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

Country/Territory
Bahamas
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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