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                                                                  EX-99.906 CERT


                                  CERTIFICATION

                         Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                   Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. 1350


The undersigned officer of ASA (Bermuda) Limited (the "Registrant"), hereby
certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that the Registrant's report on Form
N-CSR for the year ended November 30, 2005 (the "Report") fully complies with
the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the
Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Registrant.


Date:  January 18, 2006
                                                   /s/ Robert J.A. Irwin
                                                  ----------------------
                                                       Robert J.A. Irwin
                                               Chairman, President and Treasurer
                                               (Principal Executive Officer and
                                               Principal Financial Officer)
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