Antiquities, Monuments and Museum (Amendment) Act (No. 63 of 2011). Country/Territory Bahamas Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Act Chapter 51 to regulate and update the law relating to salvage of underwater cultural heritage; to repeal the Abandoned Wreck Act, chapter 274 and for connected matters Subject Environment gen. Keyword Cultural heritage Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act amends the Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Act so that the pincipal Act also applies to underwater cultural heritage. It also insert a new section 11(a) which requires a person who discovers underwater cultural heritage to report the discovery to the Minister. Amendments concern, among other things, a licence to survey for or recover underwater cultural heritage. Full text English Website laws.bahamas.gov.bs References - Legislation Amends Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Act (Cap. 51). Legislation | Bahamas | 1998 Keyword: Cultural heritage, Institution, Expropriation Source: FAO, FAOLEX