This Act concerns control by the Minister responsible for the environment of operations in caves declared to be a cave for purposes of this Act by the Minister. The Act also allows compulsorily acquisition by the Crown of any land required by a public company called the Caves of Barbados Ltd. (“Company”) for the development of a cave.

This Act provides for the control of tenantries, i.e. an area of land, including public land, subdivided before a specified date into lots for letting for specified purposes. Division or sale of a tenantry requires the permission of the Chief Town Planner.

This Act makes provision in relation to the sale of land ordered to be sold by the High Court and related matters such as valuation of land by appointed appraisers. Procedures of sale shall be handled by the Registrar of Titles.

This Act establishes the Administrative Appeal Tribunal. The Tribunal shall hear and determine appeals from decisions of certain tribunals and authorities in accordance with this Act.

This Act regulates the purchase of freeholds in tenantries. A tenantry means a tenantry specified in the First Schedule (a plantation tenantry) and an area of land, including public land, subdivided before a specified date into lots for letting for specified purposes. “Tenantry” does not include land adjoining the foreshore.

This Act makes provision in relation to judicial powers and procedures regarding the administration of the estate of a deceased person. It also provides for supervision by the High Court on administration of an estate by an appointed administrator and rights of creditor of the deceased persons in respect of his or the estate administered under this Act.

This Act establishes the Urban Development Commission as a body corporate, defines its functions and powers and provides with respect to its organization. The Act also establishes the Urban Enterprise Fund and provides for the appointment of the Director of Urban Development.

The 27 sections of this Act are divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I); Soil Conservation Board (II); Conservation Orders (III); Powers of the Chief Agricultural Officer (IV); Contributions and compensation (V); Offences (VI); Miscellaneous (VII).The Scotland District Soil Conservation Board is established under section 3.

This Act amends the Land Tax Act in section 8 by inserting immediately after paragraph (g) a new paragraph (h). Section 8 lists exemptions on tax and provides now that land owned and occupied as a residence by a national hero shall be exempted from the payment of land tax.

Amends: Land Tax Act. (2003)

This Act makes provision with respect to soil conservation in the Scotland District and for this purpose establishes the Scotland District Soil Conservation Board.The Board shall advise the Minister on the utilization of lands in the conservation area, i.e. the area as set out in the First Schedule to this Act.