Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas 1973
Participation in Public Life and Institutions
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    1. Subject to the provision of paragraph (4), (5) and (9) of this Article no law shall make any provision which is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.

    3. In this Article, the expression "discriminatory" means affording different treatment to different person attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by race, place of origin political opinions colour or creed whereby person of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which person of another such description are not made subject or are accorded privileges or advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.

    5. Nothing contained in any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in contravention of paragraph (1) of this Article to the extent that it makes provision with respect to standards or qualifications (not being a standard or qualification specifically relating to race, place of origin, political opinions, colour or creed) in order to be eligible for service as a public officer or as a member of a disciplined force of for the service of a local government authority or a body corporate established by law for public purposes.
    … (Art. 26)
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2
Statute Law of the Bahama Islands. No. 25 of 1967.
3
Chapter II on Citizenship.
4
Part of Chapter III on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual.
5
Chapter III on Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual.