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British Indian Ocean Territory
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The Acting Commissioner directs that specified revised ordinances and regulations be published for general distribution on the BIOT Administration website.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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The Ordinance lets public officers take certain abandoned or lost property into public possession, requires notice and a 30-day claim period, and allows the Commissioner’s Representative to forfeit and dispose of the property if it is not claimed.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Ordinance states its short title and confirms that all land in the Territory is Crown Land.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Ordinance sets rules for who may administer a deceased person’s estate, including probate holders, next of kin, the employer, and the Commissioner’s Representative, and it gives the Commissioner’s Representative power to require proof and refuse permission until proof is produced.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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People may not carry out regulated activities in the Territory’s waters without written consent from the Commissioner or an authorised officer.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This ordinance regulates banking business in the Territory by requiring licensing or exemption, setting a minimum capital threshold for licences, limiting use of the word “bank,” and requiring licensed banks to file annual returns.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Ordinance requires births and deaths in the Territory to be registered, sets who must report them, and imposes fees, certificate rules, and penalties for non-compliance.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Ordinance lets the Commissioner set charges for government services, exempt people from charges, and enforce payment. It also allows detention and forfeiture of vessels linked to unpaid charges, and creates an offence for interfering with a detained vessel.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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People may not issue bank notes or make/issue certain metal coins or tokens unless licensed by the Commissioner; unlicensed contravention is an offence punishable by a fine up to £10,000.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Ordinance sets up a licensing and regulatory regime for electronic communications, gives the Commissioner and Regulator powers, and creates data-retention, disclosure, interception, and offence rules.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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A body corporate, or an entity treated as a body corporate for tax purposes in another territory, is not to be regarded as resident in the Territory.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Ordinance sets up coroner’s courts and rules for inquests into certain deaths, including when they must be held, how evidence is taken, and who may participate.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This ordinance sets up the Territory’s courts, gives the Supreme Court and Magistrate’s Court their core powers, and sets rules for appointments, appeals, court process, and legal practitioners.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This ordinance lets an authorised person give a conditional caution to certain adults for listed offences if the required conditions are met, and it sets rules for victim consultation, financial penalties, breach, arrest, variation, and a code of practice.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Ordinance temporarily raises certain fixed penalty amounts for disobedience of lawful orders and sets an expiry date unless extended.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Code sets the criminal procedure rules for the Territory, including arrest, bail, trial, evidence, sentencing, appeals, and fixed penalty offences.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Ordinance sets the rules for suing and being sued by the Crown, including where cases must be filed, how documents are served, and limits on remedies against the Crown.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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Courts or Government officials may accept payment in other currencies when money is owed to the Crown, if the currency is freely circulating in the Territory and acceptable to them.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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Access to the restricted area generally requires a permit from the Commissioner’s Representative, and permit conditions must be followed.
British Indian Ocean Territory
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This Ordinance lets the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s Representative declare a state of emergency and make emergency regulations, with limits on duration, approval, penalties, and good-faith protection.