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The Minister responsible for Legal Affairs, The Hon. Dale Marshall, K.C., M.P., announced during a press conference at Ilaro Court on January 27th, 2023 that new legislation will be laid before Parliament to ban loud kites from being used or left outdoors at night.
The draft legislation proposes to amend the Minor Offences Act, Cap. 173 to specifically ban any kite from being used between 7 pm and 6 am if it carries a "bull" or any other noise-making apparatus. If the legislation is passed by Parliament as proposed by the government, any person who contravenes the ban will be liable to a BDS $500 fixed penalty notice.
Any person who fails to pay the fixed penalty notice is liable to prosecution in the Magistrate's Court and upon conviction may face a term of imprisonment and/or a fine of up to BDS $5,000.
The draft law will be laid before Parliament on January 31st, 2023 and is likely to be debated by MPs during the next sitting of the House of Assembly on February 7th, 2023.