Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (Amendment) Act No. 37 of 2019. Country/Territory Bahamas Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Act to further strengthen the provisions of the Act in order to enhance the operations of the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund and for connected matters. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Biodiversity Management/conservation Institution Protected area Special fund Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Entry into force notes This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister may appoint by notice published in the Gazette. Abstract This Act makes several amendments in the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Act. New terms and definitions are inserted to the Section 2 of the Principal Act in Article 2. Paragraph f is inserted to Section 3 regards to biodiversity conservation. Section 8 of the principal Act is repealed and replaced regarding acceptance of conditional contributions as mentioned in Article 7. Article 8 amends Section 9 of the Principal Act regarding the application procedures and principles for a grant from the Fund. Section 11 on the composition of the Board and Section 16 on the powers and duties of the Board are amended in the Principal Act. Section 17 of the principal Act is repealed and replaced regarding the obligation of the Board to provide information to Minister as mentioned in Article 14. Full text English Website elaw.org References - Legislation Amends Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Act, 2014 (No. 28 of 2014). Legislation | Bahamas | 2014 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Climate change, Biodiversity, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Protection forest, Freshwater resources management, Water shortage/drought, Protected area, Special fund, Institution, Registration, Liability/compensation, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX