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Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. Because of its location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
The Bahamas is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 31 - 35 of 86Forestry (Amendment) Act, 2014 (No. 6 of 2014).
This Act amends the Forestry Act in sections 3, 6, 7 and 8 so as to vest in the Minister land declared to be a forest reserve, Crown land declared to be a protected forest and land declared to be a conservation forest.
Amends: Forestry Act, 2010 (No. 20 of 2010). (2010-07-01)
Town Planning (Extension to Out Islands) Order (Cap. 255).
This Order specifies that all the provisions of the Town Planning Act, as amended, with the exception of section 7 thereof, shall apply to the Out Island districts and parts of districts which are specified in the Schedule to this Order. There shall be a local committee for each of the districts or parts of districts specified in the Schedule to this Order. The committees shall have and exercise powers and discharge the responsibilities of the Town Planning Committee constituted under section 4 of the Town Planning Act.
Implements: Town Planning Act (Cap. 255). (1995)
Probate Rules (Cap. 53).
These Rules, made under section 29 of the Supreme Court Act, provide with respect to Probate and more in general to the administration of estates. The Rules deal with, among other things: application for Probate or Letters of Administration, or for sealing a Probate or Letters of Administration or other testamentary paper granted out of the jurisdiction; procedures regarding testamentary papers; and bonds after application is granted.
Conveyances and Other Dispositions (Foreign Companies) Validation Act, 1966.
This Act makes provision with respect to validation of dispositions relating to land in The Bahamas made by or to a foreign company not registered under the Foreign Companies Act.
Real Property Tax (Forms and Notices) Regulations (Cap. 375).
These Regulations prescribe forms for purposes of the Real Property Tax Act. Forms of Notices are: Notice of assessment required under subsection (1) of section 7; Notice required to be published for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 7. The Regulations also prescribe: the form of the assessment lists referred to in subsection (1) of section 7 of the Act and return and the particulars to be contained in such return required under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act.
Implements: Real Property Tax Act (Cap. 375). (2009)