Law Reform and Revision Act - The Bahamas Laws On-Line

LAW REFORM AND REVISION [CH.3 – 3
CHAPTER 3
LAW REFORM AND REVISION
An Act to provide for the reform of the laws and
for the revision of the laws of The Bahamas, and for
matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
[Assent 12th September, 1975]
[Commencement 2nd October, 1975]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. This Act may be cited as the Law Reform and
Revision Act.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Commission” means the Law Reform and Revision
Commission appointed under section 3;
“the 1929 Edition” means the revised edition of the
laws of the former Colony of the Bahama
Islands prepared under the authority of the
Statute Law Revised Edition Act, numbered 21
of 1921, as amended, that appears as Chapter 2
of the 1929 Edition;
“the 1957 Edition” means the revised edition of the
statute law of the former Colony of the Bahama
Islands prepared under the authority of the
Statute Law Revised Edition Act, 1957;
“the 1965 Edition” means the revised edition of the
statute law of the former Colony of the Bahama
Islands prepared under the authority of the
Revised Edition of the Laws Act, 1964;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Law
Reform and Revision;
“revised edition of the statute law” means a revised
edition of the statute law of The Bahamas
prepared under the provisions of this Act;
“revised edition of subsidiary legislation” means the
revised edition of proclamations, rules, orders,
regulations, bye-laws, and other forms of
20 of 1975
10 of 2002
S.I. 17/2003
S.I. 18/2003
S.I. 19/2003
S.I. 20/2003
S.I. 21/2003
4 of 2007
S.I. 39/2007
S.I. 49/2009
Short title.
Interpretation.
LRO 1/2010
STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS