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.
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Displaying 41 - 45 of 83Land Valuation and Tax (Special Provisions) Act 1995.
This Act makes some changes in land valuation law as respect to the Land Valuation and Tax Act 1967 in relation to the dates when a five-year draft valuation list must be prepared.
Parish Councils Act, 1971.
This Act provides for the establishment of Parish Councils for each Parish and defines their functions and powers. Parish records on the registration of land shall be transferred to the Registrar General.
Crown Proceedings Act.
This Act concerns civil proceedings against the Crown and concerns liability of the Crown. As for relief that may be obtained from the Crown, in any proceedings against the Crown for the recovery of land or other property the court shall not make an order for the recovery of the land or for the delivery of the property, but may in lieu thereof make an order declaring that the plaintiff is entitled against the Crown to the land or property or to the possession thereof.
Corporate Bodies (Joint Tenancy) Act 1951.
This Act stipulates that a corporate body shall, subject to provisions of this Act, be capable of acquiring and holding any real or personal property in joint tenancy in the same manner as if it were an individual. On the dissolution of the corporate body, the property in which a corporate body is a joint tenant shall devolve on the other joint tenant.
Corporate Bodies' Lands Act (No. 2) 1936.
This Act requires a body corporate acquiring land at certain conditions or a body corporate that disposes of such land to deposit a memorandum on the transaction in the office of Registrar-General. Failing to do so constitutes an offence. The Registrar-General shall keep a register, by parishes, of land held by bodies corporate in Bermuda and shall annually report on this to the Governor, for the information of the Legislature.