Bill | Description | Date Posted |
| 2010 Bills Laws and Acts Under the Purview of The Ministry of Finance | Business Licence Bill, 2010
Financial Administration and Audit Bill, 2010 | July 20, 2010 |
| Planning and Subdivision Bill | A bill for an act to combine, consolidate and revise The law relating to town planning and the law provides for matters connected. Relating to the development of subdivisions. | Jan. 7, 2010 |
| Coroner's Bill 2009 | The purpose of this Act is to help prevent reportable deaths and to promote justice. | Nov. 25, 2009 |
Probate and Administration of Estates
Probate and Administration of Estates Rules | A Bill For 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. | Nov. 23, 2009 |
| 2009 Amendments to Laws & Acts Under the Purview of The Ministry of Finance | Customs Management (Amendment) Act, 2009
Excise (Amendment) Act, 2009
External Insurance Act, 2009
Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2009
National Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2009
Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2009
Tariff (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2009 | Aug 12, 2009 |
| Communication Bill | The Electronic Communication Policy plays an essential role in promoting the economic and social welfare of The Bahamas. It is to enhance the efficiency of the Bahamian electronic communication sector and the productivity of the Bahamian economy. | |
| Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLRO) Notice for ALL CREDIT UNIONS. | Notice regarding the Draft Guidelines for assessing the Fitness, Propriety and Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLRO) | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 2008 | A body of laws relating to crimes and offences and the penalties for their commission. | Sept. 2, 2009 |
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2009
Ministry of Labour & Social Development
East Hill Street
P O Box N 3008
Phone: 323-7814/5 Fax: 325-1920
mossgeneral@bahamas.gov.bs | Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2009
A Bill for an Act to Amend the Sexual Offences Act
OBJECTS AND REASONS
This Bill seeks to amend the definition of ―rape‖ in section 3 of the
Sexual Offences Act to make provision for a person to be liable for the rape of his spouse regardless of whether the parties to a marriage were living apart at the time that the offence was committed. Consequently section 15 is
repealed.
This Bill also seeks to remove the time restriction of six months (imposed by the Criminal Procedure Code (Ch. 91)) for summary offences. | Aug 24, 2009 |
Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2009 - Justification for the proposed amendments
Ministry of Labour & Social Development
East Hill Street
P O Box N 3008
Phone: 323-7814/5 Fax: 325-1920
mossgeneral@bahamas.gov.bs | Excerpt:
1. The proposed amendment to the Sexual Offences Act seeks to give stronger effect to The Bahamas commitment to strengthen its laws to eliminate violence against women.
2. In 1993, The Bahamas acceded to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly issued a Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (“the Declaration”) with a view to strengthen and complement the
provisions contained in the Convention. | Aug 24, 2009 |
| Utilities Appeal Tribunal Act 2009 | The Tribunal shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all appeals, matters and disputes referred to it and shall have such original, appellate and supervisory jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it in relation to a regulated sector by the Utilities Regulation Competition Authority Act, 2009 or conferred upon it by any other law. | |
Animal Protection & Control Bill
Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources
Levy Building
P O Box N 3028
Phone: 325-7502 Fax: 322-1767
Send comments on or before November 16th, 2009 to the following email address:
minagriculturemarine@bahamas.gov.bs | The Bill for an Act to Repeal the Dog Licence Act and to Provide for the Licencing, Protection and Control of Animals for Related Matters refer. | October 02, 2009
Updated October 21, 2009 |
| Utilities Regulations Competition Authority Act 2009 (URCA) | A corporate body that has the power to acquire, hold and dispose of land and any properties of whatever kind. | |