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.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 16 - 20 of 83Trusts (Special Provisions) Amendment Act 2014 (No. 22 of 2014).
This Act amends the Trusts (Special Provisions) Act 1989 by adding a new section (2A) concerning the legal effect of the reservation by the settlor to himself or grant to any other person in a trust instrument of any limited beneficial interest in the trust property or any or all of the powers specified in the new section. Those powers concern modification, transfer, etc. of trusts, trust instruments or trust property. A trust instrument may provide that the reservation or grant of any of such powers shall not impose a fiduciary duty on the holder of such powers.
Land Valuation and Tax Amendment Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014).
This Act amends the Land Valuation and Tax Act 1967. It concerns fees that may be prescribed under the Government Fees Act 1965 with respect to the hearing of an objection by the Land Valuation Appeal Tribunal and other financial matters relating to legal proceedings. They make consequential amendments to the Land Valuation and Tax (Objections and Appeals) Rules 1967.
Amends: Land Valuation and Tax Act 1967. (2010)
Amends: Land Valuation and Tax (Objections and Appeals) Rules 1967. (1967-08-01)
Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Land-Holding Charges) Amendment Regulations 2015 (BR 83/2015).
These Regulations amend the Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Land-Holding Charges) Regulations 2007 by giving a new definition of "the statutory period" in the Schedule, which sets out land-holding charges.
Amends: Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Land-Holding Charges) Regulations 2007. (2010)
Government Fees Amendment Regulations 2016 (BR 28/2016).
These Regulations amend the Government Fees Regulations 1976 by revoking and replacing the Schedule to those Regulations. The Schedule sets out fees to be charged under various Acts including: the Agriculture Act 1930, the Bermuda National Parks Act 1986, the Care and Protection of Animals Act 1975, the Development and Planning Act 1974, the Fisheries Act 1972, the Land Title Registration Act 2011, the Marine Board Act 1962, the Public Health Act 1949, the Water Resources Act and the Veterinary Practitioners Act 2008.
Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Land- Holding Charges) Amendment Regulations 2013 (BR 28/2013).
These Regulations amend the Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Land-Holding Charges) Regulations 2007 by replacing the Schedule, which sets out the land-holding charges payable by aliens under section 96(2) of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 1956 in respect of (acquisition of) land-holding rights.
Amends: Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Land-Holding Charges) Regulations 2007. (2010)