Department of Inland Revenue Business Licence Division ...
[Pages:8]Nature of Business
Accountants (certified professionals) Accounting Services Aircraft Maintenance Services Air Charter
Airlines Arawak Cay (Down Home Fish Fry) Vendors
Architects Automobile Rentals ? Cars/ Golf Carts/ Trucks/ Scooters Automobile Repairs ? Body/ Electrical/ Engine Bakery
Bank & Trust Companies Barbershop Beach Vendor
Beauty Salon Bed and Breakfast (Except Hotels) Boat Rentals Bookkeeping Bus Services ? Jitneys/ Omni/ Private Schedule
Department of Inland Revenue Business Licence Division
Guide for Requirements for Business Licence
Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement
Phone Contact
Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval
Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal
Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants *Requirements For A Regular Business Dept. Civil Aviation - Flight Standard Inspectorate
Department of Civil Aviation Department of Civil Aviation
Department of Lands and Surveys Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Professional Architects Board
Road Traffic Department Ministry of Public Works/ Building Control
Department of Environmental Health Services *Requirements For A Regular Business Department of Environmental Health Services Registrar General's Department Central Bank of The Bahamas *Requirements For A Regular Business Ministry of Tourism Property Owner *Requirements For A Regular Business/ Qualifications Ministry of Tourism Port Authority *Requirements For A Regular Business Road Traffic Department
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326-6619
326-0339 326-0339 326-0339
502-1200 397-7400 326-3114 302-3850 322-4831 322-8037 322-8037 322-3316 302-2600
302-2000
302-2000 326-7354
325-3323
Certification/Licence to Practice
Licence Charter Permit
Letter of Approval Schedule Air Licence Lease Agreement/ Payment Confirmation Permit Licence Franchise Fee Payment Garage Licence Letter of Approval
Certificate of Sanitation Cert. of Incorporation/ Registration Fee Bank Licence/ Bank & Trust Fee
Letter Approval Letter Approval Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree Letter of Approval/ Licence Boat Registration/Certificate
Annual Upon Application
Annual
Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual
Annual Annual
Annual Upon Application
Annual Upon Application/ Annual Upon Application/ Annual
Upon Application Annual Annual
Upon Application Annual Annual
Letter of Approval/ Franchise Fee
Upon Application/ Annual
Nature of Business
Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement
Catering Collection (Debt) Agencies Computer Systems - Web Page Design/ Repairs/ Systems Technology Corporate Service Providers Couriers and Express Delivery Services Customs Brokers Disc Jockey (DJ) Dry Cleaners/Laundromats Electrical Contractors Engineers (All Areas) Events Planning Farmer's Market (Golden Gates/ Blue Hill Road)
Farming
Financial Services Providers
Fireworks/ Fireworks Display
Fishing - Commercial (Boats 20ft and over ) (Boats under 20ft. no permit required) Florist
*Requirements For A Regular Business
Securities Commission
*Requirements For A Regular Business Securities Commission Ministry of Transport/ Post Office Department Customs Department *Requirements For A Regular Business
*Requirements For A Regular Business Bahamas Electricity Corporation Professional Engineers Board *Requirements For A Regular Business
Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources
Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources
Securities Commission Ministry of Public Works Ministry of National Security Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Port Authority *Requirements For A Regular Business
Phone Contact
397-9100
397-4100 322-3025 326-4401
302-1000 328-3574
325-7502 325-7502 397-9100 322-4830 356-6792 397-7400 326-7354
Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval
Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal
Licence / Fee Payment Confirmation
Licence / Fee Payment Confirmation Letter of Approval Brokerage Licence References
Electrical Licence Licence
Approval Letter Permit Licence / Fee Payment Confirmation Permit Permit Fishing Permit Boat Registration/ Licence
Upon Application/ Annual
Upon Application/ Annual Upon Application Annual Upon Application Upon Application Annual
Annual Annual Upon Application / Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual
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Nature of Business
Food Vendor
Foreign Businesses
Funeral Homes Game Room Operations ? Arcade Games/ Pool Gaming Operations ? Lotteries, Web Shops Garbage Collections Services Gas Station
Guard Dog Operation Guest Houses Heavy Equipment Operator Home Based ? "BY TELEPHONE ORDER ONLY" "POINT OF CONATCT ONLY" Hotels Insurance Brokers/Agents Insurance Companies - Insurers
Investment Funds - Dealers/Administrators Janitorial Jet Ski Operators Jewellery Stores
Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement
Department of Environmental Health Services Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section The Bahamas Investment Authority Ministry of Finance *Requirements For A Regular Business Ministry of Tourism Gaming Board Department of Environment Health Services Ministry of Public Works/ Building Control Royal Bahamas Police Force-Operation & Uniform Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Ministry of National Security Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Public Works *Requirement For A Regular Business
Ministry of Tourism Insurance Commission Insurance Commission
Insurance Commission Securities Commission Department of Environmental Health Services Port Authority *Requirements For A Regular Business
Phone Contact
322-8048 322-1647 327-5826 - 8 327-1530 ? 7
302-2000 397-9200 322-8048 322-4831
325-7505 356-6793 302-2000 322-4831
302-2000 328-1068 328-1068
328-1068 356-6291 322-8048 326-7354
Nature of Business
Justice Of The Peace Landscaping Companies
Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement
Phone Contact
Attorney General Office Attorney General Office *Requirements For A Regular Business
502-0400 502-0400
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Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval
Certificate of Sanitation Vendors Permit Letter of Approval Letter of Approval
Approval Licence Certificate of Approval Inspection -Explosive and Volatile Substance Fuel Storage Permit Approval/ Inspection - Veterinary Licence Letter of Approval/ Licence Letter of Approval
Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal
Annual Annual Upon Application Upon Application Upon Application Upon Application Annual Annual
Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual
Hotel Licence Licence
Licence 3% Gross Premium Fee Payment For Four Quarters Of Prior Financial Year
Licence / Fee Payment Confirmation
Certificate of Sanitation / Approval
Licence
Annual Annual Annual
Annual Upon Application / Annual
Annual Annual
Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval
Licence to practice Notary Public Licence
Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal
Upon Application Annual
Land Surveyors
Lawyers
Limousine Services Liquefied Petroleum Gas (L P Gas)
Liquor Stores ? Retail/Wholesale
Livery Car Service Mail Boats Manufacturer of Bottled Water
Manufacturing Business Marinas
Massage Parlor Medical Professionals Nail Salon Montague Beach Vendors Movies/ Motion Picture Theatres Non-Profit Entities-ecclesiastical, charitable, cultural institutions, cultural organizations Non-Resident Companies Nursery - Day Care Facilities/ Pre-Schools Nursery - Plants Nursing
Department of Lands & Surveys Chief Justice
Bahamas Bar Association/ Bar Council Attorney General Office
Road Traffic Department Ministry of Works/ Building Control Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Operation & Uniform Office *Requirements For A Regular Business Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section Department of Environmental Health Services Road Traffic Department Port Authority Ministry of Transport Dept. of Environmental Health Services *Requirements For Regular Business Dept. of Environmental Health Services
*Requirements For Regular Business Department of Lands & Survey Port Department *Requirements For A Regular Business Hospital & Health Care Facilities Licensing Board
Ministry of Health/Health Council *Requirements For A Regular Business
Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources
Ministry of National Security Registrar General's Department Registrar General's Department Attorney General/ Minister of Legal Affairs
The Central Bank of The Bahamas
Ministry of Education/ Dept. of Education Department of Environmental Health Services Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Nursing Council
322-2328 322-7624 393-3222/ 3 502-0400 325-3323 302-9511
322-1647 322-8048 325-3323 326-7354 322-4830 322-8048
322-8048
502-1200 322-8832/ 322-1596
326-0536 502-4700
325-7502 356-6792 322-3316 322-3316 502-0400 302-2600 322-8140 322-8048 325-7502 326-6566
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Licence Law Bar Certificate Certificate Good Standing Notary Public Licence Franchise Letter of Approval/ Payment Licence - Explosive & Volatile Substance
Fuel Storage Permit (volatile substance)
Letter of Approval Certification of Sanitation Franchise Letter of Approval Boat Registration Letter of Approval Certificate of Sanitation
Certificate of Sanitation
Lease Agreement Marina Licence
Licence or payment receipt Licence to practice
Approval Letter Approval/ Licence Certificate of Incorporation Certificate of Good Standing Licence Certificate Exchange Control Letter "Designation Letter of Approval Certificate of Sanitation Approval / Permit Registration/ Letter Of Good Standing
Annual Upon Application
Annual Annual Upon Application / Annual Annual
Annual
Annual Annual Upon Application Annual Annual Annual
Annual Upon Application Upon Application / Annual
Annual
Annual Annual
Annual Annual Upon Application Annual Upon Application Upon Application Annual Annual Annual Upon Application/ Annual
Nature of Business
Occasional Licence
Party Supplies Rental Pawnbrokers (Second-Hand Dealers) Pest Control
Pharmacy
Plays (Theatrical) Photographic Services Porter's Cay Dock Vendors Postal Service Plumbers Real Estate Activities ? Appraiser, Broker, Developer, Salesman Real Property Rentals
Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement
Ministry of Public Works/ Property Owner
Royal Bahamas Police Force Department of Environmental Health Services *Requirements For Regular Business Royal Bahamas Police Force (Commissioner of Police) Department of Environmental Health Services
Phone Contact
322-4831 322-1647 322-8048
325-7601 322-8048
Bahamas Medical Council Bahamas Pharmacy Council Department of Environmental Health Services
502-4700/ 326-0566 326 ? 0566 322-8048
Ministry of National Security *Requirements For Regular Business Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Ministry of Transport ? Post Office Department Department of Civil Aviation Ministry of Public Works
Bahamas Real Estate Association *Requirements For Regular Business
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356-6792
325-7502 322-4830 377-7281 322-4831 325-4942
Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval
Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal
Letter of Approval ? event/ location Approval - sale of alcoholic drinks/ music & dance
Approval ? sale of food items
Upon Application Upon Application Upon Application
Letter of Approval Letter of Approval
Pharmaceutical Licence Registration Certificate Certificate of Sanitation
Approval/ Licence
Letter of Approval/ Lease Letter of Approval Letter of Approval/Schedule Air Licence Plumbers Licence / Journeyman's Licence Licence
Annual
Annual Annual Annual
Upon Application
Annual Annual Annual Upon Application Annual
Restaurants
Restaurant And Bar
Residential Care Establishments (Homes for the elderly) Road Builders Scrap Metal Dealers
Nature of Business Seafood Vendors
Security (Guards/ Investigators) Services Septic Tank Collection Services Spa Health Stevedore Services
*Requirements For Regular Business Department of Environmental Health Services Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section *Requirements For Regular Business Department of Environmental Health Services Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section
Ministry of Labour & Social Development Ministry of Public Works Royal Bahamas Police Force ( Commissioner of Police) Ministry of Environment
Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement
Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Royal Bahamas Police Force Ministry of National Security Department of Environmental Health Services *Requirements For A Regular Business Port Department
322-8048
322-8048 322-1647 323-7815 322-4831 325-7601 322-6005 Phone Contact
325-7502 322-1647 356-6792 322-8048
323-3230
Straw Vendors Tattoo Parlor
Taxi Service
Telecommunications Services/ Providers
Telecommunication Resellers
Timeshare Properties
?Developers ?Marketing ?Management
Tire Repair Shop
Tours- Buses/ Cars / Company/
Travel Agencies
Straw Market Authority *Requirements For A Regular Business Road Traffic Department Utilities Regulations & Competition Authority BTC, Cable Bah., etc....... Investment Board/Office of The Prime Minister
*Requirements For A Regular Business Road Traffic Department International Association Travel Agents
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325-3323 322-4437 356-5956
325-3323
Certificate of Sanitation Letter of Approval
Certificate of Sanitation Letter of Approval Registration Certificate Licence Certificate Letter of Permit Letter of Approval Letter of Approval
Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval
Letter of Approval Vendor's Permit Licence Letter of Approval
Approval
Letter of Approval/Stall
Franchise Approval Letter Approval/Licence Franchise Payment/ Agreement Letter of Approval Letter of Approval Letter of Approval
Letter of Approval/ Franchise Payment Letter of Approval
Annual Annual
Annual Annual Bi-Annual Bi-Annual Upon Application Annual Annual Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal
Annual Annual Annual Annual
Annual
Upon Application Annual
Annual/ Upon Application Upon Application Upon Application Annual
Upon Application/ Annual Annual
Trucking Services Veterinarian / Services Vendors (General) - Private Property
Nature of Business
Ministry of Public Works Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Property Owner Royal Bahamas Police Force Department of Environmental Health Services
Government Ministry/ Department or Other Regulatory Agency Requirement
322-4831 325-7502
322-1647 322-8048
Phone Contact
Permit Approval Letter of Approval Vendors Permit Letter of Approval
Type of Approval, Permit, Licence, Certificate or Letter of Approval
Annual Annual Upon Application Annual Annual
Frequency of Prior Approval Renewal
Vendors (General) - Public Property
Water Sports-Boating, Banana Boat, Jet Ski, Parasailing (Motorized/ Non-Motorized) Welders
Zoo
Ministry of Public Works Royal Bahamas Police Force Department of Environmental Health Services
Port Authority Ministry of Public Works Bahamas National Trust Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources Department of Environmental Health Services
322-4831 322-1647 322-8048
326-7354 322-4831 393-1317 325-7502 322-8048
Letter of Approval Vendors Permit Letter of Approval
Registration Letter of Approval Approval Approval. Animals/Marine Life Certificate of Sanitation
Annual Annual Annual
Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual
BUSINESS LICENCE ACT, 2010 (this Act came into force on the 1st day of January, 2011) Section 3(6): Where an application is made in respect of a regulated business, the application shall be accompanied by a grant of approval in writing (or a licence) made under the other law regulating that business.
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*REQUIREMENTS FOR A REGULAR BUSINESS
PROOF OF BAHAMIAN CITIZENSHIP (copy of valid passport) FOREIGN PERSONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL/ THE BAHAMAS INVESTMENT AUTHORITY Website: .bs/bia A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION (with proof that the company is 100% beneficially Bahamian owned) AND/ OR A CURRENT ANNUAL FEE PAYMENT RECEIPT NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD (NIB) REGISTRATION NUMBER AND CURRENT LETTER OF GOOD STANDING (for the business), PERSONAL NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD CARD FOR THE APPLICANT Website: nib- LEASE OR RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE BUSINESS LOCATION OR PROOF OF OWNERSHIP (copy of conveyance) ALONG WITH APPROVALS FROM:
Department of Physical Planning (zoning) Ministry of Works/ Building Control (inspection) Department of Environmental Health Services (sanitation) Royal Bahamas Police Force/ Licencing Section (if alcoholic beverages are being sold and/ or music and dancing) IF HOME BASED BUSINESS, A LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL PLANNING Proof of payment of Real Property Tax in respect of property or premises on which a business of the applicant is located and the applicant is the owner of such property or premises. FOR NON-REGULATED BUSINESS, (includes a calling, vocation, occupation, trade, manufacture or undertaking of any kind, an adventure or concern in the nature of trade) REFERENCES AND/ OR CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, DEGREE
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