The
Bahamas signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December 1997, ratified on 31 July 1998,
and the treaty entered into force on 1 March 1999. It has not yet enacted
domestic implementing
legislation.[1] The Bahamas
submitted its initial Article 7 transparency report on 12 March 2002, reporting
for the period from 1999 to 2001. It is essentially a “nil” report.
The Bahamas cosponsored and voted in support of pro-ban UN General Assembly
Resolution 56/24M in November 2001. It has never produced, transferred, or used
antipersonnel landmines.[2] In
its Article 7 Report, the Bahamas declared no stockpile of mines, including for
training, and affirmed that it is not
mine-affected.[3]
[1] It did not complete Form A (National
implementation measures) of its Article 7 Report submitted 12 March
2002. [2] Landmine Monitor questionnaire
completed by the High Commission for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Ottawa, 2
February 1999. [3] Article 7 Report
submitted 12 March 2002.
