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Harbour Island and Spanish Wells Commoners Rules (Cap. 152).

Country/Territory
Bahamas
Document type
Regulation
Date
1938 (1987)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Agricultural development Farming Registration Land tenure Common property Non-governmental entity Abandoned land/unoccupied land Use restrictions
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

These Rules, made under section 11 of the Commonage Act, concern commoners in the Harbour Island and Spanish Wells area. The commoners shall register with the Commissioner who may convene meetings of commoners. The Rules also: allow a commoner to take up abandoned land of another commoner for cultivation; set limits for the proximity of cultivation on land bordering land of another commoner; require a commoner not to fell more land than he or she is able to cultivate within a year; secure free access to water resources by commoners; and prohibit cultivation of commonage land by a person who is not a registered commoner.

Full text
English
Website
laws.bahamas.gov.bs

References - Legislation

Implements

Commonage Act.

Legislation | Bahamas | 1896 (1976)

Keyword: Land tenure, Common property, Non-governmental entity, Water rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX