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Bahamas Laws On-Line is a database of consolidated Statutes and  Subsidiary Legislation of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas amended up to 31st December, 2009.

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Birth and Death

Item No Bahamian Short Title    Date Commenced
 
1929-0002 Births and Deaths Registrations Act 31 March 1931
1965-0116 Births and Deaths (Division of The Bahamas) Order 11 June 1965
1966-0049 Births and Deaths Registration Rules 29 June 1966
1971-0026 Public Records Act 04 December 1971
1972-0160 Public Records Regulations 22 December 1972
1914-0007 Registrar General Act 20 March 1974
1928-0004 Registration of Records Act 01 July 1928
 

 

MARRIAGES

Item No Bahamian Short Title    Date Commenced
 
1916-0007 Foreign Marriage Act 31 July 1916
1908-0004 Marriage Act 31 December 1907
1965-0015 Marriage Licence Rules 15 January 1965
1953-0106 Marriage Rules 27 April 1953
1917-0007 Marriage of British Subjects Facilities Act 25 June 1971
1917-1242 Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Order 15 November 1917
1907-0009 Marriage with Deceased Wife’s Sister Act 07 July 1907
1987-0001 Registrars of Marriages and Marriage Officers (Validation) Act 10 May 1987

 

Companies and Partnership

 

Item No Bahamian Short Title    Date Commenced
 
1992-0018 Companies Act 31 July 1992
1992-0096 Companies (Registration of Foreign Company Fee) Order 29 November 1992
1975-0074 Companies (Winding-up) Rules 30 September 1975
1995-0010 Exempted Limited Partnership Act 30 May 1995
1995-0047 Exempted Limited Partnership Regulations, 1995 25 May 1995
2000-0045 International Business Companies Act 28 December 2000
1904-0036 Partnership Act 31 December 1904
1861-0013 Partnership Limited Liability Act 10 May 1861

 

 

Trade Mark and Copyright

Item No Bahamian Short Title    Date Commenced
 
1998-0008 Copyright Act 03 January 2000
2000-0001 Copyright Regulations, 1999 04 January 2000
2003-0003 Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act 01 April 2007
1965-0085 Industrial Property Act 17 December 1970
1967-0033 Industrial Property Rules 07 June 1967
1906-0006 Trade Marks Act 28 May 1906
1983-0072 Trade Marks (Fees) Order 31 December 1983
1948-0175 Trade Marks Rules 22 October 1948

 

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