Act No. 21 of 1957
ACQUISITION OF LAND (SPECIAL APPLICATION) |
An act to
apply the provisions of the Acquisition of Land Act for the purposes of
agreements made between the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and the United States of America concerning a long range
proving ground for guided missiles, oceanographic research stations and for the
purposes of other agreements which may be made between the said Governments. | 21 of 1957
29 of 1962
34 of 1964
43 of 1964 |
[Commencement 15th
July, 1957] |
WHEREAS with the
concurrence of the Government of the Bahama Islands an Agreement between the
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
concerning the establishment in the Bahama Islands of a Long Range Proving
Ground for guided missiles was concluded in Washington on the Twenty-first day
of July, 1950. |
AND WHEREAS the
Government of the Bahama Islands has concurred in the Government of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concluding an Agreement with the
Government of the United States of America concerning the establishment of
Oceanographic Research Stations in the Bahama Islands. |
AND WHEREAS It is
desirable and expedient that the provisions of The Acquisition of Land Act
should a be applied for the purposes of the said Agreements and for the
purposes of any other Agreements giving the Government of the United States of
America facilities in the Bahama Islands similar to those given by the
Agreements for the Long Range Proving Ground for graded missiles and
Oceanographic Research Stations, which hereafter may be made between the
Government a of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and
the Government of the United States of America with the concurrence of the
Government of the Bahama Islands. |
1. This Act
may be cited as the Acquisition of Land (Special Application) Act. | Short title. |
2. "Undertaking"
means- | Interpretation. |
(a) the Long
Range Proving Ground for guided missiles to which reference is made in the
preamble to this Act; |
(b) the
Oceanographic Research Stations to which reference is made in the preamble to
this Act; |
(c) any purpose
declared by the Governor in Council or the Governor as the case may be to be an
undertaking under the provisions of section 7 of this Act. |
3. (1) It
is hereby declared that the purpose of an undertaking shall be a "public
purpose" within the meaning of section 2 of the Acquisition of Land Act, and
the provisions of the Acquisition of Land Act, as modified by the provisions of
this Act, shall apply to the acquisition of land for an undertaking. | Application of the
Acquisition of Land Act to an undertaking. |
(2) The Governor
shall be the promoter within the meaning of the Acquisition of Land Act in
respect of the acquisition of land for an undertaking. |
4. Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 6 of the Acquisition of Land Act, any notice
published or posted or which shall be published or posted in relation to land
authorized to be acquired for an undertaking shall be deemed to have been or to
be published and posted in accordance with the provisions of the said section
although the compensation paid or to be paid for the said land shall be
provided by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland or by the Government of the United States of America. | Notices under section 6 of
Acquisition of Land Act. |
5. Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 6(3) of the Ministry of Finance Act, on the
request of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Treasurer
may, under his hand and seal, convey or lease any land which has been acquired
for an undertaking to any person authorized by the law of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland to hold land on behalf of Her Majesty, and
every such person shall have power to hold and dispose of land or any interest
in land in The Bahamas. | Power of Treasurer to
convey or lease land acquired for an undertaking. |
6. Pending
the payment to the Public Treasury by the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland or by the Government of the United States of
America of such sums as may be required for the payment of compensation to such
persons as may have an interest in any land acquired for an undertaking, the
Treasurer may advance out of the Public Treasury by warrant in the usual manner
all the sums necessary for the payment of such compensation to such persons
having an interest in such land acquired for an undertaking as may be
determined by agreement, or compulsory purchase in accordance with the
provisions of the Acquisition of Land Act. | Treasurer empowered to
advance funds for payment of compensation. |
7. In the
event of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, with the concurrence of the Government of the Bahama Islands entering
or proposing to enter into any new Agreement with the Government of the United
States of America under which the Government of the United States of America is
given or will be given facilities in the Bahama Islands similar to those
provided for the Long Range Proving Ground for guided
missiles and for Oceanographic Research Stations, the Governor may, with the
prior approval of both Houses of the Legislature signified by resolution
thereof, by Order declare that the purposes of any such Agreement shall be an
undertaking within the meaning of this Act. | New undertakings. |