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                                                               Exhibit 99. Cert.
                                  CERTIFICATION


I, Robert J.A. Irwin, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of ASA (Bermuda) Limited;

     2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
          necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
          under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
          the period covered by this report;

     3.   Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this
          report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the
          registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is
          filed;

     4.   I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
          and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment
          Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as
          defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for
          the registrant and have;

          (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
               disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my
               supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
               registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
               known to me by others within those entities, particularly during
               the period in which this report is being prepared;

          (b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
               caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
               designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
               regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
               preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
               accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

          (c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
               controls and procedures and presented in this report my
               conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
               and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
               date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

          (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
               control over financial reporting that occurred during the
               registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially
               affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
               registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

     5.   I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
          of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
          equivalent functions):

          (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
               design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
               which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
               ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
               information; and

          (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
               other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
               internal control over financial reporting.





     Date: October 18, 2005  /s/ Robert J.A. Irwin
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                             Robert J.A. Irwin
                             Chairman of the Board, President and Treasurer
                             (Principal Executive Officer and Principal
                              Financial Officer)
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