Clandestine Mortgages Act (Cap. 151). Country/Territory Bahamas Document type Legislation Date 1692 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to prevent frauds by clandestine mortgages. Subject Land & soil Keyword Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act provides rules so as to prevent a debtor to take up money of another person upon mortgage without notice of legal proceedings against the debtor to the mortgagee. Full text English Website laws.bahamas.gov.bs