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Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Act (Cap. 51).

Country/Territory
Bahamas
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the preservation, conservation, restoration, documentation, study and presentation of sites and objects of historical, anthropological, archaeological and palaeontological interest, to establish a National Museum, and for matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Cultural heritage Institution Expropriation
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act provides, among other things for the declaration of monuments and the discovery and excavation of antiquities and related matters. the Minister may by notice published in the Gazette, declare any place, building, site or structure, which the Minister considers to be of public interest by reason of its historical, anthropological, archaeological or palaeontological significance to be a monument. If a proposed monument is within private land, then, prior to the making of the declaration, the Minister shall serve on the owner and any lawful occupier of the private land a notice of intended declaration and the owner or a lawful occupier may object to the proposed monument by application to the Supreme Court. The Minister may make Regulations relative to entry upon private land. The Act prohibits excavation, building, planting or felling of trees or depositing of earth or refuse on, in or near a monument.

Full text
English
Website
laws.bahamas.gov.bs

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Regulations, 1999 (Cap. 51).

Legislation | Bahamas | 1999

Keyword: Cultural heritage, Institution, Authorization/permit, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Antiquities, Monuments and Museum (Underwater Cultural Heritage) Regulations, 2012 (No. 23 of 2012).

Legislation | Bahamas | 2012

Keyword: Cultural heritage, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Marine area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Antiquities, Monuments and Museum (Amendment) Act (No. 63 of 2011).

Legislation | Bahamas | 2011

Keyword: Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX