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
Members:
Resources
Displaying 1 - 5 of 83Land Title Registrar (Recording of Documents) Act (2017:9).
This Act transfers from the Registrar-General to the Land Title Registrar those functions that relate to the recording of interests in land. It shall be the duty of the Land Title Registrar to cause to be recorded and registered any deed or other document which may be deposited in the Land Title Registry Office (LTRO) for recording and registration and which the Land Title Registrar is authorized or required pursuant to this Act to record and register. The act also requires change in ownership of freehold estate not by way of mortgage to be registered.
Land Tax Amendment Act 2016 (No. 16 of 2016).
This Act amends the Land Tax Act 1967 in sections 2 and 3a and the table in the Schedule, which sets out the rate of land tax on private dwellings and qualifying criteria for a valuation unit, which is exempted from tax.
Amends: Land Tax Act 1967. (2010)
