kennedy Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of John F. Kennedy Drive to Thompson Boulevard thence southeastwardly and eastwardly along the centre line of Thompson Boulevard to a point at the junction of Thompson Boulevard and Moss Road thence southeastwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the junction of Cordeaux Avenue and Blue Hill Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Blue Hill Road to Roberts Drive (also called Graham Drive) thence westwardly along the centre line of Roberts Drive (also called Graham Drive) to Derby Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Derby Road continuing in an imaginary line to the intersection of West Dennis Court and Duncanson Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Duncanson Street to a point at the centre line of Powerline Road where the continuation northwardly of Duncanson Street in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Powerline Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Powerline Road to Yellow Elder Way thence southwardly along the centre line of Yellow Elder Way to Harrold Road thence westwardly and northwestwardly along the centre line of Harrold Road to the point of commencement.

PINEWOOD CONSTITUENCY

The Pinewood Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at a point at the junction of Jacaranda Street and Thatch Palm Avenue thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Jacaranda Street to Bay Geranium Avenue thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Bay Geranium Avenue to Wise Men Avenue thence eastwardly along the centre line of Wise Men Avenue to Willow Tree Avenue thence northwardly along to centre line of Willow Tree Avenue to Jumbay Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Jumbay Street to Windsor Place Road thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Windsor Place Road to Bedford Avenue thence northeastwardly, easterly and southwardly along the centre line of Bedford Avenue to Alexandria Boulevard (also known as North Alexandria Boulevard) thence eastwardly along the centre line of Alexandria Boulevard (also known as North Alexandria Boulevard) to William Street thence southwardly along the centre line of William Street to Catherine Avenue thence eastwardly along the centre line of Catherine Avenue to an unnamed paved road thence southwardly along the centre line of an unnamed paved road to Sequoia Street thence westwardly along the centre line of Sequoia Street to Safron Street thence southwardly along the centre line of Safron Street to Pinewood Drive thence westwardly along the centre line of Pinewood Drive to Buttonwood Avenue thence southwardly along the centre line of Buttonwood Avenue to Brazilita Street thence westwardly along the centre line of Brazilita Street to Pigeon Plum Avenue thence northwardly along the centre line of Pigeon Plum Avenue to a point at the centre line of Pigeon Plum Avenue immediately south of Gum Tree Street thence westwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the junction of Bay Geranium Avenue and Pine Crest Drive which is south of Maple Street thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Pine Crest Drive to Thatch Palm Avenue continuing southwestwardly in an imaginary line to Poinciana Avenue thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Poinciana Avenue to Bamboo Boulevard thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Bamboo Boulevard to Thatch Palm Avenue thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Thatch Palm Avenue to the point of commencement.

ST. CECELIA CONSTITUENCY

The St. Cecelia Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Wulff Road and Blue Hill Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Blue Hill Road to Independence Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Independence Drive to East Street thence northwardly along the centre line of East Street to Wulff Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Wulff Road to the point of commencement.

ST. MARGARET CONSTITUENCY

The St. Margaret Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at a point at the high water mark of the sea to the west of Fort Montagu thence southwardly in an imaginary line to East Bay Street thence southwardly and eastwardly along the centre line of East Bay Street to the junction of East Bay Street, Shirley Street and Eastern Road thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Eastern Road to New Gate Road thence southwardly along the centre line of New Gate Road to Chamberlain Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Chamberlain Street to Richmond Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Richmond Road to the junction of Richmond Road and Hudson Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Hudson Street to Graham Avenue thence in an imaginary line to a point at the centre line of Scott Alley thence eastwardly along the centre line of Scott Alley to Johnson Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Johnson Road to Braynen Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Braynen Road to Johnson Estates Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Johnson Estates Road to Grasshopper Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Grasshopper Road to a point at the centre line of Grasshopper Road where the continuation northwardly of Tideswell Road in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Grasshopper Road thence southwardly along an imaginary line to Tideswell Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Tideswell Road to Bernard Road thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Bernard Road to the junction of Wulff Road, Village Road, Soldier Road, and Bernard Road thence westwardly along the centre line of Wulff Road to Mackey Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Mackey Street to Pyfrom Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Pyfrom Road to Kemp Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Kemp Road to the junction of Kemp Road, Shirley Street and Fowler Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Fowler Street to East Bay Street continuing northwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation of Fowler Street northwardly in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence eastwardly along the high water mark of the sea to the point of commencement.

ST. THOMAS MORE CONSTITUENCY

The St. Thomas More Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

(A) Beginning at a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation northwardly of Deveaux Street in an imaginary line meets the high water mark of the sea thence southwardly to Deveaux Street thence southwardly along the centre line of Deveaux Street to Shirley Street thence westwardly along the centre line of Shirley Street to a point at the centre line of Shirley Street where the continuation of Collins Wall northwardly in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Shirley Street thence southwardly along the imaginary line to Collins Wall thence southwardly along Collins Wall to its terminus thence southwardly in an imaginary line to Plantol Street where the continuation of Collins Wall southwardly in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of Plantol Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Plantol Street to Collins Avenue thence southwardly along the centre line of Collins Avenue to Wulff Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Wulff Road to Mackey Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Mackey Street to Pyfrom Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Pyfrom Road to Kemp Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Kemp Road to the junction of Kemp Road, Shirley Street and Fowler Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Fowler Street to East Bay Street continuing northwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation of Fowler Street northwardly in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence westwardly along the high water mark to the point of commencement.

(B) Paradise Island and all the cays north and east of Paradise Island up to and including Rose Island.

SOUTH BEACH CONSTITUENCY

The South Beach Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Blue Hill Road and St. Vincent Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of St. Vincent Road to Faith Avenue thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Faith Avenue to Cowpen Road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Cowpen Road to an unnamed Crown Road reservation thence southeastwardly along the centre line of the unnamed Crown Road reservation to Marshall Road thence continuing southeastwardly along the centre line of Marshall Road to a point at the centre line of Marshall Road thence in an imaginary line southeastwardly to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation southeastwardly of Marshall Road meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence northeastwardly along the high water mark of the sea to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation of Buttonwood Avenue southeastwardly in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence northwestwardly along the imaginary line to Buttonwood Avenue thence northwardly along the centre line of Buttonwood Avenue to Brazilita Street thence westwardly along the centre line of Brazilita Street to Pigeon Plum Avenue thence northwardly along the centre line of Pigeon Plum Avenue to a point at the centre line of Pigeon Plum Avenue immediately south of Gum Tree Street thence westwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the junction of Bay Geranium Avenue and Pine Crest Drive which is south of Maple Street thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Pine Crest Drive to Thatch Palm Avenue continuing southwestwardly in an imaginary line to Poinciana Avenue thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Poinciana Avenue to Bamboo Boulevard thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Bamboo Boulevard to East Street thence southwardly along the centre line of East Street to Zion Boulevard thence southwestwardly and westwardly along the centre line of Zion Boulevard to Blue Hill Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Blue Hill Road to the point of commencement.

YAMACRAW CONSTITUENCY

The Yamacraw Constituency shall be all that part of the island of New Providence which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of Prince Charles Drive and Commonwealth Boulevard thence eastwardly along the centre line of Prince Charles Drive to Jasmine Drive thence southwardly along the centre line of Jasmine Drive to Rugby Drive thence southwestwardly and southwardly along the centre line of Rugby Drive to Yamacraw Hill Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Yamacraw Hill Road to Freile Terrace thence eastwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the high water mark of the coast where the continuation eastwardly of Yamacraw Hill road in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence southwestwardly and westwardly along the high water mark along the coast to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation southwardly of Fox Hill Road in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence northwardly along the imaginary line to Fox Hill Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Fox Hill Road to Yamacraw Hill Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of Yamacraw Hill Road to Australia Avenue thence northwardly along the centre line of Australia Avenue to Commonwealth Boulevard thence northwardly along the centre line of Commonwealth Boulevard to the point of commencement.

THE LIMITS OF GRAND BAHAMA AND BIMINI CONSTITUENCIES

EIGHT MILE ROCK CONSTITUENCY

The Eight Mile Rock Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of Grand Bahama which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation southwardly of Ocean Hill Boulevard in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence northwardly to Ocean Hill Boulevard thence northwardly along the centre line of Ocean Hill Boulevard to Santa Maria Avenue thence northwestwardly and northwardly along the centre line of Santa Maria Avenue to West Sunrise Highway thence westwardly along the centre line of West Sunrise Highway to Grand Bahamian Way thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Grand Bahamian Way to a point at the centre line of Queens Highway at the eastern end of the Causeway leading to Eight Mile Rock thence northwardly along the high water mark of Hawksbill Creek to Little Hawksbill Creek to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation of Regent Street westwardly by an imaginary line to the point at the high water mark of the sea thence eastwardly along the imaginary line to Regent Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Regent Street to Churchill Drive thence northwardly along the centre line of Churchill Drive to Bond Street thence eastwardly along the centre line of Bond Street to Royal Scott Drive thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Royal Scott Drive to Queens Boulevard thence southeastwardly along the centre line of Queens Boulevard to Queens Way thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Queens Way to Devon Court thence northwardly along the centre line of Devon Court to Royal Scott Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Royal Scott Drive to a point at the curve of Queens Cove Drive thence northwardly by an imaginary line which runs parallel to Queens Boulevard to a point at the high water mark of the sea known as Little Hawksbill Creek immediately east of the Causeway leading to Queens Cove thence northwardly and westwardly along the northern shore of Grand Bahama to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation northwardly of Cemetery Road in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence southwardly in an imaginary line to Cemetery Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Cemetery Road continuing in an imaginary line southwardly to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation southwardly of Cemetery Road in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence eastwardly along the high water mark of the sea to the point of commencement.

HIGH ROCK CONSTITUENCY

The High Rock Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of Grand Bahama which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

(A) Beginning at the junction of East Sunrise Highway and Coral Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of East Sunrise Highway to Churchill Drive thence northwardly along the centre line of Churchill Drive to Queens Highway continuing northwardly to a point at the high water mark of the sea on the north coast of Grand Bahama where the continuation of Churchill Drive in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence eastwardly, southwardly and westwardly around the coast of Grand Bahama to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation southwardly of Sea Horse Lane in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence northwardly along the centre line of Sea Horse Lane to Royal Palm Way thence westwardly along the centre line of Royal Palm Way to Coral Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Coral Road to the point of commencement.

(B) Sweeting's Cay and all islands lying for a distance of nine (9) miles to the east south east of Sweeting's Cay, Water Cay including all cays within fifteen (15) miles.

LUCAYA CONSTITUENCY

The Lucaya Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of Grand Bahama which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of East Sunrise Highway and Coral Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Coral Road to Royal Palm Way thence eastwardly along the centre line of Royal Palm Way to Sea Horse Lane thence southwardly along the centre line of Sea Horse Lane to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation of Sea Horse Lane southwardly in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence westwardly along the high water mark of the sea to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation southwardly of Ocean Hill Boulevard in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence northeastwardly along the imaginary line to Ocean Hill Boulevard thence northwardly along the centre line of Ocean Hill Boulevard to the junction of Lunar Boulevard and Santa Maria Avenue thence northwestwardly and northwardly along the centre line of Santa Maria Avenue to West Sunrise Highway thence westwardly along the centre line of West Sunrise Highway to Grand Bahamia Way thence northwardly and northwestwardly along the centre line of Grand Bahamia Way to Queens Highway thence northeastwardly along the centre line of Queens Highway to John Maxwell Street thence southeastwardly along the centre line of John Marshall Street to Cadwallader Jones Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Cadwallader Jones Drive to John Wentworth Avenue thence southwardly along the centre line of John Wentworth Avenue to Adventurers Way thence eastwardly along the centre line of Adventurers Way to Frobisher Drive thence southwardly along the centre line of Frobisher Drive to Poinciana Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Poinciana Drive to East Beach Drive thence southwardly along the centre line of East Beach Drive to East Sunrise Highway thence eastwardly along the centre line of East Sunrise Highway to the point of commencement.

MARCO CITY CONSTITUENCY

The Marco City Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of Grand Bahama which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

Beginning at the junction of East Sunrise Highway and East Beach Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of East Sunrise Highway to Churchill Drive thence northwardly along the centre line of Churchill Drive to Queens Highway thence continuing northwardly to a point at the high water mark of the sea on the north coast of Grand Bahama where the continuation northwardly of Churchill Drive in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence westwardly along the high water mark of the sea on the northern coast of Grand Bahama to a point at the high water mark of the sea thence southwestwardly to an unnamed road thence southwestwardly along the centre line of the unnamed road to Queens Highway thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Queens Highway to the junction of West Beach Road and Queens Highway thence northwestwardly and southwestwardly along the centre line of Queens Highway to Balao Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Balao Road to East Settlers Way thence westwardly along the centre line of East Settlers Way to Sergeant Major Drive thence southwardly along the centre line of Sergeant Major Drive to East Indiaman Street thence westwardly along the centre line of East Indiaman Street to Mallard Street thence southwardly along the centre line of Mallard Street to a point where the continuation southwardly of Mallard Street meets the point at the centre line of a Utility Service Road (commonly called Powerline Road) thence northwestwardly, westwardly and northwardly along the centre line of a Utility Service Road (commonly called Powerline Road) to East Settlers Way thence westwardly along the centre line of East Settlers Way to Coral Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Coral Road to Ponce de Leon Drive thence westwardly along the centre line of Ponce de Leon Drive to Adventurers Way thence westwardly along the centre line of Adventurers Way to Frobisher Drive thence southwardly along the centre line of Frobisher Drive to Poinciana Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Poinciana Drive to East Beach Drive thence southwardly along the centre line of East Beach Drive to the point of commencement.

PINERIDGE CONSTITUENCY

The Pineridge Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of Grand Bahama which is enclosed by the following Boundary Lines-

Beginning at the junction of Queens Highway and Grand Bahamia Way thence eastwardly along the centre line of Queens Highway to John Maxwell Street thence southwardly along the centre line of John Maxwell Street to Santa Maria Avenue thence eastwardly along the centre line of Santa Maria Avenue to Cadwallader Jones Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Cadwallader Jones Drive to John Wentworth Avenue thence eastwardly along the centre line of John Wentworth Avenue to Adventurers Way thence eastwardly along the centre line of Adventurers Way to Ponce de Leon Drive thence eastwardly along the centre line of Ponce de Leon Drive to Coral Road thence northwestwardly along the centre line of Coral Road to East Settlers Way thence eastwardly along the centre line of East Settlers Way to a Utility Service Road (commonly called Powerline Road) thence southwardly eastwardly and southeastwardly along the centre line of the Utility Service Road (commonly called Powerline Road) to a point at the centre line of the Utility Service Road (commonly called Powerline Road) where the continuation southwardly of Mallard Street in an imaginary line meets the point at the centre line of the Utility Service Road thence northwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the centre line of Mallard Street thence northwardly along the centre line of Mallard Street to East Indiaman Road thence eastwardly along the centre line of East Indiaman Road to Sergeant Major Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Sergeant Major Road to East Settlers Way thence eastwardly along the centre line of East Settlers Way to Balao Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Balao Road to Queens Highway thence eastwardly along the centre line of Queens Highway to the first unnamed road leading northward thence northwardly along the centre line of the said unnamed road about two thousand feet of a private road leading to Bahamas Poultry thence northwardly along the centre line of the said unnamed road and its continuation northwardly on an imaginary line to the point at the high water mark of the sea on the northern coast of Grand Bahama thence westwardly along the sea to a point at the high water mark of the sea known as Little Hawksbill Creek immediately eastwardly of a small causeway or bridge leading to Queens Cove thence southwardly in an imaginary line which runs parallel to Queens Boulevard to a point at the curve of Queens Cove Drive thence westwardly along the centre line of Royal Scot Drive to Devon Court thence southwardly along the centre line of Devon Court to Queens Way thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Queens Way to Queens Boulevard thence westwardly along the centre line of Queens Boulevard to Royal Scot Drive thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Royal Scot Drive to Bond Street thence westwardly along the centre line of Bond Street to Churchill Drive thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Churchill Drive to Regent Street thence westwardly along the centre line of Regent Street thence in an imaginary line to a point at the high water mark of Hawksbill Creek where the continuation of Regent Street meets the point at the high water mark of Hawksbill Creek thence southwardly along the Hawksbill Creek to a point at the centre line of Queens Highway at the eastern end of the bridge or causeway leading to Eight Mile Rock thence eastwardly and southwardly along the centre line of Queens Highway to the point of commencement.

WEST END AND BIMINI CONSTITUENCY

The West End and Bimini Constituency shall be all that part of the Island of Grand Bahama which is enclosed by the following boundary lines-

(A) Beginning at a point at the high water mark of the sea on the northern coast of Grand Bahama where the continuation northwardly of Cemetery Road in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence southwardly along the imaginary line to Cemetery Road thence southwardly along the centre line of Cemetery Road continuing southwardly in an imaginary line to a point at the high water mark of the sea where the continuation southwardly of Cemetery Road in an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence northwestwardly northwardly eastwardly and southeastwardly along the high water mark of the sea of Grand Bahama to the point of commencement.

(B) The Islands of North Bimini, South Bimini, East Bimini and Cat Cay and all Islands and cays adjacent thereto or associated therewith and including Great Issacs Light Station and Ocean Cay.

LIMITS OF FAMILY ISLAND CONSTITUENCIES

CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR CONSTITUENCY

The Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador Constituency shall include-

EXUMA CONSTITUENCY

The Exuma Constituency shall include-

LONG ISLAND AND RAGGED ISLAND CONSTITUENCY

The Long Island and Ragged Island Constituency shall include-

MAYAGUANA, INAGUA, CROOKED ISLAND, ACKLINS AND LONG CAY CONSTITUENCY

The Mayaguana, Inagua, Crooked Island, Acklins, and Long Cay Constituency shall include-

NORTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY

The North Abaco Constituency shall include-

All that part of the island of Abaco which is enclosed by the following boundaries lines-

NORTH ANDROS AND BERRY ISLANDS CONSTITUENCY

The North Andros and Berry Islands Constituency shall include-

Beginning at a point at the high water mark of the sea on the eastern coast of Andros at Love Hill thence westwardly in an imaginary line to the Northern Boundary of the Government School thence continuing in an imaginary line westwardly to Twin Lake Road to Stafford Creek thence westwardly along the high water mark of Stafford Creek continuing in an imaginary line westwardly to a point on the high water mark of the sea on the west coast of Andros thence northwardly eastwardly and southwardly along the coast of Andros to the point of commencement.

NORTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

The North Eleuthera Constituency shall include-

SOUTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY

The South Abaco Constituency shall include-

Beginning at a point at the high water mark of the sea to the south of the Public Dock where the continuation of Harbour Road southwestwardly by an imaginary line meets the point at the high water mark of the sea thence southwestwardly along the centre line of Harbour Road Bay Street to Crockett Drive thence southwardly along the centre line of Crockett Drive to the junction of Crockett Drive and Forest Drive thence southwardly by an imaginary line to a point at the northwestern boundary of Government Subdivision thence southwardly along the western boundary of Government Subdivision thence by an imaginary line in a southwestwardly direction to the high water mark of the sea on the west coast of Great Abaco thence southwardly and eastwardly along the high water mark of the sea to Hole-in-the-Wall thence northwardly and westwardly along the high water mark of the sea to the point of commencement; and

SOUTH ANDROS CONSTITUENCY

The South Andros Constituency shall include-

Beginning at a point at the high water mark of the sea on the eastern coast of Andros at Love Hill thence westwardly in an imaginary line to the Northern Boundary of the Government School thence continuing in an imaginary line westwardly to Twin Lake Road thence northwardly along the centre line of Twin Lake Road to Stafford Creek thence westwardly along the high water mark of Stafford Creek continuing in an imaginary line westwardly to a point at the high water mark of the sea on the west coast of Andros thence southwestwardly to North Bight entrance continuing to South Bight entrance as far south as Water Cays thence eastwardly to Curly Cut Cays thence northwardly to South Bight entrance continuing to North Bight entrance thence to the point of commencement.

SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

The South Eleuthera Constituency shall include-

(ARTICLE 110)

shall be exercisable, subject to the provisions of this Order, by the officers for the time being lawfully exercising the functions of the offices specified in Part II of the said Schedule in respect of the Ministries and Departments of Government with which they are respectively concerned.

Provided that no such appointment shall be made for any period in excess of four weeks:

Provided further that the officer so appointed shall-

and any such power shall be exercisable subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Prisons Act and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder.

Secretary to Cabinet
Financial Secretary
Director of Legal Affairs
Permanent Secretary
Director of Public Personnel
Commissioner of Police
Auditor General
Registrar, Supreme Court
Secretary to the Service Commissions Clerk, House of Assembly

(ARTICLE 114)

(ARTICLE 115)

"appeal" means an appeal to the Board against a recommendation of the Public Service Commission;

"Board" means the Public Service Board of Appeal constituted by Article 114 of the Constitution;

"emoluments" means gross salary but does not include any non-pensionable allowance.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation any officer appointed upon monthly, weekly or hourly rates of pay shall be deemed to be the holder of an office the emoluments of which are equal to the annual value of his appointment.

(ARTICLE 115)

"Article" means Article of the Constitution;

"authority" means-

"Board" means the Public Service Board of Appeal constituted by the provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 114;

"Chairman" means the person appointed in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a) of paragraph (1) of Article 114 as Chairman of the Public Service Board of Appeal and includes any person duly appointed to act as Chairman;

"emoluments" means gross salary but does not include any non-pensionable allowance;

"legal representative" has the meaning assigned thereto by subparagraph (a) of paragraph (6) of Article 124;

"notice of appeal" in Part II means any request for a hearing or any representation made by an applicant under subparagraph (a) of paragraph (3) of Article 124;

"Secretary" means the Secretary to the Board.

(2) Every notice of appeal shall be lodged at the office of the Secretary within the period of twenty-eight days after the date upon which the officer received written notice of the decision in respect of which the appeal is made.

(3) Every notice of appeal shall include an address for correspondence where the officer concerned may readily be contacted and shall, if possible, include a Post Office Box number.

(2) Notification of the hearing shall be given to the officer by sending to him-

(3) Receipt of the notification by the Ministry or department in care of which the notification was sent shall be deemed to be good service thereof upon the officer concerned unless the officer establishes to the satisfaction of the Board that he was unaware of the notice.

(2) Every notice of appeal shall be lodged-

(3) Every notice of appeal shall be delivered to the Secretary within twenty-eight days of the date upon which the officer was notified of the decision in respect of which the appeal is made.

(4) Every notice of appeal shall include an address for correspondence, where the officer concerned may readily be contacted and shall, if possible, include a Post Office Box Number.

(2) Upon receipt of a notice of appeal lodged in accordance with subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of regulation 8, the authority shall forward the same to the Secretary together with the personal file relating to the officer concerned and such other information as may be considered relevant and the Secretary shall forward the same to the Chairman.

(2) Notification of the hearing shall be given to the officer in the manner provided for in paragraph (2) of regulation 5 but where an officer to whom a pension has been granted is resident outside The Bahamas and that residential address cannot be ascertained, the notification may be sent to the address to which his pension is being sent.

(3) Notification shall be deemed to have been given to an officer to whom a pension has been granted and who is resident outside The Bahamas but whose residential address cannot be ascertained twenty-eight days after it has been sent by prepaid registered airmail post to the address to which his pension is being sent.

ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

PART I
PRELIMINARY

PART II
JUDICIAL AND LEGAL SERVICE COMMISSION

PART III
APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS

PART IV
DETERMINATION OF APPOINTMENTS AND EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY SERVICE

PART V
DISCIPLINE

A. General

B. Proceedings Against Judicial and Legal Officers

C. Procedure on Admission of Offences

D. Miscellaneous

(ARTICLE 125)

"appointment" means-

"the Chairman" means the Chairman of the Commission;

"the Commission" means the Judicial and Legal Service Commission constituted under the provisions of Article 116 of the Constitution;

"the committee" means a committee appointed under the provisions of these Regulations;

"court" means either the Supreme Court or a magistrate's court;

"criminal charge" means a charge in respect of an offence for which the court imposes a sentence of imprisonment without the option of a fine, or any other offence which in the opinion of the Commission involves serious moral turpitude;

"disciplinary control" includes control in so far as it relates to dismissal;

"Director of Public Personnel" means any holder for the time being of the post of Director of Public Personnel;

"Head of Department" means the Registrar of theSupreme Court, the Director of Legal Affairs or the Registrar General;

"judicial or legal office" means an office referred to in Article 117 of the Constitution;

"judicial or legal officer" means the holder of a judicial or legal office;

"member" means any person appointed to theCommission under the provisions of Article 116 of the Constitution and includes any temporary member;

"non-pensionable officer" includes an officer serving under a contract or agreement which does not provide for the payment of a pension;

"office of emolument" in relation to a Judicial or Legal office means any pensionable or non-pensionable post which is shown under a Personal Emolument sub-head in current Commonwealth of The Bahama Islands estimates;

"official document" means any document or paper prepared by any public officer in the course of his employment or any document or paper which comes into the custody of any public officer in the course of such employment;

"Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent Secretary who exercises supervision over the Registrar General's Department;

"promotion" means the conferment upon a person in the public service of a judicial or legal office, to which is attached a higher salary or higher salary scale than that attached to the office to which he was last substantively appointed;

"public office", "public officer" and "public service" shall have the same meanings as are assigned to those expressions in the Constitution except that the definition of the expression "office of emolument" used therein shall be limited to the meaning given in these Regulations;

"salary" means basic salary;

"Secretary" means the secretary to the Judicial and Legal Service Commission;

"seniority" means the relative seniority of officers and except as may be otherwise provided by the Commission or in these Regulations shall be determinable and shall be regarded as having always been determinable as follows:

Provided that, when assessing the seniority of a pensionable public officer, service by that officer or any other person in a non-pensionable capacity shall not be taken into account;

"transfer" means the conferment upon a public officer, to whom these Regulations apply, whether permanently or otherwise of some public office other than that to which the officer was last substantively appointed, not being a promotion; but the posting of an officer between duty posts in the same grade within a Department shall not be regarded for this purpose as a transfer.

(2) The secretary to the Commission and other staff of the Commission shall be public officers.

(3) The secretary shall not be a member of the Commission and his functions and duties shall be limited to matters of an administrative nature.

(2) Any question proposed for a decision at any meeting of the Commission shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and if on any such question the votes are equally divided the Chairman shall have and exercise a casting vote.

Provided that if any member requires that a decision on a matter being dealt with by circulation of the relevant papers shall be deferred until the subject matter shall be considered at a meeting of the Commission, no decision shall be made on that subject except at a meeting of the Commission:

Provided further that where a member dissents from a view recorded by a majority of members on paper circulated for a decision, the decision shall not be implemented until that member records the reasons for his view.

Provided that nothing in this regulation shall prohibit any person who may properly give a certificate or testimonial to any applicant or candidate for any public office, from giving such a certificate or testimonial or from supplying any information or assistance at the request of the Commission.

(2) If any person having possession of any information which to his knowledge has been disclosed in contravention of the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation, publishes or communicates to any other person any such information otherwise than for the purpose of any criminal prosecution or of disciplinary proceedings in respect of such disclosure, he shall be guilty of an offence and upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any recommendations made to the Commission for promotion shall state whether the person recommended is the senior officer in the department or grade eligible for promotion and, where this is not the case, detailed reasons shall be given in respect of each person in that department of grade over whom it is proposed that the person recommended should be promoted.

(2) Where a judicial or legal officer holds a probationary appointment and the Head of Department, or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, at any time during the period of such probationary appointment is of the opinion that such appointment should be terminated, the Head of Department, or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, shall follow the procedure provided in paragraph (1) of this regulation in respect of an officer whom he considers should not remain in the public service, as the circumstances require.

(3) Before either reaching a final conclusion or deciding to make a report, as the case may be, under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) of this regulation, that a further period of probationary service by an officer is necessary, or that an officer's service should be terminated, the Head of Department or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, shall, if it appears prima facie that such a conclusion may be reached or that such a report may be required, call upon the officer concerned to submit his representations on the matter.

Provided that where it appears to the Chairman that there is any doubt whether under the terms of the contract such termination can be lawfully effected, the Chairman shall refer the case to the Attorney-General for advice.

(2) Where a judicial or legal officer is serving under a contract which provides for the payment of a gratuity on completion of satisfactory service and where the Head of Department or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, is of the opinion that no gratuity or part only of such gratuity should be paid, he shall report the matter to the Secretary together with the reasons for such course. The Chairman, if it appears to him that such an opinion can prima facie be justified, shall call upon the officer concerned to submit his representations on the matter and the Commission shall recommend to the Governor-General whether such gratuity should be paid in whole or in part.

(2) Where in any case the Commission is of the opinion that disciplinary proceedings should be instituted against a judicial or legal officer the Commission may, notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations, direct the Head of Department, or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, to initiate such proceedings:

Provided that in any case where it appears to the Commission that the conduct of the officer in question may constitute a criminal offence, the case shall be referred to the Attorney-General; and where the Attorney-General advises that is intended to institute criminal proceedings in respect thereof, the Commission shall postpone consideration of the giving of such a direction until the conclusion of such proceedings and any appeal therefrom.

(2) Subject as aforesaid, any judicial or legal officer in respect of whom a disciplinary inquiry has been held, shall be entitled, after the conclusion of such inquiry, to receive a copy of every document tendered in evidence at such inquiry on the payment of twenty-five cents therefore, and a copy of the record of evidence on payment of five cents for every hundred words after the first hundred words of that record.

(3) Nothing in this regulation shall entitle any person to receive any copy of any official document (not being a document given in evidence at any inquiry) or any recorded reason for any decision reached at any inquiry.

(2) An officer who is interdicted shall, subject to the provision of regulation 37, receive such emoluments, not being less than half as the Commission thinks fit.

(3) Where any disciplinary proceedings mentioned in paragraph (1) do not result in the dismissal of the officer or in the award against him of any punishment, the whole of any emoluments withheld from him shall be restored to him when the final decision is made; but where any punishment, not amounting to dismissal, is awarded against him there shall be restored to him such proportion, if any, of any emoluments withheld from him as in the opinion of the Commission is justified in the circumstances of the case.

Provided that any emoluments withheld from an officer pursuant to this regulation shall be restored to the officer in any case where any such conviction as aforesaid is quashed pursuant to the decision of any higher court.

(2) It shall be the duty of an officer under interdiction to leave with the Secretary an address, within or outside the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, as the case may be, where he may at any time be contacted and any notice or other communication delivered for him at that address by order of the Commission shall be deemed duly served.

Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall limit any power conferred under regulation 26, 27, 28 and 43 to terminate the appointment of a judicial or legal officer or any power conferred in these Regulations to require a judicial or legal officer to retire from the public service in the public interest.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation, on completion of proceedings instituted for dismissal of a judicial or legal officer, the Governor-General, acting on the recommendation of the Commission, may, if of the opinion that the proceedings disclose grounds for requiring him to retire in the public interest, require him to do so.

(3) Where a Head of Department, or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, is of the opinion that a judicial or legal officer should be required to retire in the public interest, he shall make a report to the Secretary. The Commission shall, after causing such a further enquiry to be made as appears necessary, recommend to the Governor-General whether the officer should be required to retire in the public interest.

(2) If the officer does not furnish a reply to any charge forwarded under sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of this regulation within the period specified, or if, in the opinion of the Chairman he fails to exculpate himself, the Governor-General may cause a committee to be appointed to inquire into the matter. One member of the committee shall be a judge, magistrate or a public officer with legal qualifications who shall be chairman. The Head of Department under whom the officer is serving shall not be a member of the committee.

(3) The committee shall inform the accused officer that on a specified day the charge made against him will be investigated by them and that he will be allowed or, if the committee shall so determine, will be required, to appear before the committee.

(4) If witnesses are examined by the committee the accused officer shall be given an opportunity of being present and of putting questions on his behalf to the witnesses, and no documentary evidence shall be used against him unless he has been previously supplied with a copy thereof or given access thereto.

(5) The committee may permit the Head of Department or the Permanent Secretary or the accused officer to be represented by a public officer or a legal practitioner:

Provided that where the committee permit the one party to be so represented they shall permit the other party to be represented in the same manner.

(6) If during the course of the inquiry grounds for the framing of an additional charge against the accused officer are disclosed, the committee shall so inform the Secretary, and if the Chairman thinks fit to recommend proceedings against the accused officer upon such grounds, the same procedure shall be followed in respect of the additional charge as was adopted in respect of the original charge.

(7) The committee, having inquired into the matter, shall forward their report thereon to the Chairman, accompanied by the record of the charges made, the evidence taken and any other proceedings relevant to the inquiry.

(8) The Commission, after consideration of the report of the committee, may if it is of the opinion that the report should be amplified in any way or that further investigation is desirable, refer the matter back to the committee for further investigation and report. The Commission shall forward the written proceedings of the inquiry to the Governor-General together with its recommendation as to the punishment, if any, which should be inflicted on the accused officer. The decision on each charge preferred against the accused officer shall be communicated to him (but not the reasons for the decision).

(2) If as a result of an investigation referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation the Head of Department, or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, is of the opinion that the allegation is proved, he shall make a report to the Secretary.

(3) The Commission shall, if it endorses the opinion of the Head of Department or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, make recommendations to the Governor-General as to what penalty, if any, should be inflicted on the officer.

(4) The decision on each charge preferred against the officer shall be communicated to him (but not the reasons for the decision) by the Secretary.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, if at any stage during proceedings it appears to the Commission that-

such proceedings shall be discontinued and the procedure in regulation 40 or 42, as the case may be, shall be followed.

(2) The Chairman may obtain from any public officer under whom such judicial or legal officer has served, a report as to his work and conduct, and may allow any such officer to show cause why he should not be retired from the public service and to make a written statement, if he so desires.

(3) The Commission shall consider the officer's statement and all the circumstances of the case and shall recommend to the Governor-General whether or not the officer should be retired.

(4) If the Commission recommends that the officer shall be retired from the public service, the Commission shall further recommend whether the officer should be granted the full pension or gratuity for which he is eligible or a reduced pension, or reduced gratuity, or no pension or no gratuity, as the case may be.

(2) If a Head of Department, or the Permanent Secretary, as the case may be, is of the opinion that an annual increment in salary of a judicial or legal officer which has been deferred or withheld should be granted, he shall make a confidential report to the Secretary giving the reasons therefor and the Commission shall make recommendations to the Governor-General on the matter.

(3) Where the award of the increment has been deferred the increment may be granted as from the incremental date, in which case the arrear of salary due may be paid to the officer concerned.

(4) Where the increment has been withheld for a period of less than one year, the officer concerned shall be entitled to draw the increased salary as from the day following the close of the period for which the increment has been withheld and shall be eligible for a further increment on the next incremental date.

(5) Where the increment has been withheld for a year, the officer concerned shall be eligible for one increment and no more on the next incremental date.

ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

PART I
PRELIMINARY

PART II
POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION

PART III
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS

PART IV
DETERMINATION OF APPOINTMENTS AND EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY SERVICE

PART V
DISCIPLINE

A. Contract Officers

B. General

C. Proceedings against Police Officers

PART VI
MISCELLANEOUS

(ARTICLE 125)

"appointment" means-

"the Chairman" means the person appointed under the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution as Chairman of the Commission and includes any temporary or acting Chairman;

"the Commission" means the Police Service Commission constituted under the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution;

"the Committee" means a committee appointed under the provisions of these Regulations;

"court" means either the Supreme Court or a magistrate's court;

"criminal charge" means a charge in respect of a criminal offence whenever committed, which if committed in The Bahamas would, upon conviction by a court be punishable by imprisonment without the option of a fine;

"Force" means the Royal Bahamas Police Force;

"member" means any person appointed to the Commission under the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution and includes any temporary member;

"official document" means any document or paper prepared by an officer of the Force in the course of his employment or any document or paper which comes into the custody of any officer of the Force in the course of such employment;

"police officer" and "officer" means any officer of the Police Force or of the Reserves and includes any supernumerary police officer appointed under Part VIII of the Police Act and any constable appointed under Part XI of that Act;

"promotion" means the conferment upon an officer in the Force of an office to which is attached a higher salary scale and rank than that attached to the office in the Force to which he was last substantively appointed;

"salary" means basic salary;

"secretary" means the secretary to the Police Service Commission;

"seniority" means the relative seniority of officers and except as may be otherwise provided by the Commission or in these Regulations shall be determinable and shall be regarded as having always been determinable as follows-

Provided that when assessing the seniority of a pensionable officer, service by that officer or any other person in a non-pensionable capacity shall not be taken into account;

"transfer" means the conferment upon an officer in the Force whether permanently or otherwise of some office other than that to which the office was last substantively appointed, not being a promotion; but the posting of an officer between duty posts in the same grade shall not be regarded for this purpose as a transfer.

(2) The secretary shall not be a member of the Commission and his functions and duties shall be limited to matters of an administrative nature.

(2) Any question proposed for a decision at any meeting of the Commission shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting and if, on any such question, the votes are equally divided, the Chairman shall have and exercise a casting vote.

Provided that if any member requires that a decision on a matter being dealt with by circulation of the relevant papers shall be deferred until the subject matter shall be considered at a meeting of the Commission, no decision shall be made on that subject except at a meeting of the Commission:

Provided further than where a member dissents from a view recorded by a majority of members on papers circulated for a decision, the decision shall not be implemented until that member records the reasons for his view.

Provided that nothing in this regulation shall prohibit any person who may properly give a certificate or testimonial to any applicant or candidate for any appointment in the Force from giving such a certificate or testimonial or from supplying any information or assistance at the request of the Commission.

(2) If any person having possession of any information which to his knowledge has been disclosed in contravention of the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation, publishes or communicates to any other person any such information otherwise than for the purpose of any criminal prosecution or of disciplinary proceedings in respect of such disclosure, he shall be guilty of an offence and upon summary conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Where an officer holds a probationary appointment and the Commissioner at any time during the period of such probationary appointment is of the opinion that such appointment should be terminated, he shall follow the procedure provided in paragraph (1) of this regulation.

(3) Before either reaching a final conclusion or deciding to make a report to the Director of Public Personnel, as the case may be, under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) of this regulation, that a further period of probationary service by an officer is necessary, or that an officer should not remain in the Force, or that an officer's probationary appointment should be terminated, the Commissioner shall, if it appears prima facie that such a conclusion may be reached or that such a report may be required, call upon the officer concerned to submit his representations on the matter.

Provided that where it appears to the Director of Public Personnel that there is any doubt whether under the terms of the contract such termination can be lawfully effected, the Director of Public Personnel shall refer the case to the Attorney-General for advice.

(2) Where an officer is serving under a contract which provides for the payment of a gratuity on completion of satisfactory service, and the Commissioner is of the opinion that the service of the officer has not been satisfactorily completed and that no gratuity or part only of such gratuity should be paid, he shall report the matter to the Secretary to the Cabinet, together with his reasons for such opinion; and the Secretary to the Cabinet shall with observations thereon, refer the report to the Director of Public Personnel and the Director of Public Personnel, if it appears to him that such an opinion can prima facie be justified, shall call upon the officer concerned to submit his representations on the matter and shall forward the report and any representations received from the officer to the Chairman with his recommendations; and the Commissioner shall recommend to the Governor-General whether such gratuity should be paid in whole or in part.

Provided that nothing in this part of these Regulations shall apply to proceedings against the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner or any person acting in either of those offices.

(2) Any case of which no appropriate procedure exists under these or other Regulations, shall be reported to the Chairman and the Commission may issue instructions as to how the case shall be dealt with, and the case shall be dealt with accordingly.

(2) No proceedings for the dismissal of such officer upon any grounds involved in the criminal charge shall be taken until the conclusion of the criminal proceedings and the determination of any appeal therefrom.

(2) Subject as aforesaid, any police officer in respect of whom a disciplinary inquiry has been held, shall be entitled after the conclusion of such inquiry to receive a copy of every document tendered in evidence at such inquiry on the payment of twenty-five cents therefor, and a copy of the record of evidence on payment of five cents for every hundred words after the first hundred words of that record.

(3) Nothing in this regulation shall entitle any person to receive any copy of any official document (not being a document given in evidence at an inquiry) or any recorded reason for any decision reached at any inquiry.

(2) The Commissioner may at any time interdict from duty any police officer who is charged with any criminal or disciplinary offence if the Commissioner considers that the interests of discipline require that such officer shall forthwith cease to exercise the powers and functions of his office. The Commissioner shall without delay report to the Secretary to the Cabinet for the information of the Governor-General, the Prime Minister, and the Commission, any action taken by him under this regulation, in respect of a police officer and the Governor-General acting on the recommendation of the Commission may either confirm such interdiction or give such directions as he may think fit.

(3) A police officer under interdiction shall not leave The Bahamas without the permission of the Commissioner.

(4) It shall be the duty of a police officer under interdiction to leave with the Commissioner an address at which he may at any time be contacted.

(5) A police officer interdicted from duty shall not by reason of such interdiction cease to be a member of the Police Force:

Provided that the powers, privileges and benefits vested in him as a member of the Police Force shall be in abeyance during the period of such interdiction, but he shall remain subject to the same responsibilities, discipline and penalties and to the same authority as if he had not been interdicted.

(6) Any police officer who has been interdicted shall, during the period of interdiction, be allowed to receive such proportion of his pay not being less than one half, as the Governor-General acting on the recommendation of the Commission may think fit:

Provided that, if the proceedings against any such officer do not result in his dismissal or conviction for a criminal offence, he shall be entitled to the full amount of the emoluments which he would have received if he had not been interdicted.

(2) On receipt of a reply to any charge forwarded under paragraph (1) of this regulation through the Secretary to the Cabinet, the Director of Public Personnel may, if he thinks fit, refer the matter back to the Commissioner for further consideration and report, or shall forward the Commissioner's report together with the officer's reply to the Commission.

(3) If after considering the Commissioner's report and the officer's reply and any mitigating circumstances, if any, the Commission considers that if the offence is proved some penalty other than dismissal is likely to be appropriate, it shall act in accordance with the procedure prescribed in regulation 41(1) (d) or 42, as the case may be, of these Regulations.

(4) If the charge or charges are admitted by the accused officer, the Commission shall forward the Commissioner's report, the officer's reply thereto and any relevant documents to the Governor-General and recommend the punishment, if any, which should be inflicted on the accused officer.

(5) If the officer does not furnish a reply to any charge forwarded under paragraph (1) of this regulation within the period specified, or if, in the opinion of the Commission, he fails to exculpate himself, the Commission shall advise the Governor-General whether a committee, which shall consist of not less than three members, should be appointed to inquire into the matter, and the Governor-General may appoint a committee for such a purpose. One member of the committee, if so appointed, shall be a judge, magistrate or a public officer with legal qualifications, and all members shall be selected with due regard to the standing of the officer concerned. No police officer shall be a member of the committee.

(6) The committee shall inform the accused officer that on a specified day the charges made against him will be investigated and that he will be allowed or, if the committee so determines, will be required, to appear before it to defend himself.

(7) If witnesses are examined by the committee, the accused officer shall be given an opportunity of being present and of putting questions on his own behalf to the witnesses and no documentary evidence shall be used against him unless he has previously been supplied with a copy thereof or given access thereto.

(8) The committee may permit the prosecuting party and the accused officer to be represented by a public officer or a counsel and attorney, provided that where the committee permit the one party to be so represented, they shall permit the other party to be represented in a similar manner.

(9) If during the course of the inquiry grounds for the framing of additional charges are disclosed the committee shall so inform the Secretary to the Cabinet who shall inform the Director of Public Personnel and the latter shall follow the same procedure as was adopted in framing the original charges.

(10) The committee, having inquired into the matter, shall forward their report thereon to the Commission accompanied by the record of the charges made, the evidence taken and any other proceedings relevant to the inquiry. The report of the committee shall include-

The committee shall not make any recommendation with respect to the form of punishment.

(11) The Commission after consideration of the report of the committee may, if it is of the opinion that the report should be amplified in any way or that further investigation is desirable, refer the matter back to the committee for further investigation and report.

(12) The Commission shall forward the written proceedings of the inquiry to the Governor-General together with its recommendation as to the punishment, if any, (including retirement from the service under regulation 42 of these Regulations) which should be inflicted on the accused officer.

(b) The Secretary to the Cabinet shall report the facts to the Director of Public Personnel who shall forward to the officer through the Secretary to the Cabinet a statement of the charge or charges made against him and shall require the accused officer to state in writing within such time as shall be specified whether he admits the charge or charges made against him or any grounds on which he relies to exculpate himself.

(c) On receipt of the accused officer's reply to the charge or charges, the Director of Public Personnel shall forward it together with the Commissioner's report to the Commission.

(d) If on consideration of the Commissioner's report and the officer's reply the Commission is of the opinion that no further investigation is necessary it may forthwith report the facts to the Governor-General together with a recommendation as to the penalty, if any, (other than dismissal), which should be inflicted on the officer.

(e) If the officer does not furnish a reply within the time specified or if the Commission, on consideration of the report submitted by the Commissioner, is of the opinion that the matter should be further investigated, it shall advise the Governor-General as to the manner in which the allegations against the officer should be investigated.

(f) The results of such investigation shall be communicated to the Commission in such manner as may be ordered by the person conducting such investigation.

(g) The Commission may, if it considers that the results of the investigation should be amplified in any way or that further investigation is desirable, refer the matter back to the person conducting such investigation for further inquiry and report.

(h) The Commission shall forward to the Governor-General the proceedings against the officer and shall recommend the punishment, if any, (other than dismissal) which should be inflicted on the officer.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, if at any stage during the proceedings

such proceedings shall be discontinued and the procedure in regulation 40 or 42, as the case may be, of these Regulations shall be followed.

(2) If the Director of Public Personnel, after considering the officer's statement and having regard to all the circumstances of the case, and after consultation with the Secretary to the Cabinet, is of the opinion that such officer should be discharged, he shall forward to the Commission the report of the Commissioner and the statement of the officer together with his own recommendation. The Commission shall recommend to the Governor-General the action, if any, that it considers should be taken against the officer.

Provided that before the Commission recommends any punishment under the provisions of this regulation, it shall give the officer an opportunity to make representations in writing in his own defence and shall take any such representations into consideration, but no further proceedings under this Part of these Regulations need be instituted in any such case.

(2) On any appeal to him under the provisions of this regulation, the Governor-General may, acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Commission, without hearing the appellant, dismiss the appeal or allow it and in either case may revoke, vary or add to any punishment.

(3) Upon any appeal the Governor-General acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Commission may-

(2) The amount of any stoppage in respect of any fine or for any other cause authorised by these Regulations shall be determined by the Governor-General acting in accordance with the recommendation of the Commission but shall in no case exceed one-half of the monthly pay of the offender, and whenever more than one order of stoppage is enforced against the same person so much only of his pay shall be stopped as shall leave him a residue of at least one-half of his monthly pay.

ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS

PART I
PRELIMINARY

PART II
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PART III
APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS

PART IV
DETERMINATION OF APPOINTMENTS AND EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY SERVICE

PART V
DISCIPLINE

A. General

B. Proceedings against Public Officers

C. Procedure on Admission of Offences

D. Miscellaneous

(ARTICLE 125)

"appointment" means-

"the Chairman" means the person appointed under the provisions of Article 107 of the Constitution as Chairman of the Commission and includes any temporary or acting Chairman;

"the Commission" means the Public Service Commission constituted under the provisions of Article 107 of the Constitution;

"the Committee" means a committee appointed under the provisions of these Regulations;

"court" means either the Supreme Court or a magistrate's court;

"criminal charge" means a charge in respect of an offence for which the court imposes a sentence of imprisonment without the option of a fine, or any other offence which in the opinion of the Commission involves serious moral turpitude;

"established post" means a public office, specifically mentioned as an established post in the Estimates;

"empowered officer" means a public officer to whom powers of appointment and disciplinary control have been delegated under the provisions of the Constitution;

"Head of Department" means a person holding an office specified as such, or as having equivalent status, by the Governor-General by notice in the Gazette;

"member" means any person appointed to the Commission under the provisions of Article 107 of the Constitution and includes any temporary member;

"miscellaneous officers" means public officers who-

"non-established post" means a public office which is not an established post;

"non-pensionable officer" includes an officer serving under a contract or agreement which does not provide for the payment of a pension;

"office of emolument" in relation to the definition of public office and public officer, means any established or non-established post in the public service excluding any non-established post the remuneration in respect of which is calculated at hourly, daily or weekly rates;

"official document" means any document or paper prepared by any public officer in the course of his employment or any document or paper which comes into the custody of any public officer in the course of such employment;

"Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent Secretary who exercises supervision over the Department concerned or over the Department in which the officer concerned holds a post as the case may be;

"posts in respect of which the power to appoint has been delegated" means public offices in respect of which the Governor-General has delegated power to make appointments in accordance with Article 110 of the Constitution;

"promotion" means the conferment upon a person in the public service of a public office to which is attached a higher salary or higher salary scale than that attached to the public office to which he was last substantively appointed;

"public office", "public officer" and "public service" shall have the same meanings as are assigned to those expressions in the Constitution except that the definition of the expression "office of emolument" used therein shall be limited to the meaning given in these Regulations;

"public officer in respect of whom disciplinary control has been delegated" means the holder of a public office in respect of whom the Governor-General has under Article 110 of the Constitution, delegated power to remove and power to exercise disciplinary control;

"salary" means basic salary;

"seniority" means the relative seniority of officers and, except as may be otherwise provided by the Commission or in these Regulations, shall be determinable and shall be regarded as having always been determinable as follows-

Provided that when assessing the seniority of a pensionable public officer, service by that officer or any other person in a non-pensionable capacity shall not be taken into account;

"transfer" means the conferment upon a public officer whether permanently or otherwise of some public office other than that to which the officer was last substantively appointed, not being a promotion; but the posting of an officer between duty posts in the same grade within a Department shall not be regarded for this purpose as a transfer.

(2) Any question proposed for decision at any meeting of the Commission shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting, and if on any such question the votes are equally divided the Chairman shall have and exercise a casting vote.

Provided that if any member requires that a decision on a matter being dealt with by circulation of the relevant papers shall be deferred until the subject matter shall be considered at a meeting of the Commission, no decision shall be made on that subject except at a meeting of the Commission:

Provided further that where a member dissents from a view recorded by a majority of members on papers circulated for a decision, the decision shall not be implemented until that member records the reasons for his view.

Provided that nothing in this regulation shall prohibit any person who may properly give a certificate or testimonial to any applicant or candidate for any public office from giving such a certificate or testimonial or from supplying any information or assistance at the request of the Commission.

(2) If any person having possession of any information which to his knowledge has been disclosed in contravention of the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation, publishes or communicates to any other person any such information otherwise than for the purpose of any criminal prosecution or of disciplinary proceedings in respect of such disclosure, he shall be guilty of an offence and upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Before recommending the appointment of a person to be a Permanent Secretary or a Head of Department (or to be the holder of any such office of similar status as the Governor-General may, after consultation with the Prime Minister, specify by notice in the Gazette) the Commission shall consult the Prime Minister, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) of Article 108 of the Constitution, and shall state in its recommendation to the Governor-General that the Prime Minister has been so consulted.

(2) Any recommendation made to the Commission for promotion shall state whether the person recommended is the senior officer in the department or grade eligible for promotion and, where this is not the case, detailed reasons shall be given in respect of each person in that department or grade over whom it is proposed that the person recommended should be promoted.

(2) In the exercise of any such power empowered officers shall as far as possible follow the general principles set out in the preceding regulations in this Part of these Regulations.

(3) Empowered officers may establish, in accordance with such directions as may be issued by the Commission from time to time, Advisory Boards on appointments and promotions and may consult such Boards in the exercise of any such power as aforesaid, but shall not be bound to act upon or in accordance with the advice of any such Board.

(2) Where a public officer holds a probationary appointment and the empowered officer at any time during the period of such probationary appointment is of opinion that such appointment should be terminated, the empowered officer shall follow the procedure provided in paragraph (1) of this regulation in respect of an officer whom he considers should not remain in the public service, as the circumstances require.

(3) Before either reaching a final conclusion or deciding to make a report, as the case may be, under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) of this regulation, that a further period of probationary service by an officer is necessary, or that an officer should not remain in the public service, or that the probationary appointment of an officer should be terminated, the empowered officer shall, if it appears prima facie that such a conclusion may be reached or that such a report may be required, call upon the officer concerned to submit his representations on the matter.

Provided that where it appears to the Director of Public Personnel or any other officer empowered to dismiss that there is any doubt whether under the terms of the contract such termination can be lawfully effected, the Director of Public Personnel, or the officer empowered to dismiss, as the case may be, shall refer the case to the Attorney-General for advice-

(2) Where a public officer is serving under a contract which provides for the payment of a gratuity on completion of satisfactory service-

(2) The Commission shall make recommendations to the Governor-General on appeals against the orders of empowered officers in disciplinary matters.

(3) The Commission may review the powers of disciplinary controls of empowered officers and the procedure relating to the exercise of such powers and make recommendations to the Governor-General on such matters.

(4) Where in any case the Commission is of the opinion that disciplinary proceedings should be instituted against a public officer, the Commission may, notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations, direct the Director of Public Personnel to initiate such proceedings:

Provided that in any case where it appears to the Commission that the conduct of the officer in question may constitute a criminal offence, the case shall be referred to the Attorney-General; and where the Attorney-General advises that it is intended to institute criminal proceedings in respect thereof, the Commission shall postpone consideration of the giving of such a direction until the conclusion of such proceedings and any appeal.

(2) Subject as aforesaid, any public officer, in respect of whom a disciplinary inquiry has been held, shall be entitled after the conclusion of such inquiry to receive a copy of every document tendered in evidence at such inquiry on the payment of twenty-five cents therefore, and a copy of the record of evidence on payment of five cents for every hundred words after the first hundred words of that record.

(3) Nothing in this regulation shall entitle any person to receive any copy of any official document (not being a document given in evidence at any inquiry) or any recorded reason for any decision reached at any inquiry.

(2) Where the Commission is satisfied that, having regard to-

a further appeal should be allowed, then in such a case one further appeal and one only may be made by such officer to the Governor-General, through the Commission, and the Commission shall make a recommendation on the appeal to the Governor-General.

(3) On communicating to an officer any such decision as aforesaid, there shall also be communicated to him the fact that an appeal may be made as mentioned in paragraph (1) of this regulation:

Provided that failure to communicate such fact shall not invalidate the decision.

(2) An officer who is interdicted shall, subject to the provisions of regulation 38, receive such emoluments, not being less than one half, as the authority empowered to dismiss him thinks fit.

(3) Where any disciplinary proceedings mentioned in paragraph (1) do not result in the dismissal of the officer or in the award against him of any punishment, the whole of any emoluments withheld from him shall be restored to him when the final decision is made; but where any punishment, not amounting to dismissal, is awarded against him, there shall be restored to him such proportion, if any, of any emoluments withheld from him as in the opinion of the authority is justified in the circumstances of the case.

Provided that any emoluments withheld from an officer pursuant to this regulation shall be restored to the officer in any case where any such conviction as aforesaid is quashed pursuant to the decision of any higher court.

(2) It shall be the duty of an officer under interdiction to leave with a superior officer referred to in paragraph (1) an address, within or outside The Bahamas, as the case may be, where he may at any time be contacted.

withheld during any period of interdiction under the provisions of regulations 37:

Provided that nothing in this paragraph shall limit any power conferred under regulation 27, 28, 29 and 46 to terminate the appointment of a public officer or any power conferred in these Regulations to require a public officer to retire from the public service in the public interest.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this regulation, on completion of proceedings instituted for dismissal of a public officer-

(3) Where an empowered officer is of opinion that paragraph (2) of this regulation should be applied to a public officer not being a public officer in respect of whom disciplinary control has been delegated, he shall make a report to the Director of Public Personnel who shall forward the case, giving his opinion thereon to the Chairman. The Commission shall, after causing such further inquiry to be made as appears necessary, recommend to the Governor-General whether the officer should be required to retire in the public interest.

(2) If the officer does not furnish a reply to any charge forwarded under sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of this regulation within the period specified, or if, in the opinion of the Director of Public Personnel he fails to exculpate himself, the Governor-General may cause a committee to be appointed to inquire into the matter. One member of the committee shall be a judge, magistrate or a public officer with legal qualifications who shall be chairman. The Head of Department under whom the officer is serving shall not be a member of the committee.

(3) The committee shall inform the accused officer that on a specified day the charge against him will be investigated by them and that he will be allowed or, if the committee shall so determine, will be required, to appear before the committee.

(4) If witnesses are examined by the committee, the accused officer shall be given an opportunity of being present and of putting questions on his own behalf to the witnesses, and no documentary evidence shall be used against him unless he has been previously supplied with a copy thereof or given access thereto.

(5) The committee may permit the Head of Department or the Permanent Secretary or the accused officer to be represented by a public officer or a legal practitioner, provided that where the committee permit the one party to be so represented, they shall permit the other party to be represented in the same manner.

(6) If during the course of the inquiry grounds for the framing of an additional charge against the accused officer are disclosed, the committee shall so inform the Director of Public Personnel and if the Director of Public Personnel thinks fit to recommend proceedings against the accused officer upon such grounds, the same procedure shall be followed in respect of the additional charge as was adopted in respect of the original charge.

(7) The committee, having inquired into the matter, shall forward their report thereon to the Chairman, accompanied by the record of the charges made, the evidence taken and any other proceedings relevant to the inquiry.

(8) The Commission, after consideration of the report of the committee may, if it is of the opinion that the report should be amplified in any way or that further investigation is desirable, refer the matter back to the committee for further investigation and report. The Commission shall forward the written proceedings of the inquiry to the Governor-General together with its recommendation as to the punishment, if any, which should be inflicted on the accused officer. The decision on each charge preferred against the accused officer shall be communicated to him (but not the reasons for the decision).

(2) If, as a result of an investigation referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation, the empowered officer is of the opinion that the allegation is proved, he shall make a report to the Director of Public Personnel who shall forward the report, with his recommendation as to penalty to the Chairman.

(3) The Commission shall make recommendations to the Governor-General as to what penalty, if any, should be inflicted on the officer.

(4) The decision on each charge preferred against the officer shall be communicated to him (but not the reasons for the decision) by the Director of Public Personnel.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, if at any stage during proceedings taken, it appears to the Director of Public Personnel that-

such proceedings shall be discontinued and the procedure in regulation 41 or 45, as the case may be, shall be followed.

(2) If, as a result of an investigation referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation, the empowered officer is of the opinion that the allegation is proved he shall inflict such punishment authorised by these Regulations other than dismissal, as he thinks in the circumstances to be proper.

(3) The decision on each charge preferred against the officer shall be communicated to him (but not the reasons for the decision) by the empowered officer.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, if, at any stage during proceedings taken, it appears to the empowered officer that-

such proceedings shall be discontinued and the procedure in regulation 42 or 45, as the case may be, shall be followed.

(2) The Director of Public Personnel may obtain from any public officer under whom such public officer has served a report as to his work and conduct, and may allow any such officer to consider such reports and shall allow such officer to show cause why he should not be retired from the public service and to make a written statement, if he so desires.

(3) If the Director of Public Personnel after considering the officer's statement and having regard to all the circumstances of the case, is of the opinion that such officer should be retired from the public service in the public interest, he shall forward to the Chairman any report obtained under the preceding paragraph and the statement of the officer together with his own recommendation. The Commission shall recommend to the Governor-General whether or not the officer should be retired.

(4) If the Commission recommends that the officer shall be retired from the public service, the Commission shall further recommend whether the officer should be granted the full pension or gratuity for which he is eligible or a reduced pension or reduced gratuity, or no pension or no gratuity, as the case may be.

(2) If a Head of Department is of the opinion that an annual increment in salary of a public officer which has been deferred or withheld should be granted, he shall make a confidential report to the Permanent Secretary giving the reasons therefor and-

(3) Where the award of the increment has been deferred, the increment may be granted as from the incremental date in which case the arrears of salary due may be paid to the officer concerned.

(4) Where the increment has been withheld for a period of less than one year, the officer concerned shall be entitled to draw the increased salary as from the day following the close of the period for which the increment has been withheld and shall be eligible for a further increment on the next incremental date.

(5) Where the increment has been withheld for a year, the officer concerned shall be eligible for one increment and no more on the next incremental date.