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The Local Government Act, 1996 (Town Areas and Town Committee Members) Order, 2002

S.I. No. 72 of 2002

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1996

(Act. No. 5 of 1996)

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1996 (TOWN

AREAS AND TOWN COMMITTEE MEMBERS) ORDER, 2002

The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1) and 6(3) of the Local Government Act, 1996, makes the following Order -
1.
This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Town Areas and Town Committee Members) Order, 2002.

Citation.

Specification of town areas.
2.
For the purposes of the Local Government Act, 1996, 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.
3.
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.

Specification of number of committee members.
4.
The Local Government (Town Areas and Town Committee Members) Order, 1999 is hereby revoked.

Revocation of S. I.

No. 48 of 1999.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT

CONSTITUENCY AND POLLING

TOWN AREAS

SETTLEMENTS

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

1. NORTH ABACO

NORTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY

Little Abaco

Polling Division 2

Crown Haven
Fox Town
Mount Hope

5

Polling Division 3

Wood Cay &
Cedar Harbour

2

7

NORTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY

Coopers Town

Polling Division 4

Coopers Town

5

Polling Division 5

Fire Road &
Black wood

2

7

NORTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY

Treasure Cay

Polling Division 6

Treasure Cay

5

NORTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY

Green Turtle Cay

Polling Division 7

Green Turtle Cay

5

2. CENTRAL ABACO

SOUTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY

Marsh Harbour & Spring City

Polling Divisions 4, 5 & 6

Marsh Harbour

7

Polling Division 7

Spring City

2

9

NORTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY

Polling Divisions 9 & 10

Dundas Town

7

Polling Divisions 8 & 11

Dundas Town
Murphy Town

Murphy Town

7

3. SOUTH ABACO

SOUTH ABACO CONSTITUENCY

Cherokee Sound

Polling Division 8

Cherokee Sound

3

Polling Division 9

Casurina Point &
Bahama Palm Shores

2

5

Polling Division 10

Crossing Rock

Crossing Rock

5

Polling Division 11

Sandy Point

Sandy Point

5

4. CENTRAL ANDROS

SOUTH ANDROS CONSTITUENCY

Polling Division 9

Behring Point &
Cargill Creek

Behring Point

1

Polling Division 10

Cargill Creek &
Man-O-War Sound

2

Polling Division 11

Sound Bowen

2

5

Polling Divisions 12 & 13

Fresh Creek

AUTEC, Andros Town
Fresh Creek,
Calabash Bay,
Small Hope Bay,

Love Hill

7

NORTH ANDROS CONSTITUENCY

Staniard Creek

Polling Division 11

Stafford Creek

1

Polling Division 12

Blanket Sound

2

Polling Division 13

Staniard Creek

2

5

5. NORTH ANDROS

NORTH ANDROS CONSTITUENCY

Mastic Point

Polling Divison 7

Barc

1

Polling Division 9

North Mastic Point

3

Polling Division 10

South Mastic Point

3

7

NORTH ANDROS CONSTITUENCY

Lowe Sound

Polling Division 1

Lowe Sound

3

Polling Division 2

Lowe Sound &
A part of San Andros West of the Queen's Highway

3

Polling division 6

Red Bays

1

7

NORTH ANDROS CONSTITUENCY

Polling Division 3

Nicholl's Town

Nicholl's Town &
Morgan's Bluff

2

Polling Division 4

Nicholl's Town &
The Part of San Andros east of the Queen's Highway

3

Polling Division 5

Conch Sound

2

7

6. SOUTH ANDROS

SOUTH ANDROS CONSTITUENCY

Deep Creek

Polling Division 1

Mars Bay

1

Polling Division 2

Pleasant Bay

1

Polling Division 2

Little Creek

2

Polling Division 2

Deep Creek

1

5

SOUTH ANDROS CONSTITUENCY

Kemp's Bay

Polling Division 3

Black Point

1

Polling Division 3

Kemp's Bay &
Johnson Bay

2

Polling Division 3

Smith's Hill

2

5

Polling Division 4

The Bluff

The Bluff

5

SOUTH ANDROS CONSTITUENCY

Long Bay Cays

Polling Division 5

High Rocks and
Duncombe Copice

2

Polling Division 5

Long Bay Cays, Congo Town & Motion Hill

2

Polling Division 6

Driggs Hill

1

5

7. CAT ISLAND

CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY& SAN SALVADOR CONSTITUENCY

Arthur's Town

Polling Division 1

Dumfries, Arthur's Town & Zion Hill

3

Polling Division 2

Orange Creek

2

Polling Division 3

Bennett's Harbour, Stevenson, Industrious Hill, Gaitors, The Bluff, Wilson Bay, Rokers & Thurston Hill

2

7

CAT ISLAND, RUM CAY& SAN SALVADOR CONSTITUENCY

The Bight

Polling Division 4

Cove, Tea Bay, Smith's Bay & Knowles

1

Polling Division 5

New Bight

2

Polling Division 6

Old Bight

2

Polling Division 7

Bain Town, Port Howe& Zonicle Hill

1

Polling Division 8

McQueens & Devil Point

1

7

8. CENTRAL ELEUTHERA

NORTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Gregory Town

Polling Division 12

Gregory Town

5

Polling Division 13

Hatchet Bay

Alice Town & Hatchet Bay

7

Polling Division 14

James Cistern

James Cistern & Rainbow Bay

5

SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Governor's Harhour

Polling Divisions 9 & 10

Governor's Harbour

7

SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Palmetto Point

Polling Divisions 11 & 12

North & South Palmetto Point

7

SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Savannah Sound

Polling Division 13

Savannah Sound & Windermere Island

5

9. SOUTH ELEUTHERA

SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Tarpum Bay

Polling Division 1

Tarpum Bay

7

SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Rock Sound

Polling, Divisions 2 & 3

Rock Sound

7

SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Green Castle

Polling Division 4

Green Castle

5

SOUTH ELEUTHERA CONSTITUENCY

Wemyss Bight

Polling Division 5

Wemyss Bight, Millers& John Millars

3

Polling Division 6

Deep Creek

2

Polling Division 7

Waterford

1

Polling Division 8

Bannerman Town

1

7

10. EXUMA

EXUMA CONSTITUENCY

East Exuma

Polling Division 8

The Forest

1

Polling Division 9

Jimmy Hill, Mount Thompson & Ramsey

1

Polling Division 10

Hermitage, Tar Bay & Moss Town

1

Polling Division 11

George Town, Jolly Hall & Bahama Sound

3

Polling Division 12

Rolle Town & Hartswell

1

Polling Division 13

Forbes Hill, William's Town & The Ferry

2

9

EXUMA CONSTITUENCY

West Exuma

Polling Division 4

Barreterre & Arnetts Track

1

Polling Division 5

Stuarts Manor, Curtis & Alexander

1

Polling Division 6

Rolleville

2

Polling Division 7

Steventon, Farmer's Hill, Rocker's Point Harts, Gilbert Grant and Ocean Bight,

3

7

11. EAST GRAND BAHAMA

HIGH ROCK CONSTITUENCY

Sweeting's Cay

Polling Division 1

Sweeting's Cay

5

Polling Division 2

High Rock

McClean's Town & Pelican Point

4

Polling Division 6

High Rock

3

7

Polling Division 4

Freetown

Freetown, Bevans Town, Gambier Point & Gold Rock Crock

3

Polling Division 5

Water Cay

1

Polling Division 9B

Mather Town & Smith's Point

1

5

12. WEST GRAND BAHAMA

WEST END & BIMINI CONSTITUENCY

West End

Polling Division 1

West End

2

Polling Division 2

West End

4

Polling Division 3

West End

3

9

WEST END & BIMINI CONSTITUENCY

Eight Mile Rock West

Polling Division 4

Holmes Rock

2

Polling Division 5

Martin Hill

2

Polling Division 6

Seagrape

2

Polling Division 7

Jones Town

3

9

EIGHT MILE ROCK CONSTITUENCY

Eight Mile Rock East

Polling Division 6

Hepburn Town

1

Polling Division 7

Bartlett Hill

1

Polling Divisions 8 & 9

Hanna Hill

3

Polling Divisions 1 0 & 11

Pinedale

2

WEST END & BIMINI CONSTITUENCY

Polling Division 12

Martin Town & Russell Town

2

9

EIGHT MILE ROCK CONSTITUENCY

Pinder's Point

Polling Division 13

Hunters

3

LUCAYA CONSTITUENCY

Polling Division 7B

Mack Town, William's Town & Russell Town

1

EIGHT MILE ROCK CONSTITUENCY

Polling, Division 1

Lewis Yard

2

Polling Division 2

Pinder's Point

3

9

13. LONG ISLAND

LONG ISLAND & RAGGED ISLAND CONSTITUENCY

North End

Polling Division 3

Salt Pond

1

Polling Division 6

Millers & McKanns

1

Polling Division 7

Millerton, Bridgewater, Simms, O'neils, Culmers, Deals, Whymms, Alligator Bay, Bain, Morrises & Bunches

2

Polling Division 8

Stella Maris, Glintons, Burnt Ground & Seymours

3

7

LONG ISLAND & RAGGED ISLAND CONSTITUENCY

South End

Polling Division 1

Morrisville, Roses, Hard Bargin, Fords, McKenzie, Mortimers, Berries, Wood Hill, Dunmores, Taits Cabbage Point & Gordon

2

Polling Division 2

Clarence Town

1

Polling Division 10

Deadman's Cay, Billy Bowe, Buckleys,

2

Polling Division 3

Cartwrights, McKenzie, Mangrove Bush, Pettys, Hamiltons, Benzie Hill, Scrub Hill and Turnbull

2

Polling Division 4

The Bights, Grays & Lower Deadman's Cay

2

9

Made the 27th day of May, 2002.

, 2002

Signed

V. ALFRED GRAY

Minister Responsible for Family Island Affairs

fairs

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