Table of Principal
Legislation by Title
VOLUME I
TITLE I
Constitutional Matters
The Bahamas Independence Order, 1973
The Constitution
CHAPTER
1. Constitutional Referendum
TITLE II
Interpretation and General
2. Interpretation and General Clauses
3. Law Reform and Revision
4. Declaratory
5. Continental Shelf
6. Minors
TITLE III
The Legislature
7. Parliamentary Elections
8. Powers and Privileges (Senate and House of
Assembly)
9. Public Disclosure
10. Parliamentarians (Salaries and Allowances)
11. Parliamentary Pensions
12. Prime Minister's Pension
13. Parliamentarians (Constituency Office Allowance)
TITLE IV
International Organizations; Consular and Diplomatic
14. International Organizations (Immunities and
Privileges)
15. International Organizations (Immunities and
Privileges of Certain Officers)
16. International Obligations (Economic and
Ancillary Measures)
17. Caribbean Community
18. Consular Relations and Commonwealth Officers
19. Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
20. Diplomatic Agents and Consular Officers (Oaths
and Notarial Acts)
21. United States Technical Assistance Agreement (Immunities
and Privileges and Exemption from Taxation)
22. United States Economic Co-operation
Administration (Exemption from Taxation)
TITLE V
Administration
23. Ministry of Finance
24. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
25. Promotion of Tourism
26. Public Works
27. The Bahamas Information Services Department
28. Out Islands Utilities
29. Freeport Bye-Laws
30. Freeport, Grand Bahama
31. Official Oaths
32. Flags and Coats of Arms (Regulation)
33. Statistics
34. Emergency Powers
35. Emergency Relief Guarantee Fund
36. Public Holidays
37. Local Government
38. Approved Authorities Transfer
TITLE VI
Public Service
39. Public Service
40. Governor-General's Personal Staff
41. Prime Minister's Personal Staff
42. Judicial and Legal Service (Prescribed Officers)
43. Pensions
44. Governor-General’s Pension
45. Judges' Remuneration and Pensions
TITLE VII
Education, Libraries and Cultural Institutions
46. Education
47. Council of Legal Education
48. College of The Bahamas
49. Nassau Library
50. Out Islands Public Libraries
51. Antiquities, Monuments and Museum
TITLE VIII
Administration of Justice
Sub-Title A
THE COURTS
52. Court of Appeal
53. Supreme Court
54. Magistrates
55. Justices of the Peace (Validation)
56. Coroners
57. Notaries Public
VOLUME II
TITLE VIII
Administration of Justice (cont.)
Sub-Title A
THE COURTS (cont.)
58. Judicial Trustees
59. Juries
60. Oaths
61. Administration of Justice (Expenses)
62. Court Deposits
63. Habeas Corpus
64. Legal Profession
Sub-Title B
EVIDENCE
65. Evidence
66. Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions)
67. Execution of Documents (Handicapped Persons)
TITLE IX
Probate and Civil Proceedings
68. Crown Proceedings
69. Bankruptcy
70. Debtors
71. Fatal Accidents
72. Libel
73. Slander
74. Accidental Fires
75. Contributory Negligence
76. [Repealed]
77. Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments
78. Fraudulent Dispositions
79. Survival of Action
80. Civil Procedure (Award of Interest)
81. Powers of Attorney
82. Tortfeasors
83. Limitation
TITLE X
Criminal Matters
84. Penal Code
85. Genocide
86. Internationally Protected Persons
87. Suppression of the Taking of Hostages
88. Prevention of Bribery
89. Vagrancy
90. Listening Devices
91. Criminal Procedure Code
92. Preliminary Inquiries (Special Procedure)
93. Proceeds of Crime
94. Capital Punishment (Procedure)
95. Geneva Conventions (Supplementary)
96. Extradition
97. Children and Young Persons (Administration of
Justice)
98. Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters)
VOLUME III
TITLE X
Criminal Matters (cont.)
99. Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence
100. Rehabilitation of Offenders
101. Criminal Law (Measures)
102. Transfer of Offenders
103. Bail
104. Offenders (Community Service and Supervision
Order)
105. Criminal Justice (International Co-operation)
106. Removal of the Attorney-General's Consent
107. [In operation - amendments effected, and Act
removed from publication]
TITLE XI
Administration of Estates
108. Administration of Estates
109. [Repealed by Act 5 of 2002, s. 37.]
110. [Repealed by Act 5 of 2002, s. 37.]
111. [Repealed by Act 5 of 2002, s. 37.]
112. [Repealed by Act 5 of 2002, s. 37.]
113. [Repealed by Act 5 of 2002, s. 37.]
114. Perpetuities
TITLE XII
Wills
115. Wills
116. Inheritance
117. [Repealed by Act 4 of 2002, s. 45.]
118. [Repealed by Act 5 of 2002, s. 37.]
119. [Repealed by Act 5 of 2002, s. 37.]
TITLE XIII
Sub-Title A
Marriage
120. Marriage
121. Registrars of Marriage and Marriage Officers (Validation)
122. Marriage with Deceased Wife's Sister
123. Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities)
124. Foreign Marriage
Sub-Title B
Dissolution of Marriage; Separation
125. Matrimonial Causes
126. Matrimonial Causes (Summary Jurisdiction)
127. Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement)
128. Maintenance of Emigrants' Children
Sub-Title C
Married Women and Children
129. Married Women's Property
130. Status of Children
131. Adoption of Children
132. Guardianship and Custody of Infants
133. Affiliation Proceedings
134. Infants' Relief
135. Infants' Property
136. Infants' Settlements
137. International Child Abduction
TITLE XIV
Real and Personal Property
138. Conveyancing and Law of Property
139. Law of Property and Conveyancing (Condominium)
140. International Persons Landholding
141. The Bahamas Vacation Plan and Time-Sharing
142. Quieting Titles
143. Estates Tail Barring
144. Voluntary Conveyances
145. Voluntary Conveyances (Removal of Presumption
of Resulting Trust)
146. Rule against Perpetuities (Application to
Future Easements)
147. Bodies Corporate (Joint Tenancy)
148. Choses in Action
149. Fraudulent Gifts
150. Fraudulent Conveyances
151. Clandestine Mortgages
152. Commonage
153. Partition
154. Statute of Frauds
155. Statute of Frauds (Bahamas)
156. Mortgages
157. Validation of Gratuitous Conveyances
158. Prescription
159. Division Walls and Fences
160. Small Tenements
161. Landlord and Tenant
162. Landlord and Tenant (No. 2)
163. Rent Control
164. Distress for Rent
165. Distress for Rent (No. 2)
166. Deserted Tenements
167. Rent Apportionment
168. Apportionment
169. Real Property
170. Law of Property
171. Real Estate (Brokers and Salesmen)
172. United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence (Land
Holdings)
TITLE XV
Trusts and Trustees
173. Trustees Appointment (Bahamas)
174. Trustees Appointment (1850)
175. Trustees Appointment (1890)
176. Trustee
177. Public Trustee
178. Superannuation and Other Trust Funds (Validation)
179. Trusts (Choice of Governing Law)
TITLE XVI
Arbitration and Inquiries
180. Arbitration
181. Arbitration Clauses (Protocol)
182. Arbitration (Foreign Awards)
183. Inquest of Fires
VOLUME IV
TITLE XVI
Arbitration and Inquiries (cont.)
184. Commissions of Inquiry
185. Riots (Claims Tribunal)
TITLE XVII
Registration; Records and Archives
186. Registrar General
187. Registration of Records
188. Births and Deaths Registration
189. Public Records
TITLE XVIII
Nationality, Immigration and Passports
190. The Bahamas Nationality
191. Immigration
192. Passports
193. Aliens Restriction
TITLE XIX
Electricity
194. Electricity
195. Out Islands Electricity
TITLE XX
Water and Sewerage
196. Water and Sewerage Corporation
197. Water Supplies (Out Islands)
198. South Eleuthera Water Supply
TITLE XXI
Housing and Building
199. Housing
200. Buildings Regulation
TITLE XXII
Roads and Works
201. Roads
202. Professional Architects
203. Sports Transfer and Vesting
204. Coast Protection
TITLE XXIII
Police, Prisons, Fire Services and Inquiry Agents
205. Police
206. Royal Bahamas Police Staff Association
207. Police Force Military Service
208. Prisons
209. Fire Services
210. Inquiry Agents and Security Guards
TITLE XXIV
Defence
211. Defence
212. Defence and Security Purposes (Regulation)
TITLE XXV
Firearms, Explosives and Petroleum
213. Firearms
214. Firearms (Amnesty)
215. Explosives
216. Explosive Substances (Illegal Use and
Possession)
217. Inflammable Liquids
218. Liquefied Petroleum Gas
219. Petroleum
TITLE XXVI
Road Traffic
220. Road Traffic
221. Cabs
222. Garage Licensing
223. Derelict Motor Vehicles (Disposal)
TITLE XXVII
Medical and Public Health
224. Medical
225. Nurses and Midwives
226. Dental
227. Pharmacy
228. Dangerous Drugs
229. Penicillin
VOLUME V
TITLE XXVII
Medical and Public Health (cont.)
230. Mental Health
231. Health Services
232. Environmental Health Services
233. Health Professions
234. Public Hospitals Authority
235. Hospitals and Health Care Facilities
236. Food
237. Quarantine
238. Lepers
239. Venereal Disease
240. Public Market and Slaughterhouse
TITLE XXVIII
Agriculture and Fisheries
241. Ministry of Agriculture (Incorporation)
242. Agriculture and Fisheries
243. Agricultural Manufactories
244. Fisheries Resources (Jurisdiction and
Conservation)
TITLE XXIX
Veterinary
245. Veterinary Surgeons
246. Animal Contagious Diseases
247. Animals (Control of Experiments)
TITLE XXX
Animals, Birds and Plants
248. Wild Animals Protection
249. Wild Birds Protection
250. Plants Protection
TITLE XXXI
Surveyors, Planning, Land and Economic Development
251. Land Surveyors
252. Acquisition of Land
253. Out Islands Dilapidated Buildings
254. The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation
255. Town Planning
256. Private Roads and Sub-divisions
257. Private Roads and Sub-divisions (Out Islands)
258. Sub-divisions (Local Improvement Associations)
259. Reclamation and Drainage
260. Conservation and Protection of the Physical
Landscape of The Bahamas
261. Hawksbill Creek, Grand Bahama (Deep Water
Harbour and Industrial Area)
262. Hawksbill Creek, Grand Bahama (Deep Water
Harbour and Industrial Area) (Amendment of Agreement)
263. Hawksbill Creek, Grand Bahama (Deep Water
Harbour and Industrial Area) (Amendment of Agreement) (No. 2)
264. Hawksbill Creek, Grand Bahama (Deep Water Harbour
and Industrial Area) (Interpretation of Agreement)
265. Hawksbill Creek, Grand Bahama (Deep Water
Harbour and Industrial Area) (Extension of Tax Exemption Period)
266. Caribbean Development Bank
267. Bridge Authority
TITLE XXXII
Shipping, Ports and Harbours
268. Merchant Shipping
269. Port Authorities
270. Abutments
271. Abutments (Out Islands)
272. Hatchet Bay Harbour Control
273. Harbour Dues
274. Abandoned Wreck
275. Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution)
276. Fuel Oil
277. Boat Registration
278. Water Skiing and Motor Boat Control
279. Sale of Merchandise from Vessels (Prohibition)
280. Light Dues
281. Merchant Shipping (Maritime Claims Limitation
of Liability)
282. Archipelagic Waters and Maritime Jurisdiction
283. The Bahamas Maritime Authority
TITLE XXXIII
Aviation
284. Civil Aviation
285. Protection of Aviation
286. Airports
287. Airport Authority
VOLUME VI
TITLE XXXIV
Hotels
288. Hotels
289. Hotels Encouragement
290. Hotel Corporation of the Bahamas
291. Hotel Keepers
292. Lodgers' Goods Protection
TITLE XXXV
Customs and Excise: Import and Export
293. Customs Management
294. Protection of Revenue
295. Tariff
296. United States of America and The Bahamas Pre-clearance
Agreement
297. Customs Duties (Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff)
298. Import Control Regulations
299. Export Control Regulations
TITLE XXXVI
Post, Telephone and Broadcasting
300. Post Office
301. Mail Service
302. Inter-Insular Mail Shipping
303. The Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation
304. Telecommunications
305. Broadcasting
306. Public Utilities Commission
307. Television Regulatory Authority
TITLE XXXVII
Companies and Partnership
308. Companies
VOLUME VII
TITLE XXXVII
Companies and Partnership (cont.)
309. International Business Companies
310. Partnership
311. Partnership Limited Liability
312. Exempted Limited Partnership
TITLE XXXVIII
Friendly Societies and Co-operatives
313. Friendly Societies
314. Co-operative Societies
TITLE XXXIX
Banks
315. Savings Bank
316. Banks and Trust Companies Regulation
317. Protection of Depositors
TITLE XL
Employment and Labour
318. Recruiting of Workers
319. Ionising Radiations (Workers' Protection)
320. Apprenticeship
321. Industrial Relations
TITLE XLI
Trade Marks and Copyright
322. Trade Marks
323. Copyright
324. Industrial Property
TITLE XLII
Trade and Industry
325. The Bahamas Free Trade Zone
326. Industries Encouragement
327. Export Manufacturing Industries Encouragement
328. The Bahamas Investment Incentives
329. Business Licence
330. Registration of Business Names
331. Carriage of Goods by Sea
332. Bills of Lading
333. Mercantile Agents
334. Mercantile Law Amendment
335. Bills of Exchange
336. Bills of Exchange (Bahamas)
337. Sale of Goods
338. Weights and Measures
339. Price Control
340. Money Lending
341. Rates of Interest
342. Hire-Purchase
343. Printing of Papers and Books
344. Cruise Ships (Overnighting Incentives)
345. Guarantee of Loans (Small Businesses)
346. Guarantee of Loans (Tourism Development)
TITLE XLIII
Insurance
347. Insurance
348. External Insurance
VOLUME VIII
TITLE XLIII
Insurance (cont.)
349. Marine Insurance
350. National Insurance
TITLE XLIV
Finance
351. Central Bank of The Bahamas
352. International Monetary Fund and World Bank
353. International Finance Corporation Agreement
354. Inter-American Development Bank
355. Loan (Inter-American Development Bank)
356. Inter-American Investment Corporation
357. The Bahamas Development Bank
358. The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial
Corporation
359. Financial Administration and Audit
360. Exchange Control Regulations
361. Public Treasury Bills
362. The Bahamas Registered Stock
363. Securities Industry
364. Public Accountants
365. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
366. Mutual Funds
367. Financial Intelligence Unit
368. Financial Transactions Reporting
369. Financial and Corporate Service Providers
TITLE XLV
Revenue
370. Stamp
371. Casino Taxation
372. Liquor Licences
373. Spirits and Beer Manufacture
374. Music and Dancing Licences
375. Real Property Tax
376. Auction
377. Shop Licences
378. Dog Licence
379. Passenger Tax
380. Cycle
TITLE XLVI
Loans
381. The Bahamas Development Loan
382. Development Loans
383. General Loan and Stock
TITLE XLVII
Entertainment and Sport
384. Theatres and Cinemas
385. Sports
386. Racecourse Betting
387. Lotteries and Gaming
388. Gaming
TITLE XLVIII
Societies and Associations
389. The Bahamas Red Cross Society
390. Scout Association
391. The Bahamas National Trust
392. The Bahamas Girl Guides Association
TITLE XLIX
Supplementary
393. Quieting Titles, 1959