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GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES (FEES) ACT 1971

1971 : 43

[preamble and words of enactment omitted]

Interpretation

1 In this Act— “Government authority” means any of the bodies specified in the First Schedule and includes any subsidiary committees responsible to that body; “the Minister” means the Minister of Finance; “member”, in relation to a Government authority, means any member of that authority other than a co-opted member and includes, except where express provision is made in relation to such persons, the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of that authority; “public office” has the meaning given in section 102(1) of the Constitution [title 2 item 1] save that it shall also include the office of Chief Justice and Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court.

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2. Fees payable to members of Government authorities

(1) Subject to section 3, fees shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund to each member of a Government authority in respect of each day on which he attends a meeting of that authority in accordance with the scale of fees set out in the First Schedule.

(2) The attendance of any member at a meeting of a Government authority shall be certified in such manner as the Minister may direct.

(3) Fees shall be paid by the Accountant General in pursuance of this section at such times as the Minister may direct.

(4) Where pursuant to the Mental Health Act 1968 [title 11 item 36] and rule 11 of the Mental Health Review Tribunal Rules 1968 [title 11 item 36(a)] a medical member of the Review Tribunal examines a patient, that member shall be entitled to the fee specified in the First Schedule.

Members who are holders of public office not to receive fees

3 The holder of any public office who is a member of a Government authority shall not be entitled to receive any fee in respect of his attendance at meetings of that authority.

4. Minister may amend First Schedule by order

(1) The Minister may, by an order under this section, amend the scale of fees set out in the First Schedule.

(2) The Minister may, by an order under this section, amend (whether by addition, deletion or otherwise) the list of Government authorities set out in the First

Schedule — .

(3) The affirmative resolution procedure shall apply to an order made under this section.

5. Modification of other statutory provisions

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(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1) any statutory provision relating to the payment of fees to members of a Government authority shall be construed subject to the provisions of this Act and in so far as any such provision is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act it shall cease to have effect.

Commencement

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FIRST SCHEDULE

(Sections 1, 2, 4) PART A - FEES

Chairman (or equivalent) $100

Members $50

[First Schedule Part A amended by BR 24/2006 effective 31 March 2006]

PART B - GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES

Ad hoc Committee on Health Care Costs

Adjudicator appointed under section 93(4) of the Land Title Registration Act 2011

Advisory Architectural Panel - established under section 4 of the Development and Planning Act 1974

Advisory Council Committee - established under section 12B of the Children Act 1998

Air Advisory Committee

Air Transport Licensing Board - established under section 2(1) of the Civil Aviation (Licensing of Air Transport and Commercial Flying) Act 1950

Allied Health Professional Conduct Committee established under section 22 of the Allied Health Professions Act 2018

Apprenticeship and Training Advisory Committees - established by section 6 of the Apprenticeship and Training Act 1971

Apprenticeship and Training Council - established by section 2 of the Apprenticeship and Training Act 1971

Architects Registration Council - established by section 3 of the Architects Registration Act 1969

Bermuda Arts Council - established by section 2 of the Bermuda Arts Council Act 1969

Bermuda Dental Board - established by section 5 of the Dental Practitioners Act 1950

Bermuda Economic Development Corporation - established under section 3 of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation Act 1980

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Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service Advisory Board - established by section 9 of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service Act 1982

Bermuda National Library Committee - established under section 3 of the Bermuda National Library Act 1946

Bermuda Medical Council - established under section 5 of the Medical Practitioner Act

Bermuda Nursing and Midwifery Council - established by section 3 of the Nursing and Midwifery Act 1997

Bermuda Psychologists Council - established under section 4 of the Psychological Practitioners Act 2018

Bermuda Public Funds Investment Committee - established under section 2 of the Public Funds Act 1954

Bermuda Sport Anti-Doping Authority - established under section 4 of the Anti-Doping in Sport Act 2023

Bermuda Tourist Board

Bermuda War Pension Commissioners - established by section 2 of the Pensions and Gratuities (War Service) Act 1947

Board of Agriculture - established under section 2 of the Agriculture Act 1930

Board of Education - established under section 3 of the Education Act 1954

Board of Immigration - established under section 12 of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 1956

Board of Trustees of the Golf Courses, established under section 3 of the Golf Courses (Consolidation) Act 1998

Board of Works and Engineering - established under section 3 of the Department of Works and Engineering Act 1984

Broadcasting Commissioners - established by section 2 of the Broadcasting Commissioners Act 1953

Building Appeals Tribunal

Charity Commissioners for Bermuda - established by section 3 of the Charities Act 1978

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Children In-Care Advisory Council - established under section 12A of the Children Act

Commissioners - appointed under section 13 of the Human Rights Act 1981

Consumer Affairs Board

Contributory Pension Appeal Tribunal - established by section of the Contributory Pensions Act 1970

Cost of Living Commission - established by section 2 of the Cost of Living Commission Act 1974

Council for Allied Health Professions and its Boards - established under sections 3 and 4E, respectively, of the Allied Health Professions Act 1973

Court Commissioners (Mental Health) - established under section 57 of the Mental Health Act 1968

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - established by section 2 of the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) Act 1973

Cycles and Private Cars Advisory Committee

Defence Board - established by section 6 of the Defence Act 1965 Defence Exemption Tribunal - established by section 8 of the Defence Act 1965

Defence Medical Board - established by section 10 of the Defence Act 1965

Dental Professions Complaints Committee – established by section 12C of the Dental Practitioners Act 1950

Development Applications Board - established by section 3 of the Development and Planning Act 1974

E-Commerce Advisory Board established under section 30 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999

Education Act Appeals Committee - established by section 43 of the Education Act 1954

Environmental Authority - established under section 3 of the Clean Air Act 1991

Exemption Committee - appointed by the Minister under section 6 of the Bermuda Educators Council Act 2002.

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General Improvement Area Tribunal - established by section 56(2) of the Bermuda Housing Act 1980

Government Employees Health Insurance Management Committee—established by section 7 of the Government Employees (Health Insurance) Act 1986

Government Employees (Health Insurance) Tribunal - established under section 9 of the Government Employees (Health Insurance) Act 1986

Health and Safety Advisory Council - established under section 8 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1982

Heritage Advisory Committee

Hotel Licensing Appeal Tribunal - established by section 17 of the Hotels (Licensing and Control) Act 1969

Insurance Advisory Committee - established by section 2 of the Insurance Act 1978

Internal Audit Committee - established under section 14 of the Internal Audit Act 2010

Labour Advisory Council

Land Development Appeal Tribunal - established under section 11(3) of the Development and Planning Act 1974

Lands and Buildings Advisory Committee

Land Valuation Appeal Tribunal - established by section 19 of the Land Valuation and Tax Act 1967

Law Reform Commission - established under section 3 of the Law Reform Commission Act 2009

Liquor Licensing Authority - established by section 4 of the Liquor Licence Act 1974

Marine Resources Board - appointed under section 3 of the Fisheries Act 1972

Medical Board - appointed by section 6 of the Pensions and Gratuities War Service Act

Medical Practitioners Professional Conduct Committee - established under section 12AA of the Medical Practitioners Act 1950

Medical Reference Committee - established under section 81 of the Motor Car Act 1951

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Mental Health Review Tribunal - established under section 5 of the Mental Health Act

Ministers and Members of the Legislature Salaries Review Board – established by section 1A(1) of the Ministers and Members of the Legislature (Salaries and Pensions) Act 1975

Misuse of Drugs Advisory Board - established by section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act

Misuse of Drugs Tribunals - established under section 19 of the Misuse of Drugs Act

Naming and Recognition Committee - established under section 5 of the National Heroes Act 2024

National Alcohol and Drug Agency

National Parks Commission - established under section 9 of the Bermuda National Parks Act 1986

Noise Pollution Committee

Optometrists and Opticians Complaints Committee – established by section 14 of the Optometrists and Opticians Act 2008

Optometrists and Opticians Council - established by section 3 of the Optometrists and Opticians Act 1973 and continued by the Optometrists and Opticians Act 2008

Permanent Police Tribunal

Pharmacy Profession Complaints Committee - established under section 9(1) of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1979

Pharmacy Council - established by section 3 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1979

Police Advisory Board

Police Complaints Authority

Ports Authority - established by section 4 of the Marine and Ports Services Act 2021

Professional Engineers Registration Council - established by section 3 of the Professional Engineers Registration Act 1972

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Promotions Board for the Royal Bermuda Regiment - established under order 6 of the Governor’s Orders for the Royal Bermuda Regiment 1977

Public Service Commission Tribunal

Public Service Vehicles Licensing Board - established by section 28(1) of the Motor Car Act 1951

Public Service Superannuation Board - established by section 4 of the Public Service Superannuation Act 1981

Public Transportation Board - established by section 2 of the Public Transportation Board Act 1951

Purchasing and Tendering Committee

Railway Trail Advisory Committee

Real Estate Brokers’ Advisory Board - established by section 12 of the Real Estate Brokers’ Licensing Act 2017

Rent Increases Advisory Panel - established under section 31 of the Rent Increases (Domestic Premises) Control Act 1978

Rent Increases Arbitration Tribunal - established by section 10(4) of the Rent Increases (Domestic Premises) Control Act 1978

Revising Tribunal - established by section 5 of the Jurors Act 1951

Road Safety Council

Roads Advisory Committee

Royal Bermuda Regiment Junior Leaders Committee of Management - established under section 6(2) of the Royal Bermuda Regiment (Junior Leaders) Act 2015

St. George Preservation Authority - established by section 3 of the Town of St. George (Protection of Buildings of Special Interest) Act 1950

Scientific Authority - 13 of the Endangered Animals and Plants Act 2006

Selection and Appointment Committee - appointed under section 13A of the Human Rights Act 1981

Special Courts Panel

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Sports Development Council

Staff Medical Board - established under regulation 30 of the Public Service Commission Regulations 2001

Stamp Design Advisory Committee

Technical Advisory Panel to the Transport Control Department

Telecommunications Commission - established by section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1986

Timesharing Appeal Tribunal - established by section 29 of the Timesharing (Licensing and Control) Act 1981

Treatment of Offenders Commissioners - established by section 3 of the Treatment of Offenders Board Act 1979

Tribunals appointed under section 11(3) of the Development and Planning Act 1974

Trucks Advisory Committee

Veterinary Practitioners Council - established under section 4 of the Veterinary Practitioners Act 2008

Wage Commission - established under section 5 of the Employment (Wage Commission) Act 2019

Water Authority - established by section 2 of the Water Resources Act 1975

Water Safety Advisory Committee

Women’s Advisory Council

Youth Advisory Council [ First Schedule Part B amended by 1991:99 effective 1 January 1992 (Marine Resources Board added); amended by 1996:9 effective by notice in Official Gazette;amended by 1998:29 effective 5 October 1998; by 1998:34 effective 1 January 2000 (repealed); amended by 1998:1 effective 3 April 1998; amended by 1998:38 effective 1 January 2000; amended by 1999:26 s. 33 & Sch effective 4 October 1999; amended by 1999 : 40 s. 31(7) effective 1 January 2000; amended by 2001 : 22 s. 30(8) effective 25 January 2002; amended by 2003:20 s. 88(1) effective 30 January 2004; “Hospital Insurance Commission” repealed by 2004:22 s. 19 & Schedule paragraph 1(3) effective 1 January 2006; First Schedule amended by 2005:14 s. 6(2) effective 11 July 2005; amended by 2007:23 s. 16(1)

(c) and 18 effective 2 July 2007; amended by 2008:49 s. 39(1) effective 1 January 2009; amended by

2009 : 32 s. 15 effective 4 February 2011; amended by 2009:35 s. 34 effective 15 July 2009; amended by 2008:48 s. 32 effective 1 October 2009; amended by 2010 : 43 s. 47 effective 1 January 2011; amended by 2010 : 50 s. 2 effective 25 August 2010; Part B amended by 2011 : 16 s. 5 effective

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1 July 2011; “Bermuda Economic Development Corporation” inserted by 2011 : 28 s. 14 effective 4 August 2011; "Bermuda Sport Anti-Doping Authority" inserted by 2011 : 2 s. 46 effective 24 February 2012; "Human Rights Commission" deleted, "Commissioners" and "Selection and Appointment Committee" inserted by 2012 : 1 s. 17 effective 26 October 2012; Part B amended by 2012 : 35 s. 67 effective 1 January 2013; amended by 2013 : 48 s. 31 effective 24 December 2013; "Archives Advisory Council" deleted by 2015 : 44 s. 9 effective 11 December 2015; amended by BR 104 / 2015 para. 2 effective 22 December 2015; "Medical Practitioners Professional Conduct Committee" inserted by 2016 :

3 s. 24 effective 1 April 2016; “Insurance Appeal Tribunal” inserted by BR 39 / 2016 para. 2 effective

11 May 2016; “Staff Medical Board” the words “regulation 29” changed to “regulation 30” and “1968” changed to “2001” under the authority of the Computerization and Revision of Laws Act 1989 s. 11(h); “Bermuda Cadet Corps Committee of Management” deleted and “Royal Bermuda Regiment Junior Leaders Committee of Management” inserted by 2015 : 54 s. 11 effective 12 June 2017; "Real Estate Brokers' Advisory Board" inserted by 2017 : 28 s. 55 effective 2 October 2017; Part B amended by

2017 : 38 s. 2 effective 30 October 2017; Part B amended by 2015 : 48 s. 25 effective 1 November 2017; Part B "Cost of Living Commission" inserted and "Price Control Commission" deleted by 2017 : 49 s. 6 effective 20 December 2017; Part B "Bermuda Psychologists Council" substituted by 2018 : 9 s. 33(1) effective 28 March 2018; First Schedule Part B amended by 2018 : 40 s. 8 effective 26 July 2018;

Schedule — Part B "Bermuda Nursing and Midwifery Council" substituted by 2018 : 58 s. 17 effective 17

December 2018; amended by 2018 : 67 s. 36 effective 31 December 2018; "Liquor Licensing Authorities" deleted and substituted by 2019 : 17 s. 22 effective 13 May 2019; Part B “Wage Commission” inserted by 2019 : 31 s. 21 effective 14 October 2019; Part B “Internal Audit Committee” inserted by 2019 : 47 s. 7 effective 25 February 2010; Part B "Ports Authority" deleted and substituted by 2021 : 8 s. 98(1) effective 1 April 2021; Part B "Betting Licensing Authority" deleted by 2021 : 22 s.

98 effective 1 August 2021; Part B "Child Care Placement Board" deleted, and "Advisory Council Committee" and "Children In-Care Advisory Council" inserted by 2022 : 14 s. 6 effective 17 May 2022; Part B "Exemption Committee" inserted by 2022 : 35 s. 3 effective 19 December 2022; Part B "Bermuda Sport Anti-Doping Authority" amended by 2023 : 34 s. 26 effective 22 December 2023; First Schedule amended by 2024 : 24 s. 13 effective 9 October 2024]

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SECOND SCHEDULE

PART I — ACTS AMENDED

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PART II — STATUTORY INSTRUMENT AMENDED

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[Assent Date: 11 June 1971]

[This Act was brought into effect on 1 July 1971]

[Amended by:

1971 : 104

1971 : 109

1973 : 51

1973 : 54

1974 : 40

1974 : 89

1974 : 118

1976 : 52

1977 : 35

1978 : 27

1978 : 39

1971 : 41

1972 : 14

1973 : 63

1975 : 43

1977 : 14

1978 : 3

1979 : 42

1980 : 66

1982 : 43

1987 : 39

1988 : 19 BR 25 / 1988

1991 : 99

1996 : 9

1998 : 1

1998 : 29

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1998 : 34

1998 : 38

1999 : 26

1999 : 40

2001 : 22

2003 : 20

2004 : 22

2005 : 14 BR 24 / 2006

2007 : 23

2008 : 48

2008 : 49

2009 : 32

2009 : 35

2010 : 43

2010 : 50

2011 : 16

2011 : 28

2011 : 2

2012 : 1

2012 : 35

2013 : 48

2015 : 44 BR 104 / 2015

2016 : 3 BR 39 / 2016

2015 : 48

2015 : 54

2017 : 28

2017 : 38

2017 : 49

2018 : 9

2018 : 40

2018 : 58

2018 : 67

2019 : 17

2019 : 31

2019 : 47

2021 : 8

2021 : 22

2022 : 14

2022 : 35

2023 : 34

2024 : 24]