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EXTRAORDINARY

OFFICIAL GAZETTE THE BAHAMAS

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NASSAU 131h November, 2013

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (TOWN AREAS AND TOWN COMMITTEE MEMBERS) ORDER, 2013

Arrangement of Ort.lcrs

Paragraphs l. Citation ............................................................................................ ....................... 2 2. Specification of town areas ..................................................................... ............... 1 3. Specification of number of corn m ittee members ................................................... 2 4. Repeals S. /.No. 39 of2011 ................................................................................... 2

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S.l. No. 108 of 2013

LOCALGOVERNMENTACT (CHAPTER 37 )

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (TOWN AREAS AND TOWN COMMITTEE MEMBERS) ORDER, 2013

The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5 (I) and 6 (3) of the Local Government Act, makes the following Order-

1. Citation.

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T his Order may be cited as the Local Government (Town Areas and Town

Committee Members) Order, 2013 .

Specification of town areas.

For the purposes of the Local Government Act Ch. 37, the Local Government districts specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Order, in relation to the respective constituencies and polling divisions specified in the second column of that Schedule, are divided into the town areas respectively set out in the third column of that Schedule in relation to those districts.

Specification of number of committee members. The population of a polling division, or of more than one polling division, of a town area specified in the third column of the Schedule to this Order, comprising such settlements as may be specified in the fourth column of that Schedule, shall elect to the town committee for the town area, the respective number of town committee members specified in the fifth column of that Schedule in relation to that town area.

4. Repeals S. I. No. 39 of 2011.

The Local Government (Town Areas and Town Committee Members) Order,

2011, is hereby repealed.

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SCHEDULE (Paragraphs 2 and 3)

LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWN AREAS SETTLEMENTS COMMITTEE

GOVERNMENT AND POLLING MEMBERS DISTRICTS DIVISIONS I. NORI!I&II&!:Q NORTif ABACO

CONSTITUENCY Pollina Division 2 Liltle Ab>co Crown Haven

Pox Town s

MounLHopc

Pollina Division 3 Wood Cay&. 2 Ce<W Harbour

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NORTHABACO CONSTITUENCY Pollina Division 4 Coopers Town Coopers Town s

Pollin& Division S Fire Road & 2 Blockwood

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NORTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 6 Treasure Cay Treasure Cay s

2. CENTRAL CENTRAL & SOUTII A BA CO ABACO CONSTITUENCY

Poll in& Divisions 4, S & 6 Morsh Harbour MBtSh Harbour 7 & Sprina~City

Pollin& Division 7 Spring City 2 9

NORTHABACO CONSTITUENCY Pollina Divisions 9 &. 10 DundasTown DundasTown 7

Polllll& Divisions 8 & 11 Murphy Town MurphyTown 7

3. SOUIH 61!6~Q CENTRAL & SOUTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 8 Chcrokce Sound Chcrokcc Sound 3

Pollina Division 9 Casurina Point & Bah:una Palm Shores 2

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Pollin11 Division 10 Crossina Rock Crossing Rock '

Polling Division 11 Sandy Point Sandy Point s

;4..NORTH NORTIJ ANDROS & BERIW ~ ISLANDS CONSTIT\J£NCY

Pollin& Division 7 MosticPolnt BARC I

Pollina Division 9 North Mastic Point 3

Pollin& Division I 0 South Mastic Point 3 7

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LOCAL CONSTIT(J£NCY T OWN SETTLEMENTS COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT AND POLLING AREAS MEMBERS DISTRICTS D IVIS IONS

NORTH ANDROS 6< IIER.RY ISLANDS CONSTIT UENCY Pollln& OMsion I Lowc Sound LowcSound J

Polling Di~i$ion 2 Lowc Sound & u Pan of San And~ west of lhe Queen's Hi&bwoy

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PollinG, Division 6 Red Says I 7

NORTH AJIIOROS & BERRY ISLANDS CONSTITU'ENCY Polllna Divuion J Nicholl's Town Nicholl'a Town 2

MotlAn's BluiY

PoiJinc Division~ Nicholl's Town&. the Pan 3 of s.,. Anclro. east of th~ Queen's Highway

Poll in' Oi-..ision 5 Conch SoW>d 2

s. ~t;t!IM&. MANGROVE CA Y 4t SOUTH MmBQ§ ANDROSCONSTITU£NCY

Polling Division 9A Behring Point Behring Point I

& Carglll Creek Polling Dio;i.sion 9B Cargill Creek & Man·O· 2

War Sound

Polling Division 10 Bowen Sound 2 5

Polling Division 11 Fresh Creel< AUTEC, Coaldc:y Town. 4 Andros Town, Fresh Creek. Calabash Bay

Polling Division 12 Da•is er-, Small Hope 3 B•y. Lo•e Hll~ Sandy C<cek

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NORTH ANDROS lt BERRY ISLANDS CONSTITUENCY Pollinll Division I I Staniard Creek Stafford Creek 1

Pollil\g Division 12 Blanket Sound 2

Polling Division 13 Staniard Creek 2 5

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LOCAL CONSTITUENCY AND TOWN AREAS SE'ITLEMENTS COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT POLLING DIVISIONS MEMBERS OJSTIUCTS

6. ~Ql.!IIl ANDRQ~ MANGROVE CA Y & SOUTH ANDR.OS CONSTITUENCY Pollinc Division I Deep Creek Mars Bay 3

Polling Division 2A Pleasant Bay I

Poll in& Division 28 Linle Creek 2

Pollina Division 2C Deep Creek I 7

MANGROVE CA Y & SOOTII ANDROS CONSTrrUENCY

I Polling Division 3A Kemp'sBoy Bl:>ek Point

Poll in& Division 38 Komp's Bay & Johruon Bay 4

Pollin& Division JC Smith's Hill 2 7

Polhna Division 4 Th< Bluff TheBiuft" ' MANGROVE CA Y & SOIJTII ANDROSCONsnTUENCY Pollin& Division '" Long Day Cays High Rock and Duncombe

Coppice 2

Polliflc Division $8 l..oQc Bay,l..oQc Bay Cays. Con&<> TOWII aod Mobon TOWII 3

Polling Division 6 Drlggs Hill 2 7

7.CATI:!~~D CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY & SAN SALVADOR CONSTITUENCY

Dumfries. Artbur's Town, 3 Pollina Division 1 Artbur's Town Zion Hill, Bonamy Town

Polling Division 2 <mnce Creek. The Lot, Bain 2 ,,, Town

Pollina Division 3 8eM<U'J Harbour. SICVCIIJCn, 2 Industrious Hil~ Gait<:r1, Cnircy. The Bluff~ Wilton Boy, Rookcll.t Thurston Hill

1 CAT ISLAND, RUM CA Y & SAN SALVADOR CONSTil'lTENCY

Cove, Tea Bay, Smilh Bay, Pollill£ Division 4 Th•Bigllt Knowles ViJ!a&e, Hw Bay I

Pollin& Division s New BiaJII, f,_A. 2 Douds

PolliJI& Division 6 Old Bl~ Moss Town, TCNnl Hill 2

Polling Division 7 Port Howc, Bailey Town, 1 Baintown & Zonlclc Hill

Potlina Division 8 McQI-... Devils Point & I Hawks Nest

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LOCAL CONSTITUENCY TOWN AREAS SEITLEMENTS COMMIITEE GOVERNMENT AND POLLING DIVISIONS MEMBERS DiSTRICTS

8.CENTRAL NORTII ELEUTHERA ELE!.!THf:M CONSTITUENCY

5 Polling Division 12 Gregory Town Gregory Town, The Cove

Pollin& Division 13 Hatcber Bay Alice Town .t Hatchet Bay 5

Polling Division 14 James Cistern lames Cistern, Kemps Point, Pelican Cay, Rainbow Bay&: Gov. s Hatbour Airpon

CENTRAL & SOUnl ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY PolllngDivisions9& 10 Oovemor's Harbour Governor's Harbour,

Colebrooke Town & 7 CupidsCay

C£/mtAL & SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY Polling Divisions 11 &; 12 Palmetto Point North & South Palmetto

CENTRAL & SOUTH Point&; Pineapple Cays 7

ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY Savannah Sound Savannah Sound &; Polling Division 13

Windennere Island 5

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9.SOUTH CENTRAL & SOUTH fLEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY Tarpum Bay, Bamett ELEUTHERA Polling Division I Tarpum Bay Hill & Wlnding Bay 7

CENTRAL & SOUTH EL£UTHERA CONSTITUEi'ICY Polling Divisions 2 &: 3 RockSowld Rock Souod, RS. Airpon

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CENTRAL & SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Green Castle Polling Division 4 Green Castle, Sla!Ved 5 Credc & Jacks Bay

CENTRAL & SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Wemyss Bight Wemyss Sigh~ Millars 3 Polling Division 5 & John Millars Creek

Polling Division 6 Deep CRdc, Robins 2 Credc & Powell Point

• Polling Division 7 Waterford & Davls

lhrbour Marina 1

PoUing Division 8 Bannennan Town & East End Point I

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L.OCAL CONSTITUENCY AND TOWN SETTLEMENTS COMMJTTEE COVEJUIIMENT POLLING DIVISIONS AREAS MEMBERS DISTRICTS

THE EXUMAS & R.ACCEO 10.~ ISLAND CONS'ITIUENCY

Pollio& Division 9 East Ex""'" The Forcs~, RJcbmond Hil~ £mcnJd I Bay Marino, Bohama Sound Dev.

Polling Division I 0 Jimmy Hlll, Mount Thompson &. I Rarnsey

Pollin& Division 11 HennliJ&e, Till' Boy &. Moss Town I

Pollin& Divisions 13 & 12 CioorF Town. Jolly HaJJ. Exwm 4 Horbour Esullt$, Olaa&e. Mo.!lc' Harbour, Cmb Ctly & F<bnwy Point

Pollina Division 14 RoUe Town, Hartswd~ Moria Hatboor I c.y&ManofWtrCiy

Polling Division IS The Fcny, HlnyOoy, Forb<o< ~ lbc I Fen, Willloms Town&. Hoc 0oy

9 TilE EXUMAS & R.ACCED

West £xuma ISLAND CONSTITUENCY Polling Division 4 Barrettrre, Ametts Track, Rat Cay,

Lee SU>clcina Island &. Non:nans 1 PoodCay

PoiUng Division 5 Stuarts Maoor, Cur1is, Alclandel- &. 1 GriftinsCay

Polling Division 6 Rollevillc, Hope HiD, Hamlet Cay, Darling Cay, Bob Cay, White Bay 2

Cay &. Blade Cay

Pollina Divisions 7 &. IS fll'll:ler's Hill, $teYcaiDo, Gilbett Glllllf, Rok<r's Poiol, .Hans, O=n

3

Bigbt & Calvin Hill

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11. f.6ST G8,6t!)! EAST GRAND BAHAMA

~ CONS'JlTUDICY Pollin& Division I Sweerin&' s Cay Sweeting's Cay s

Polling Division 2A High Rock High Rock 4

Polling Division 6 McCieans Town &. Pe~can Point 3 7

Polling Division 28 Free Town F--. Bevalls T<M11, Gambier 2 Point & Gold Rode Crcdc

Polling Division S Wa16Cay I

Polling Division 98 MalberTown and Smith's Point& 2 LaingTown

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LOCAL CO!'iSTITUENCY AND TOWN AREAS SETrLEMENTS COMMllTEE GOVERNMENT POLUNG DIVISIONS MEMBERS DISTRICTS

12. WEST GRAND WEST GRAND BARAMA & BA HA MA BIMINI CONsnTUENCY

Polling Division I West End West End 3

Polling Division 2 West End 2

Polling Division 3 Bootle Bay, The Bight, 4 Bahama Beach & Deadman's Reef

WFSrGRAND 11.\HM'lA & 9

B.IMINI CONSTillJENCY Polling Division 4 Eight Mile Rock West HolmesRock 2

Polling Division S Martin Hill 3

Polling Division 6 Seagrape 2

Polling Division 7 JonesTown 2 9

CEN"''RALCRAND BAHAMA CONSTITUENCY

I Polling Division 1 OA Eight Mile Rock East Hepburn Town

Polling Division lOB BartlettHill I

WEST GRAND ~tA & BlMlNl CONSTITUENCY

Joncs Town, Martin Polling Division 12 Town & Russdl Town 2 West

Polling Division 13 Pinedale 2

PniJin&Division 14 Hanna Hill & Pinedale I

Polling Division IS HannaHill 2 9

C'ENTRAl.. GRAND BAiiAMA Hunter's &Made Town 3 CONS'I1TUENCY Pinder's Point Polling Divisions IlB & 138 WUiiams Town, & RusseU I

Polling Division 78 Town Easr

~Yard 3

Polling Division I A Pinder's Point 2 . PoUingOivision IB

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LOCAL CONSTlTU&NCY AND TOWN SETI'Lt MI:i'IITS COMMITTtt COVERNM£NT POLUNC DIVISIONS AREAS M£MJIERS DISTRICTS

13. LONG ISLAND LONG ~LAND CONSTITUENCY PoUing Division 6 North End Thompson Bay, Salt Pond

&CarltonHill 1 Polling Division 7

Miller's, McKanns, &. Sam I

Polling Division 8 McKinnons

Milk:nm, O'Nicls, Sa\lb Hill, 2 Simms. Doctors C=lr, Bains, Monis, Wcm)'SS. Deals Beacll

Polling Division 9 SldJa Mllis Marina, SldJa Maris Airpon. Bin! Gtounds,

3 Glintons, & 5cymoln

7 LONG ISlAND CONSTITUENCY South End Dunmore , Hard Bargain, Polling Division I Local Ailport, Monisville,

Roses, ~ Mortimt$, Oordon's & Sowh Point

PoUing Division 2 Clarenoe Town, Deans, 2

Miley, Victoria Village, Galloway Laodlng, Lochabar Lodge, Sllachan Cay, Salt Pond Cay, &. Clem Cay I

Polling Division 4 Deadman 's Cay, Bucldeys &. Jlllky Landing

Polling Division 3 Cartwrigi>IS, Malglove Bush,

2 Pcuys, HamiiiOn, Bcnzie Hill. Sa\lb HlU, 'IUmbWJ & Turtle Cove Sound

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Polling DivisionS Lower Dc:adnwl's Cay, Old Grays, And<mn.<. Gmys. Boat ~.Bowers, PniiiS Hill

2 Pindas & The Crossina

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Made this 6'h day of November, 2013.

Signed V. ALFRED GRAY

Minister responsible for Family Island Affairs

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