2 Declaratory

• Author: Ralph Hone
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CHAPTER 2.

DECLARATORY.

AN ACT TO DECLARE HOW MUCH OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND ARE PRACTICABLE WITHIN THE BAHAMA ISLANDS AND OUGHT TO BE IN FORCE WITHIN THE SAME.

[2nd December 1799.] 1. This Act may be cited as The Declaratory Act.

2. The common law of England, in all cases where the same hath not been altered by any of the Acts or Statutes enumerated in the Schedule to this Act or by any Act (except so much thereof as hath relation to the ancient feudal tenures, to outlawries in civil suits, to the wager of law or of batail, appeals of felony, writs of attaint and ecclesiastical matters), is, and of right ought to be, in full force within the Colony, as the same now is in that part of Great Britain called England.

3. -(1) The Acts and Statutes enumerated in the first part of the Schedule to this Act are, and of right ought to be, in full force and virtue within and throughout the Colony, as the same would be if the Bahama Islands were therein expressly named, or as if the aforesaid Acts and Statutes had been made and enacted by the Legislature.

   (2) It is hereby declared that the Acts and Statutes enumerated in the first and second columns of the second part of the Schedule to this Act are, in accordance with the provisions of the enactments set out in the third column of the said second part, similarly in full force and effect throughout the Colony.

   (3) The Acts and Statutes enumerated in the said Schedule shall be construed subject to any amendments made to them or to the said enactments by the Statute Law Revision Act, 1925, or by any other enactment of the Legislature.

   2 of 1799.

   26 of 1925.

   1 of 1957.

   Short title.

   Common law of England, with certain exceptions, declared in force.

   Acts of Parliament in force.

   1 of 1957, s. 6.

   1 of 1957, s. 6.

   26 of 1925.

   ~--Acts of Parliament relative to prerogatives of the Crown declared in force.

   Rule of construction of extended Statutes.

   Penalties on persons offending against extended Statutes.

4. All and every the Acts and Statutes, and parts of Acts and Statutes, of the Parliament of England, or of the Parliament of Great Britain, which relate to the prerogatives of the Crown, or to the allegiance of the people; also, such as declare the rights, liberties, and privileges of the subject, are, and of right ought to be, of full force and virtue within the Colony, as the same would be if the Bahama Islands were therein expressly named, or as if the aforesaid Acts and Statutes had been made and enacted by the...