Reclamation and Drainage Act (Cap. 259). Pays/Territoire Bahamas Type du document Législation Date 1937 (1987) Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to provide for reclamation and drainage of swampy areas. Sujet Terre et sols, Eau Mot clé Drainage/assèchement Ouvrages Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé This Act makes provision for land reclamation and drainage of land ordered by the State. The Act shall apply in parts of the Bahamas that are declared by the Minister to be a reclamation area for purposes of this Act. The Minister may order landowners in a reclamation area to carry out land reclamation works and in case of neglect or refusal in respect of such order the Minister may direct a reclamation officer to carry out the work. The Act grants regulation-making powers for purposes of the Act to the Minister. Texte intégral Anglais Site web laws.bahamas.gov.bs