Acquisition of Land Act (Cap. 252). Country/Territory Bahamas Document type Legislation Date 1913 (1987) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to facilitate the acquisition of land for public purposes. Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Lease Land valuation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act sets out criteria, conditions and procedures for compulsory acquisition of land by the Government and regulates related matters such as compensation, appeal from a magistrate’s award on compulsory purchase and effects of the acquisition on existing leaseholds and land other than the land under compulsory acquisition. Full text English Website laws.bahamas.gov.bs