Constitution of The BahamasIn briefEveryone has the right to move and live anywhere in The Bahamas and to enter and leave it, subject to listed exceptions such as lawful detention and immigration rules.
Except with his consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of movement, and for the purposes of this Article the said freedom means the right to move freely throughout The Bahamas, the right to reside in any part thereof, the right to enter The Bahamas, the right to leave The Bahamas and immunity from expulsion therefrom.
Without your consent, you cannot be hindered in enjoying your freedom of movement. For the purposes of this Article, this freedom means the right to move freely throughout The Bahamas, the right to live in any part of it, the right to enter The Bahamas, the right to leave The Bahamas, and immunity from (protection against) being expelled from it.
Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this Article to the extent that the law in question makes provision-
A law, and anything done under it, is not treated as inconsistent with or in breach of this Article to the extent that the law makes provision:
which is reasonably required-
that is reasonably required:
in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, town and country planning of the prevention of plant or animal diseases; or
in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, town and country planning, or the prevention of plant or animal diseases; or
for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedoms of other persons, and except so far as that provision or, as the case may be, the thing done under the authority thereof is shown not to be reasonably justifiable in a democratic society;
to protect the rights and freedoms of other people. This exception does not apply if the provision, or the thing done under it, is shown not to be reasonably justifiable in a democratic society;
for the removal of a person from The Bahamas to be tried outside The Bahamas for a criminal offence or to undergo imprisonment in some other country in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been convicted;
for removing a person from The Bahamas to be tried outside The Bahamas for a criminal offence, or to serve a prison sentence in another country for a criminal offence of which the person has been convicted;
for the imposition of restriction upon the movement of residence within The Bahamas of public officers or member of a disciplined force that are reasonably required for the purpose of the proper performance of their functions; or
for placing restrictions on the movement or residence within The Bahamas of public officers or members of a disciplined force, where the restrictions are reasonably required for the proper performance of their duties; or
for the imposition of restriction on the right of any person to leave The Bahamas of any person who is not a citizen of The Bahamas or the exclusion or expulsion therefrom of any such person; or
for placing restrictions on the movement or residence within The Bahamas of a person who is not a citizen of The Bahamas, or for excluding or expelling such a person from The Bahamas; or
for the imposition of restrictions on the right of any person to leave The Bahamas in the public interest, or for securing compliance with any international obligation of the Government of The Bahamas particulars of which have been laid before Parliament.
for placing restrictions on any person's right to leave The Bahamas in the public interest, or to secure compliance with an international obligation of the Government of The Bahamas, details of which have been laid before Parliament.
Any restriction on a person's freedom of movement which is involved in his lawful detention shall not be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of this Article.
A restriction on a person's freedom of movement that is part of their lawful detention is not treated as inconsistent with or in breach of this Article.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of this Article "law" in that paragraph includes directions in writing regarding the conduct of public officers generally of any class of public officer issued by the Government of The Bahamas.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of this Article, "law" in that paragraph includes written directions issued by the Government of The Bahamas about the conduct of public officers generally or of any class of public officer.