Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists heading for Virginia. Self-governing since 1620, Bermuda is the oldest and most populous of the British overseas territories. Vacationing to the island to escape North American winters first developed in Victorian times. Tourism continues to be important to the island's economy, although international business has overtaken it in recent years. Bermuda has also developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. A referendum on independence from the UK was soundly defeated in 1995.
Bermuda is a parliamentary democracy and a self-governing overseas territory of the UK.
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Displaying 51 - 55 of 83Succession Act 1974.
This Act makes provisions for matters of inheritance and other matters of succession to title in real estate and personal property.The Act concerns, among other things, lease intestacy trust, escheat to the Crown, powers of Court, administration of estates of a deceased person and contracts to leave property by will.
Land Valuation (Reorganization) Act 2002.
This Act amends the Land Valuation And Tax Act 1967 and other statutory provisions to effect a change in the title of the Land Valuation Officer.
Amends: Land Valuation and Tax Act 1967. (2010)
Survey of Bermuda Act 1962.
This Act makes provision for the public survey of land in Bermuda. It shall be lawful for the Minister, in collaboration with the Directorate of Overseas Survey of the United Kingdom or otherwise, to make a survey of Bermuda. For this purpose, any officer of the Department of Works and Engineering or any other person duly authorized by the Minister may enter upon land, carry out survey works on that land and clear any brush, scrub or trees on any land. The Act prohibits the removal of survey marks.
Survey of Bermuda (Parish Boundaries) Act 1899.
This Act makes provision for the ascertainment, determination and marking of parish boundaries by Commissioners to be appointed under this Act for that purpose.The Act also prohibits the removal of mutilating of survey marks and stipulates that it shall not extend, or be deemed or construed to extend, so as to ascertain, define, alter, enlarge or increase or decrease, nor in any way to affect, any boundary or boundaries of any city, town or parish, nor the boundary or boundaries of any land or property.
Sale of Reclaimed Lands Act.
This Act empowers, subject to certain restrictions, the Minister to sell any lot of land being property of the Government of Bermuda and forming part of any lands reclaimed from the foreshores of Bermuda or from the bed of the sea adjacent thereto. The sale shall be at a fair market price approved by the Cabinet and preferentially to a neighbouring landowner likely to be affected. A conveyance of land on the sale thereof under this Act may be in the form set out in the Schedule, or similar circumstances permit, or in such form as the Attorney-General advises.