Legislation

On this page you will find direct links to the relevant Acts in PDF format.

Please note that some Acts below appear in Consolidated format (i.e. with amendments incorporated). Amendments are listed separately as well. For other consolidated acts, please refer to Bahamas Laws Online.

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Arbitration

• Arbitration Act, 2009
• Arbitration (Foreign Arbitral Awards) Act, 2009

Administration of Estates

• Probate & Administration of Estates Act, 2011
• Probate & Administration of Estates Rules, 2011

Banking & Trusts

Regulatory

• The Banks Act, 1909
• The Banks & Trust Companies Regulations Act, 1965
• The Banks & Trust Companies Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1989
• The Banks & Trust Companies Regulation Act, 2000
• The Banks & Trust Companies Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2007
• The Banks & Trust Companies Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2011
• The Banks & Trust Companies Regulation Act, 2000
• The Central Bank of The Bahamas Act, 2000
• The Central Bank of The Bahamas (Amendment) Act, 2007

Private Trust Companies

• The Banks & Trust Companies Regulations (Amendment) Act, 2006
• The Central Bank of the Bahamas (Amendment) Act, 2006
• The Banks & Trust Companies (Private Trust Companies) Regulations, 2007
• The Banks & Trust Companies (Private Trust Companies) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
• The Banks & Trust Companies Regulation (Amendment to Third Schedule) Regulations 2011
• Guidance Notice BTCRA 6 (1)
• Guidance Notice BTCRA (7)
• Central Bank Guidelines

Purpose Trust

• The Purpose Trust Act, 2004
• The Purpose Trust (Amendment) Act, 2005
• The Purpose Trust (Amendment) Act, 2007
• The Purpose Trust (Amendment) Act, 2011
• The Purpose Trust (Amendment) (Accounting Records) Act, 2011

Ordinary Trust

• The Trustee Act, 1998
• The Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2004
• The Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2011

Other Relevant Legislation

• The Trusts (Choice of Governing Law) Act, 1989
• The Trusts (Choice of Governing Law)(Amendment) Act, 1996
• The Fraudulent Disposition Act, 1991 (Asset Protection Trust)
• The Perpetuities Act, 1995
• The Perpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2004
• The Rule Against Perpetuities (Abolition) Act, 2011

Companies

• The Companies Act, 1992
• The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2012
• The Companies (Winding Up Amendment) Act, 2011
• The Exempted Limited Partnership Act, 1995
• The Exempted Limited Partnership (Amendment) Act, 1999
• The Exempted Limited Partnership (Amendment) Act, 2011
• The Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act, 2000
• The Financial and Corporate Service Providers (Amendment) Act, 2007
• The Financial and Corporate Service Providers (Amendment) Act, 2008
• The Financial & Corporate Service Providers (General) Regulations, 2001
• The Financial and Corporate Service Providers (Licence) Order, 2001
• The Financial & Corporate Service Providers (Licence) (Amendment) Order 2009
• The International Business Companies Act, 2000
• The International Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2004
• The International Business Companies (Amendment to Fee Schedule) Order, 2004
• The International Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2008
• The International Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2010
• The International Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2011
• The International Business Companies (Winding Up Amendment) Act, 2011
• The Partnership Limited Liability (Amendment) Act, 2011
• The Segregated Accounts Companies Act, 2004
• The Segregated Accounts Companies (Amendment) Act, 2011

E-Commerce

• Computer Misuse Act 2003
• Data Protection Act 2003
• Electronic Communications and Transactions 2003

Executive Entities

• Executive Entities Act, 2011
• Executive Entities Regulations, 2012

Foundations

• The Foundations Act, 2004
• The Foundations (Amendment) Act, 2005
• The Foundations (Amendment) Act, 2007
• The Foundations Regulations, 2004

Immigration

• The Bahamas Nationality Act, 1973

Insurance

• The External Insurance Act, 1983
• The External Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2007
• The External Insurance Act, 2009
• The External Insurance Regulation, 2010
• The Insurance Act 1969
• The Insurance (Amendment) Act 2001
• The Insurance Act, 2005
• The Insurance (Amendment) Act 2007
• The Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2009
• The Insurance (General) Regulations, 2010

International Co-operation, Anti Money Laundering & Anti-Terrorism

• The Anti-Terrorism Act, 2004
• The Bahamas-US TIEA Act, 2003
• The Bahamas-US TIEA (Amendment) Act, 2010
• The Bahamas-USTIEA (Amendment) Act, 2011
• The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act, 2000
• The Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Regulations, 2000
• The Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act, 2000
• The Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) (Amendment) Act, 2000
• The Financial Intelligence Unit Act, 2000
• The Financial Intelligence Unit (Amendment) Act, 2008
• The Financial Intelligence (Transactions Reporting) Regulations 2001
• The Financial Intelligence (Transactions Reporting) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
• The Financial Transactions Reporting Act, 2000
• The Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) Regulations, 2003
• The Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) Act, 2007
• The Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) Act, 2008
• The Financial Transactions Reporting Regulations, 2000
• The Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) Act 2003
• The Financial Transactions Reporting (Amendment) Regulations, 2009
• The Financial Transactions Reporting (Wire Transfer) Regulations 2009
• The International Tax Cooperation Act, 2010
• International Tax Cooperation (Amendment) Act, 2011
• The Money Laundering (Proceeds of Crime) Act 1996
• The Money Laundering (Proceeds of Crime) Regulations 1996
• The Money Laundering (Proceeds of Crime) Amendment Act 1999
• The Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act 1988
• The Proceeds of Crime Act 2000
• The Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2007
• The Proceeds of Crime (Designated Countries & Territories) Order, 2001

Miscellaneous

• The Business License Act, 1980
• The Business Licence (Amendment) Act, 1999
• The Business Names Act 1989 (Registration of)
• The Exchange Control Regulations Act, 1952
• The Exchange Control Regulations, 1956
  
• The Stamp Act, 1925
• Business Licence Act 2010
• Business Licence (Amendment) Act, 2011.pdf

Securities & Investment Funds Industries

• The Investment Funds Act 2003
• The Investment Funds (Amendment) Act 2007
• The Investment Funds (Amendment) Act 2010
• The Investment Funds (Amendment) Act, 2011
• The Investment Funds Regulations 2003
• The Investment Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2010
• The Investment Funds (SMART Fund) Rules 2003
• The Investment Funds (SMART Fund) Rules 2005
• The Investment Funds (SMART Fund) Rules 2009
• The Investment Funds (SMART Funds) SFM007) Rule, 2012
• The Securities Industry Act, 1999
• The Securities Industry (Amendment) Act 2001
• The Securities Industry (Amendment) Act 2007
• The Securities Industry (Amendment) Act 2008
• The Securities Industry Regulations, 2000
• The Securities Industry (Amendment) Regulations 2009
• The Securities Industry Act, 2011
• Securities Industry Regulations, 2012

Shipping

• The Bahamas Maritime Authority Act, 1995
• The Merchant Shipping Act, 1976
• The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1979
• The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1982
• The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 1995

Real Estate

• The International Persons Landholding Act, 1993
• The International Persons Landholding Act Guidelines, 1993
• The International Persons Landholding (Amendment) Act, 1995 (May)
• The International Persons Landholding (Amendment) Act, 1995 (Nov)

Official Gazetted copies of all Acts and Regulations may be obtained directly from Government Publications, Cabinet Office:

P.O. Box N 7147
Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Tel: (242) 322-2410
Fax : (242) 328-8294
http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/