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  1. Library Resource

    An Act to combine, consolidate and revise the law relating to town planning and law relating to the development of subdivisions and to provide for matters connected thereto.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    This Act makes provision for land use planning and regulates the subdivision of land.

  2. Library Resource

    An Act to consolidate the law on the procedures for obtaining a grant of representation in respect of the estate of a deceased person and for the administration of a deceased person's property and for other matters related thereto.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    An Act relating to the administration of estates of deceased persons and the depository of wills. There shall be established under the control and direction of the Chief Justice, a depository for the safe custody and preservation of original wills. The Act defines rule relative to, among other things: representation and related matters; executors and administrators; devolution of real estate; jurisdiction and powers of court.

    Implemented by: Probate and Administration of Estates Rules, 2011 (S.I. No. 50 of 2011). (2011)

  3. Library Resource

    An Act to make provide for the administration of a deceased person’ s property, and to provide for related matters.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    This Act provides for administration of land and other property of deceased persons. The Act consists of 37 sections divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary (I); Devolution of Real Estate (II); Executors and Administrators (III); Administration of Assets (IV); General (V).Real estate to which a deceased person was entitled for an interest not ceasing on his death, shall, on his death and notwithstanding any testamentary disposition thereof, devolve on the personal representative of the deceased.

  4. Library Resource

    An Act to make fresh provision for the law of wills; and for connected purposes.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    An Act to provide for deeds of inheritance of property including real estates. The Act consists of 45 sections divide into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Wills; rectification and interpretation of wills (II); Wills executed outside the Bahamas (III); Members of defence force (IV); Mariners and seamen (V); General (VI).

  5. Library Resource

    An Act to make provision for the conservation and protection of the physical landscape of The Bahamas.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    This Act provides rules relative to the carrying out of excavations, quarrying of mines and landfill operations and the control of such activities affecting the soil and landscape. The Act also provides for the protection of trees in certain circumstances.The Minister is charged with the responsibility of regulating excavation, landfill operations, quarrying, mining and harvesting of protected trees in The Bahamas, for the purpose of providing for and ensuring the conservation and maintenance of the environment.

  6. Library Resource

    An Act to consolidate with amendments certain written laws relating to the limitation of actions and for connected purposes.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    This Act establishes periods of limitation and other limitations for bringing actions of the various classes mentioned in the Act. Section 42 extends the applicability of the Act also to arbitration. Actions include various actions in respect of land: actions to recover land by the Crown or any person and rent; action to recover money secured by a mortgage or charge or to recover proceeds of the sale of land; and actions in respect of trust property or the personal estate of deceased persons and actions for an account.

  7. Library Resource

    An Act to modify the law relating to the avoidance of future interests in property on grounds of remoteness.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    This Act concerns perpetuity created on property including land by an instrument inter-vivos, the exercise of a special power of appointment or will. The Act prescribes rules for the validity and procedure of the establishment of perpetuity.

  8. Library Resource

    An Act to provide for the appointment of a Public Trustee and for matters connected therewith.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    This Act provides for the establishment of the office of Public Trustee as a corporation and appointment of a Public Trustee by the Governor-General and defines the powers and functions of the Public Trustee. The Act also provides rules for the acceptance and administration of trusts by the Public Trustee and the administration of small estates by persons appointed by the Public Trustee upon application.

    Implemented by: Public Trustee (Fees) Order (Cap. 177). (1971)
    Implemented by: Public Trustee Rules (Cap. 177). (1971-04-01)

  9. Library Resource

    An Act to make provision for the establishment of public roads, for the control and maintenance of public roads and for other purposes incidental thereto.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    This Act concerns the classification, declaration, construction, maintenance and control of public roads and some related matters such as the restriction on the discharge of water and other liquids from private lands onto public roads, the duty of owners of adjoining land in relation with vegetation, restriction on the removal of sand from coastal areas in the vicinity of public roads and the (compulsory) acquisition of land by the Minister and exchange of land for purposes of this Act.

  10. Library Resource

    An Act to declare the application of the rule against perpetuties to future easements.

    Legislation
    Bahamas, Americas, Caribbean

    For the avoidance of doubt, this Act declares that the rule against perpetuities shall apply to future easements and such easements shall be void. The Act also stipulates that a covenant not to interfere with the exercise of rights which, if directly granted, would constitute an easement declared void under this Act, shall not be enforceable against a purchaser of land affected thereby.

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