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Item No Bahamian Short Title    Date Commenced
 
1974-0018 Bahamas Development Bank Act 29 March 1978
1973-0010 Bahamas Registered Stock Act 28 June 1973
1973-0053 The Bahamas Registered Stock Regulations 28 June 1973
2000-0037 Central Bank of The Bahamas Act 28 December 2000
1974-0054 Currency (Notes and Coins) Order 29 August 1974
1952-0044 Exchange Control Regulations Act 10 August 1952
1956-0058 Exchange Control Regulations 04 May 1956
1964-0337 Exchange Control Regulations (Authorised Dealers) Order 03 July 1964
1956-0220 Exchange Control Regulations (Authorised Officers) Order 30 September 1956
1956-0225 Exchange Control Regulations (Bailees Exemption) Order 30 September 1965
1956-0222 Exchange Control Regulations (Branches and Residence) Order 30 September 1956
1956-0224 Exchange Control Regulations (Collectors’ Pieces Exemption) Order 30 September 1956
1956-0230 Exchange Control Regulations (Declaration by Persons Leaving The Bahamas) Order 30 September 1956
1956-0228 Exchange Control Regulations (Declarations and Evidence) Order 30 September 1956
1956-0221 Exchange Control Regulations (Enforcement) Order 30 September 1956
1992-0080 Exchange Control Regulations (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)) Directions 04 October 1992
1956-0226 Exchange Control Regulations (Import and Export) Order 30 September 1956
1990-0045 Exchange Control Regulations (Iraq) Directions 09 August 1990
1966-0062 Exchange Control Regulations (Lending to Banks Exemption) Order 10 August 1966
1966-0078 Exchange Control Regulations (Payments) Order 31 January 1963
1956-0227 Exchange Control Regulations (Prescribed Securities) Order 30 September 1956
1956-0229 Exchange Control Regulations (Specified Currency) Order 30 September 1956
1956-0223 Exchange Control Regulations (Temporary Visitors Exemption) Order 30 September 1956
2010-0026 Financial Administration and Audit Act 01 October 2011
2000-0041 Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act 28 December 2000
2001-0051 Financial and Corporate Service Providers (General) Regulations 29 March 2001
2001-0050 Financial and Corporate Service Providers (Licence) Order 29 March 2001
2000-0039 Financial Intelligence Unit Act 28 December 2000
2001-0007 Financial Intelligence (Transactions Reporting) Regulations 25 January 2001
2001-0028 Financial Intelligence Unit (Designation of Foreign Financial Intelligence Units) Order 19 March 2001
2000-0040 Financial Transactions Reporting Act 28 December 2000
2009-0014 Financial Transactions Reporting (Wire Transfers) Regulations 20 January 2009
2000-0111 Financial Transactions Reporting Regulations, 2000 28 December 2000
2004-0023 Foundations Act 21 October 2004
2004-0099 Foundations (Fees) Regulations 16 November 2004
2007-0046 Foundations (Winding up) Rules 03 June 2007
1977-0011 Inter-American Development Bank Act 15 June 1977
1985-0012 Inter-American Investment Corporation Act 30 December 1985
1985-0011 International Finance Corporation (Agreement) Act 30 December 1985
1973-0023 International Monetary Fund and World Bank Act 05 July 1973
2003-0020 Investment Funds Act 14 December 2003
2004-0056 Investment Funds (Financial Statements Extension of Time) Rules 18 July 2004
2004-0007 Investment Funds (Prescribed Securities Exchanges and Jurisdictions) Notice 19 January 2004
2003-0099 Investment Funds (SMART Fund) (SFM 001-004) Rules 28 December 2003
2005-0097 Investment Funds (SMART Fund) (SFM005) Rules 15 November 2005
2009-0028 Investment Funds (SMART Fund) Rules, 2009 21 July 2009
2003-0094 Investment Funds Regulations 16 December 2003
1977-0012 Loans (Inter- American Development Bank) Act 15 June 1977
1992-0047 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Act 29 December 1992
1991-0008 Public Accountants Act 15 December 1991
1994-0003 Public Accountants (Continuing Professional Education) Regulations 31 December 1993
1993-0033 Public Accountants (Rules of Professional Conduct) Regulations 31 May 1993
1992-0011 Public Accountants Regulations 23 January 1992
1959-0050 Public Treasury Bills Act 02 September 1959
1975-0039 Public Treasury Bills (Rate of Discount) Order 14 May 1975
1960-0049 Treasury Bills Regulations 14 May 1960
2011-0010 Securities Industry Act 30 December 2011
2012-0001 Securities Industry Regulations 09 January 2012
2004-0020 Segregated Accounts Companies Act 28 September 2004
1981-0009 The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation Act 03 March 1982
2003-0022 The Bahamas and the United States of America Tax Information Exchange Agreement Act 31 December 2003
2004-0103 The Bahamas and the United States of America Tax Information Exchange Agreement Regulations 16 December 2004

 

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