Official Govt & Legal Notices For April 16 2026

The official Government and Legal notices for today [April 16] include public notification, acting appointments, liquor licence, assent, and notice of intended marriage.

Department Of Public Transportation Pati Information Statement

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Public Notification
• Notice ID: GN0375/2026
• Public Authorities / Department: Public Transportation
• Publication date: 16 April, 2026

DPT PATI Information Statement April 2026 Final Updated [PDF]

Assistant Justice

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Acting Appointments
• Notice ID: GN0374/2026
• Public Authorities / Department: The Judiciary
• Publication date: 16 April, 2026

Government Notice No.

Acting Appointment

Judicial Department

His Excellency The Governor, after consultation with the Chief Justice,
has approved the appointment of Mr. Patrick Doherty, to act as Assistant Justice in accordance with section 73[6] of the Bermuda Constitution for the period of 17th April  2026 – 24th  April 2026 for the below matter.

Dated this   15    day of April 2026

Deputy Governor
Dave Morgan

Notices of Hearing-Liquor Licensing Authority Special Session

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Liquor Licence
• Notice ID: GN0373/2026
• Public Authorities / Department: Ministry Level
• Publication date: 16 April, 2026

Notices of Hearing-Liquor Licensing Authority Special Session
The Chairman of the Liquor Licensing Authority, in compliance with the requirement of Section 7 of the Liquor Licence Act 1974 gives the following notice:
The first Annual Session of The Liquor Licensing Authority will be held on the 30th day of April 2026, via video link, at 12.30 p.m. to hear the application for the transfer / renewal of the following annual licences, to include A Class licenses received whether A, A [beer & wine] or A [restricted]:

Those applicants whose applications are being dealt with in a special session will be called separately.
Any person ordinarily resident in the Parish or any owner or occupier of any property in any other Parish lying within three hundred yards of the premises in respect of which this application is made may object to the grant of the license provided written notice containing, in general terms, the grounds of the objection is served on The Chairman of The Liquor Licensing Authority, The Commissioner of Police and The Applicant not less than three days before the hearing. Finally, if you are called to a hearing the Clerk will contact you.
Raoul Ming Chairman

Assent

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Assent
• Notice ID: GN0368/2026
• Public Authorities / Department: Government House
• Publication date: 16 April, 2026

No.

The Assent Of The Acting Governor Was Given On
The 15St Day Of April 2026
To The Following

Charities Amendment Act 2026
Cost Of Living Commission Amendment Act 2026

Direction To The Regulatory Authority On The Retail Fuels Price Cap

• Notice type: Government Notice
• Notice sub type: Public Notification
• Notice ID: GN0366/2026
• Public Authorities / Department: Ministry Level
• Publication date: 16 April, 2026

Whereas the Regulatory Authority Act 2011 [the “RAA”] empowers the Minister under section 7 to issue general policy directions to the Regulatory Authority [the “Authority”]; and the Fuels Act 2022 [the “FA”] empowers the Minister under section 7 to issue general policy directions to the Authority on matters of general policy concerning the fuels sector;

And Whereas the Minister has, in accordance with section 7[1] of the FA, consulted the Authority in respect of this Direction;

And Whereas the Transitional Fuels Pricing Interim General Determination 2025 [Matter 20231229, 6 February 2025] lapsed on or about 6 August 2025 by its own terms and no successor interim or final general determination is known to the Minister to be presently in force; and the Minister, having regard to that regulatory gap, to the absence of a completed regulatory-impact analysis, and to the protection of public interest under section 10[3] of the FA, considers that any upward adjustment of retail fuel prices during the transitional period would be premature;

And Whereas the Premier has agreed in principle that the Ministry of Finance shall provide targeted customs-duty relief to licensed importers sufficient to offset any verified revenue shortfall arising from compliance with this Direction, such that the arrangement constitutes reasonable regulation of property with compensation for the purposes of any constitutional or other rights;

Now Therefore, the Minister of Home Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred by 
section 7 of the RAA and section 7 of the FA and all other enabling powers, hereby issues the following Direction:

Direction
1. Citation and Duration

[1] This Direction may be cited as the Retail Fuels [Consumer Protection Standstill] Ministerial Direction 2026.

[2] It takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette and remains in force for six [6] months unless earlier revoked or superseded by a final general determination of the Authority.

2. Policy Standstill on Upward Retail Fuel Prices

[1] During the effective period of this Direction, it is the general policy of the Government, with which the Authority is directed to act consistently, that no increase in retail fuel prices above the Standstill Ceiling set out in clause 3 shall take effect during the period of this Direction.
[2] No determination, schedule, arrangement, scheme, decision, or other instrument, howsoever made or issued, shall be treated as authorising, permitting, endorsing, adopting, or otherwise giving effect to any increase in retail fuel prices above the Standstill Ceiling set out in clause 3; and no licensed importer, wholesaler, or retailer shall rely on any such determination, schedule, arrangement, scheme, decision, or instrument to charge a retail price exceeding the Standstill Ceiling during the effective period of this Direction.
[3] No licensed importer, wholesaler, or retailer shall charge a retail price exceeding the Standstill Ceiling. Any price schedule, invoice, tariff, or consumer-facing communication purporting to implement an increase above the Standstill Ceiling shall be without lawful basis for the purposes of sections 62 and 66 and Part 6 of the RAA.
[4] The standstill in this clause is lifted only when, and to the extent that, the Authority has issued the fresh interim general determination under clause 4 incorporating the Standstill Ceiling [clause 3] and the Customs-Duty Relief Arrangement [clause 5].

3. Standstill Ceiling

[1] The maximum retail price of each regulated fuel during the effective period of this Direction shall be the lower of: [a] the unit-cost-based price supported by the Authority’s own cost-of-service analysis; or [b] the retail price prevailing immediately [the "Standstill Ceiling"], as set out in Schedule 1.
[2] No licensed importer, wholesaler, or retailer shall charge a retail price exceeding the Standstill Ceiling. Downward adjustments are permitted at any time.

4. Fresh Interim General Determination
[1] The Authority is invited in exercise of its independent functions under section 29 of the FA to issue a fresh interim general determination under section 29 of the RAA and section 29 of the FA, on an expedited basis, and no later than thirty [30] days from receipt of this Direction, which shall: [a] adopt the Standstill Ceiling in clause 3; [b] replicate the substance of section 9 of the lapsed IGD 2025 [endorsement of arrangement or scheme]; and [c] record the Customs-Duty Relief Arrangement in clause 5 as an endorsed scheme.
[2] Within three [3] days of receipt of this Direction, the Authority is requested to confirm in writing to the Minister, with copies to the Cabinet Secretary and the Attorney-General, the instrument [if any] under which any upward retail fuel price adjustment is said to be given effect on or after the commencement of this Direction.

5. Customs-Duty Relief [the “Customs-Duty Relief Arrangement”]
[1] The Ministry of Finance shall make available targeted customs-duty relief to licensed importers in an amount calculated to offset any verified revenue shortfall demonstrably attributable to compliance with the Standstill Ceiling.
[2] The Authority is invited to give effect to the Customs-Duty Relief Arrangement as an endorsed scheme within the fresh interim general determination under clause 4, specifying the methodology for quantifying shortfall, the substantiation and audit process, and the interface with the Finance customs-relief instrument.
[3] Pending issuance of that determination, the Authority and the Ministry of Finance may operate the Customs-Duty Relief Arrangement administratively, subject to reconciliation and ratification once formally endorsed.

6. Reporting, Interpretation and Severability
[1] The Authority is invited to report to the Minister by the end of the third month on compliance, claims paid under the Customs-Duty Relief Arrangement, and progress toward a final pricing methodology.
[2] This Direction is made under and to be read with section 7 of the RAA and section 7 of the FA, and is without prejudice to the Cost-of-Living Commission Act 1974.
[3] If any provision is held ultra vires or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect, save that clause 3 [the Standstill Ceiling] shall be treated as the minimum core of this Direction and shall continue irrespective of the severance of any other provision.

Sincerely,
The Hon. Alexa Lightbourne, JP, MP 
Minister of Home Affairs

Schedule 1
The following table compares the retail fuel prices that would have taken effect on 16 April 2026 under the Authority’s proposed monthly adjustment against the Standstill Ceiling fixed by clause 3 of this Direction.

Final Ministerial Direction for the Retail Fuels Price-2026-04-14 [PDF]

Maritime Marriage: Daniel Genet & Je Ryun Heacox

• Notice type: Legal Notice
• Notice sub type: Notice of Intended Marriage [Maritime]
• Notice ID: LN0273/2026
• Public Authorities / Department: Registry General
• Publication date: 16 April, 2026

The Maritime Marriage Act, 1999
Notice of Intended Marriage
The persons named and described hereunder have given notice to me of their intended marriage, namely:-
Daniel Genet of
Tampa, Florida
U.S.A. [Divorced]
and
Je Ryun Ryu Heacox of
Tampa, Florida
U.S.A. [Divorced]

Any person knowing any just cause or impediment why this marriage should not be allowed should enter caveat forthwith in the office of the Registrar General.
Dated this 14th day of April 2026.

Aubrey Pennyman              
Registrar General

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