Mount Thompson and Ramsey Commoners Rules (Cap. 152). Country/Territory Bahamas Document type Regulation Date 1961 (1987) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil, Water Keyword Agricultural development Farming Registration Land tenure Common property Non-governmental entity Abandoned land/unoccupied land Use restrictions Authorization/permit Dispute settlement Water rights 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 Mount Thompson and Ramsey area. The Rules require commoners to register with the Commissioner. The Rules also, among other things: require a licence to be obtained for any trade or business upon commonage land; allow a commoner to take up land of another commoner for cultivation if such land has not been cultivated regularly; set limits for the proximity of cultivation on land bordering land of another commoner; provide for resolution of disputes between commoners in relating to the use of land by a commission of commoners appointed by the Commissioner; 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