BARBADOS

I assent

S. MASON

President of Barbados 23rd May, 2025.

2025–12

An Act to amend the Barbados National Honours and Decorations Act, 2021 (Act 2021-23) to expand the national honours conferred thereunder, the circumstances under which such national honours may be conferred and matters related thereto.

[Commencement: 26th May, 2025] ENACTED by the Parliament of Barbados as follows:

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Barbados National Honours and

Decorations (Amendment) Act, 2025.

Amendment of section 2 of Act 2021-23

Section 2 of the Barbados National Honours and Decorations Act,

2021 (Act 2021-23), in this Act referred to as the principal Act, is amended by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical order the following:

“ “public building” means any permanent structure or erection in, on, over or under any land that is owned by the State whether affixed or not;

“public road” means any street, road or other place to which the public has access and shall not include privately owned streets or roads; and

“public space” means any place that is owned or controlled by the State to which the public has access.”.

Amendment of section 4 of Act 2021-23

Section 4 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately

after subsection (2), the following:

“(3)

The naming or renaming of a public building, public road and

public space shall be designated as a national honour for the purposes of this Act.”.

Amendment of section 7 of Act 2021-23

Section 7 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (4) by inserting

immediately after paragraph (c) the following:

“(d) consider the applications in relation to naming and renaming a public building, a public road or a public space and make recommendations to the Prime Minister in relation to those applications.”.

Amendment of section 9 of Act 2021-23

Section 9 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately

after subsection (3), the following:

“(3A) Notwithstanding subsection (2) the Order of the Republic shall be conferred on the holder of the office of

Chief of Staff, Barbados Defence Force; and
- Commissioner of Police, Barbados Police Service,

and the holder shall continue to be a member of the Order notwithstanding demission or retirement from office.”.

Insertion of sections 21A and 21B into Act 2021-23

The principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after section

21 the following:

“Naming and renaming of public buildings, public roads or public spaces

21A.

The Advisory Council, in making a recommendation to the

Prime Minister under section 7(4)(d), to name or rename a public

building, a public road or a public space after a person as a national honour, shall take into account the following:

in relation to a person,
- the notable contributions made by that person to the history and development of the community or parish or existence of Barbados as a nation;
- the exemplary achievements of that person in any discipline including but not limited to administration, business, politics, education, science, sports or literature; or
- the prominence of that person in their particular field;
any relevant naming and renaming guidelines as prescribed under this Act; and
any other factor that the Advisory Council may consider appropriate.

Honours conferred by the Prime Minister

21B.(1)

Notwithstanding any provision in this or any other

enactment, the Prime Minister may confer any honour or decoration under this Act

upon dissolution of Parliament;
upon notice to the President of the resignation of the Prime Minister;
where there are extraordinary national circumstances where a person may have contributed to the national interest, safety or well-being of the people of Barbados;

where a person’s actions or contributions bring international recognition or advance the national development of Barbados.
For the purposes of subsection (1), “extraordinary national

circumstances” includes

natural disasters or national emergencies;
- major international achievements or events where Barbados’ reputation is significantly advanced;
- extraordinary efforts in national development projects or public service, especially under difficult circumstances; or
- acts of heroism or contribution to the welfare of the nation.”.

Consequential amendments

The enactments set out in Column 1 of the Schedule are amended in

the manner specified in Column 2 of the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Consequential Amendments

Column 1 Column 2

Enactments Amendments

(Section 7)

Order of Freedom of Barbados Act, 2019 (Act 2019-32)

Insert immediately after section 8A the following:

Prime Minister of Barbados to be member of the Order

8B. (1) The Order of Freedom of Barbados shall be conferred on each Prime Minister upon completion of his first term of office.

The Prime Minister shall continue to be a member of the Order notwithstanding demission or retirement from office.
This section shall not apply to the holder of the post of Prime Minister at the time of commencement of this section.

Chief Justice of Barbados to be member of Order

8C. (1) The Order of Freedom of Barbados shall be conferred on each Chief Justice of Barbados.

(2) The Chief Justice of Barbados shall continue to be a member of the Order notwithstanding demission or retirement from office.”.

Award of Pride of Barbados Act, 2019 (Act 2019-52)

In section 4 insert immediately after subsection (5) the following:

“(6) The Minister may by order amend the number of persons who may be conferred an award under subsections (4) and (5).”.

S.I. 2025 No. 54

Tourism Development Act CAP. 341

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT (ARBORFIELD & REJOICE HOUSE) NOTICE, 2025

The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the

Tourism Development Act, gives the following Notice:

This Notice may be cited as the Tourism Development (Arborfield &

Rejoice House) Notice, 2025.

Interim approval has been granted, with the approval of the Cabinet,

to the applicant, Capital Venture 15 Limited, in respect of a tourism project for the construction of a vacation rental property to be known as “Arborfield & Rejoice House”, situate at Lot 15, Sandy Lane in the parish of Saint James.

Given by the Minister this 20th day of May, 2025.

G. P. I. GOODING-EDGHILL Minister responsible for Tourism

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Printed and Published by

the Barbados Government Printing Department

Gazette May 26, 2025 Part A – VOL. CLX No. 51, Act #12 & S.I. #54