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Official Gazette the Bahamas Published by Authority .] EXTRAORDINARY \ OFFICIAL GAZETTE THE BAHAMAS PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 1 NASSAU 13 h November, 2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT OF FIRST SCHEDULE) ORDE R, 2013 Arrangement of Orders Paragraphs I. Citation........................ ............................................................. ... ........................... 2 2. Repeals and replaces the First Schedule to Ch. 37.... .. ................................ ... .......2 3. Repeals S. I. No. 56 o/2008 .. .. .......... .....................................................................6 S.l. No. 106 of2013 LOCALGOVERNMENTACT (CHAPTER 37 ) LOCAL GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT OF FIRST SCHEDULE) ORDER, 2013 The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(2) of the Local Government Act, makes the following Order- 1. Citation. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Amendment of First Schedule) Order, 2013. 2. Repeals and replaces the First Schedule to Ch. 37. The First Schedule to the Local Government Act is repealed and replaced by the following- ' \ "FffiST SCHEDULE (Section 4(2)) LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICTS The District Boundaries Grand Cay North Abaco Constituency Polling Division No. 1 North Abaco North Abaco Constituency Polling Division Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Green Turtle North Abaco Constituency Cay Polling Division No.7 Central Abaco North Abaco Constituency Polling Division Nos. 8, 9, 10 & 1I Page- 2 Central & South Abaco Constituency Polling Division Nos. 4, 5, 6 & 7 South Abaco Central & South Abaco Constituency Polling Division Nos. 8, 9, I 0 & 11 Hope Town Central & South Abaco Constituency Polling Division Nos. I, 2 & 3 Moores Island Central & South Abaco Constituency Polling Division No. 12 Acklins MICAL Constituency Polling Division Nos. 4, 5, 6 & 7 Crooked Island MICAL Constituency & LongCay Polling Division Nos. I, 2, 3 & 8 North Andros North Andros & Berry Islands Constituency \ Polling Division Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10 Central Andros North Andros & Berry Islands Constituency Polling Division Nos. 11, 12 & 13 Mangrove Cay & South Andros Constituency Polling Division Nos. 9A, 9B, 10, 11 & 12 South Andros Mangrove Cay & South Andros Constituency Polling Division Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Mangrove Cay Mangrove Cay & South Andros Constituency Polling Division Nos. 7 & 8 Page- 3 I. l I Berry Islands North Andros & Berry Islands Constituency ! Polling Division No. 8 Si mini West Grnnd Bahama & Bimini Constituency l' Polling Division Nos. 8, 9, 10 & 11 Cat Island Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador Constituency Polling Division Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 Black Point The Exumas & Ragged Island Constituency Polling Division Nos. I, 2 & 3 Exuma The Exumas & Ragged Island Constituency Polling Division Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16 Harbour Island North E1euthera Constituency Polling Division Nos. I, 2 & 3 .. Spanish Wells North Eleuthera Constituency Polling Division Nos. 4, 5 & 6 North Eleuthera North Eleuthera Constituency ,, Polling Division Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10 & I I Central Eleuthera North Eleuthera Constituency ' Polling Division Nos. 12, 13 & 14 I Central & South Eleuthera Constituency I. Polling Division Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 I 11 i I South Eleuthera Central & South Eleuthera Constituency Polling Division Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 East Grand East Grand Bahama Constituency Page - 4 Bahama Polling Division Nos. I, 2A, :28, 5, 6 & 98 West Grand West Grand Bahama & Bimini Constituency Bahama Polling Division Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 & I S Central Grand Bahama Constituency Polling Division Nos.! A, I B, 78, I OA, I OB, 1 I 8 , & 138 City ofFreeport Central Grand Bahama Constituency Polling Division Nos. 2, J, 4, 5, 6, 7A, 8, 9, 11 A, 12, l3A & 14 East Grand Bahama Constituency Polling Division Nos. 3, 4, 7, 8, 9A, 10, It, 12, 13, 14& 15 \ Marco City Constituency Polling Division Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 Pine Ridge Constituency Polling Division Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 Inagua MICAL Constituency Polling Division Nos. 11 & 12 Long Island Long Island Constituency Polling Division Nos. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 Mayaguana MICAL Constituency Polling Division Nos. 9, IOA & IOB Page- 5 Ragged Island The Exumas & Ragged Island Constituency Polling Division No. 16 Rum Cay Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador Constituency Polling Division No. 9 San Salvndor Cat Island , Rum Cay & San Salvador Constituency I' Polling Division Nos. I0 & l l ". I' 3. Repeals S. I. No. 56 of 2008. The Local Government (Amendment of First Schedule) (No. 2) Order, 2008, ,, is hereby repealed. !I I Made this 6th day of November, 2013. I Signed I : V. ALFRED GRAY \ i i Minister responsible for Family Island Affairs • I I I I ! I I I I Page- 6 .
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