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Bermuda has no equivalent of the British Law of Property Act 1925. Bermuda has no capital gains taxes, but there is ad valorem Stamp Duty on sales and gifts of real estate. Generally, Bermuda real estate cannot be vested in a corporation, except: in a trust company; in the management company of a condominium; or
The Domestic Partnership Act 2018 is an act of the Parliament of Bermuda.It provided for the creation of domestic partnerships for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples and prohibited same-sex marriage, making the Parliament of Bermuda the first legislature to abolish same-sex marriage after it was initially legalised.
The Parliament of Bermuda is the bicameral legislative body of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. [1] Based on the Westminster system, one of the two chambers (lower house) is elected, the other (upper house), appointed. [2] The two chambers are: House of Assembly (36 members; elected for a five-year term in single seat constituencies)
Bermuda's top court in 2018 ruled that the 2018 Domestic Partnership Act, which allows same-sex couples to form partnerships but prohibits them from marrying, violates constitutional freedom of ...
In June 2013, Parliament passed legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation under the Human Rights Act 1981. [6] On 18 June 2013, Premier Craig Cannonier ruled out same-sex marriage in Bermuda: "I can assure you that under my leadership this is not about same-sex marriage, and under my leadership that will not happen."
UK legislation project 1967 (United Kingdom Public General Acts) UKPGA 1967-63 #48: ... Bermuda Constitution Act 1967: Image title: Author: www.legislation.gov.uk:
Prior to this legislation, Bermuda's Human Rights Commission had repeatedly recommended that the Government of Bermuda change discrimination laws to include sexual orientation. [31] In late 2004, it promised to amend the Human Rights Act 1981 to cover sexual orientation, [ 32 ] [ 33 ] but by late 2005 the matter appeared to have been quietly ...
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