Bahamas

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- Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of the Bahamas Act 1997
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The Bahamas thinks about mining in the context of "excavation", which is defined in the Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of The Bahamas Act, 1997 as "digging systematically into the ground, of physical natural resources (such as soil, rock, quarry, fill or sand)." To contemplate using the legislation to licence a mine would be a comical exercise worthy of entertainment, but unlikely to be successful. Whilst the legislation suggests it might be theoretically possible, the Minister has the clear power to block mining areas or create them and in the absence of an extraordinary find capable of moving the GDP of the country this legislation is unlikely to ever be used for permitting a mine.
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Legislation
- Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of the Bahamas Act 1997
Regulatory Risk Rating
Regulatory Risk
Regulatory Corruption Risk
Regulatory Corruption Risk
Corruption Exposure Risk
Corruption Exposure Risk