Harbour Island and Spanish Wells Commoners Rules (Cap. 152).
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These Rules, made under section 11 of the Commonage Act, concern commoners in the Harbour Island and Spanish Wells area. The commoners shall register with the Commissioner who may convene meetings of commoners. The Rules also: allow a commoner to take up abandoned land of another commoner for cultivation; set limits for the proximity of cultivation on land bordering land of another commoner; require a commoner not to fell more land than he or she is able to cultivate within a year; secure free access to water resources by commoners; and prohibit cultivation of commonage land by a person who is not a registered commoner.
Implements: Commonage Act. (1976)
