LEGISLATION JAMAICA

Administrative / Public Law / Agriculture Law / Arbitration Law / Banking Law / Civil Law / Commentated Laws / Commercial Law / Communications And Media Law / Company Law / Constitutional Law / Construction Law / Criminal Law / Energy Law / Environmental Law / Health Law / Human Rights / Insurance Law / Intellectual Property Law / Labor Law / Law Sources / Litigation And Court Procedure / Mining Law / Tax Law / Transport And Maritime Law /

Constitutional Law

1962 Constitution with reforms through 1999
Constitution of Jamaica
Constitution of Jamaica
Constitution of Jamaica

Human Rights

The Charter of Rights

Litigation And Court Procedure

The Evidence Act
The Jamaica Gazette Act
The Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) Act
The Judicature (Family Court) Act
The Judicature (Resident Magistrates) Act
The Judicature (Supreme Court) Act
The Judiciary Act
The Jury Act
The Justices of the Peace Jurisdiction Act
Traffic Court Act

Administrative / Public Law

Aliens Act
Coroners Act
Interpretation Act
Office of Utilities regulation Act, 1995
Passport Act
Public Bodies Management & Accountability Act
The Archives Act
The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act
The Cremation Act
The Education Act
The Education Tax Act
The Immigration Restriction (Commonwealth Citizens) Act
The Jamaican Nationality Act
The Registration ( Births and Deaths) Act
The Registration ( Births and Deaths) Act
The Tourist Board Act
The Weights and Measures Act 1976

Criminal Law

Drug Offences (Forfeiture of Proceeds) Act
Firearms Act
Money Laudering Act
Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill 2004
Parole Act
Terrorism Prevention Bill
Terrorism_Prevention Act
The Corruption Prevention Act
The Corruption Prevention Act
The Crime (Prevention of) Act
The Criminal Justice (Administration) Act
The Criminal Justice (Reform) Act
The Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act
The Dangerous Drugs Act
The Domestic Violence Act
The Extradition Act
The Extradition Act, 1993
The Finger Prints Act
The Firearms Act
The Forgery Act
The Independent Commission Of Investigations Act, 2008
The Mutual Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act
The Mutual Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act, 1995
The Mutual Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act, 1997
The Police (Civiian Oversight) Authority Act
The coinage offences Act

Civil Law

Child Care and Protection Act 2004
Land Surveyors Act
Land Valuation Act
Marriage Act
Muslin Marriage Act
Record of Deeds, Wills and Letters Act
Registration of Titles
Settled Land Act
The Child Care and Protection Act
The Children (Adoption of) Act
The Family Property (Rights of Spouses) Act
The Hindu Marriage Act
The Hire-Purchase Act
The Land Acquistion Act
The Rent Restriction Act
The Status of Children Act
The Wills Act
Unlawful Posession of Property Act
Wills Act

Commercial Law

Consumer Protection Act
Consumer Protection Act (Section 1)
Consumer Protection Act (Section 2)
Spirit Control Act
Spirit Licence Act
Standards Act
Standards Act
Statistics Act
The Caribbean Investment Corporation Act
The Crown Agents (Power to Vary Investments) Act
The Hotels (Incentives) Act
The Investment Disputes Awards (Enforcement) Act
The Jamaica Export Free Zones Act
The Jamaica Export Free Zones Act
The Loans (Equity Investment Bonds) Act
Trade Act

Company Law

Companies Act
Companies Act (Section a)
Companies Act (Section b)
Companies Act (Section c)
Companies Act (subs)
Companies Act 2004 (previous version)
Factories Act
Fair Competition Act
Fair Competition Act
The Co-Operatives Societies Act
The Partnerships (Limited) Act
The Registration of Business Names Act

Labor Law

Apprenticeship Act
Employment (Equal Pay For Men and Women) Act
Employment (Termination and Redundancy Payments) Act
Employment (Termination and Redundancy Payments) Act
Employment (Termination and Redundancy Payments) Regulations, 1974
Employment Agencies Regulation Act
Factories Act
Factories Act : Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations
Factories Act : Docks (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations
Factories Act : Rules
Factories Regulations, 1961
Foreign Nationals and Commonwealth Citizens (Employment) Act
Holiday With Pay Act
Holidays with Pay Act
Labour Officers (Powers) Act
Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes : Labour Relations Code
Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act
Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act
Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Regulations, 1975
Maternity Leave Act
Maternity Leave Act
Minimum Wage Act
Minimum Wage Act
Minimum Wage Act Orders
Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Bill 2003
Pensions Act
Recruiting of Workers Act
The Employment (Equal Pay for Men and Women) Act
The Employment (Termination, etc.) Act
The Employment Agencies Regulation Act
The Labour Relations Industrial Disputes Act
The Opticians Act
The Professional Engineers Registration Act
Trade Union Act
Women (Employment of) Act
Women (Employment of) Act
Workmen's Compensation Act
Workmen’s Compensation Act

Health Law

Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Act (subs)
Mental Health Act
National Health Services Act
Nursing Homes Registration Act
Pharmacy Act
Processed Food Act
Public Health Act
Quarantine Act
The Dangerous Drugs Act
The Food Storage And Prevention Of Infestation Act
The Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Act
The Food and Drugs Act
The National Health Fund Act
The Processed Food Act 1959
The Processed Food Act 1959 Regulations

Mining Law

Bauxite (Production Levy) Act
Minerals (Vesting) Act
Mining Act
The Bauxite and Alumina Industries (Special Provisions) Act

Tax Law

Customs Act 1955
Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act 1999
Excise Duty Act
Income Tax Act
Insurance Act
Property Tax Act
Provisional Collection of Tax Act
Revenue Administration Act
Stamp Duty Act
Tax Collection Act
The Assets (Tax (Specified Bodies) Act
The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act
The Education Tax Act
The General Consumption Tax Act
The Land Improvement Tax Act
The Land Taxation (ReLief) Act
Transfer Tax Act
Travel Tax Act

Banking Law

Executive Agencies Act 2002
Financial Investigations Division Bill 2004
Jamaica Mortgage Bank
Loans (World Bank) Act
Securities Act
The Bank of Jamaica Act
The Bank of Jamaica Act,1960 (amended 1992, 1994,1995, 2001,2002,2004)
The Banking Act
The Banking Act,1992 (amended 1997, 2002,2004)
The Bankruptcy Act
The Caribbean Development Bank Act
The Credit Reporting Act 2008
The Financial Administration and Audit Act
The Financial Institutions Act
The Financial Institutions Act, 1992 (amended 1997,2002,2004)
The Jamaica Motgage Bank Act
The Loans (World Bank) Act
Workers Savings and Loan Bank Act

Insurance Law

Insurance (Actuaries) (Life Insurance Companies) Regulations 2001
Mortgage Insurance Act
Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third-Party Risks) Act
National Insurance Act
The Coconut Insurance Act
The Deposit Insurance Act
The Insurance Act

Communications And Media Law

Telecommunications Act
Access to Information Act 2001
Access to Information Act 2001
Broadcasting and Radio Re-Diffusion Act (Amendment) 2008
Directive on the Transmission of Sexually Explicit Content
Radio and Telegraph Control Act
Radio and Telegraph Control Act (subs)
Radio and Telegraph Control Act.
Telecommunications Act 2000
Telecommunications Act 2000
Television and Sound Broadcasting Regulations
The Access to Information Act 2002
The Broadcasting & Radio Re-Diffusion Act (27th October, 1949)
The Broadcasting & Radio Re-Diffusion Act (27th October, 1949)
The Broadcasting & Radio Re-Diffusion Act (27th October, 1949)
The Television and Sound Broadcasting (Amendment) Regulations, 2007

Transport And Maritime Law

Airports (Economic Regulation) Act
Aquaculture Inland and Marine Products Act
Civil Aviation Act
Civil Aviation Act
Civil Aviation Regulations, 2004
Harbours Act
Main Roads Act
Marine Insurance Act
Maritime Areas Act
Public Passenger Transport (Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region) Act
Public Passenger Transport etc. Act
Public Transport (Rural Area) Act
Road Traffic Act
Shipping (Incentives) Act
Shipping (Incentives) Act
Shipping Act
The Airports Authority Act
The Bills of Lading Act
The Carriage of Goods Act
The Jamaica Railway Corporation Act
Toll Roads Act
Transport Authority Act

Environmental Law

1996 Forest Act
Clean Air Act (1964)
Endangered Species Act (2000)
Forest Act
Land Development and Utilization Act
National Solid Waste Management Act (2002)
Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act (1991)
Noise Abatement Act (1997)
The Beach Control Act
The Endangered Species Act
The Fishing Industry Act
The Land Development And Utilization Act
The National Solid Waste Management Act, 2001
The National Solid Waste Management Act, 2001
The Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act
The Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act
The Noise Abatement Act 1997
Town and Country Planning Act
Towns Nuisances Prevention Act (1887)
Water Resources Act
Wild Life Protection Act
Wild Life Protection Act

Intellectual Property Law

Layout-Design (Topographies) Act
Merchandise Marks Act
Patent Act
The Copyright Act
The Copyright Act
The Designs Act
The Merchandise Marks Act
The Protection of Geographical Indications Act, 2004 (Act 5 of 2004)
Trade Marks Act

Energy Law

Petroleum (Quality Control) Act
Petroleum Act
Petroleum Quality Control Act 1992
Petroleum Refining Industry Encouragement) Act
Petroleum and Oil Fuel (landing and Storage) Act
The Electric Lighting Act
The Electricity (Frequency Conversion) Act
The Electricity Development Act

Construction Law

Parish Councils Building Act
The Building Societies Act
The Building Societies Act,1897(amended 1995,2002,2004)
The Housing Act
The Housing Act
The Kingston And St. Andrew Building Act
Town and Country Planning Act

Agriculture Law

Agricultural Produce Act
Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act
Banana Board Act
Irrigation Act
Land Development and Utilization Act
Meat and Meat Prod. and Meat By-Prod. (Inspect. and Exp.)
Pesticides Act
Plants (Quarantine) Act
Rice Industry Board Act
Rural Agricultural Development Authority Act
Sugar Industry Control Act
The Agricultural Credit Board Act
The Agricultural Loans Act
The Agricultural Marketing Act
The Co-operative Societies Act
The Cocoa Industry Board Act
The Coffee Industry Regulation Act
The Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs Act
The Fishing Industry Act
The Furtilizers Feeding Stuffs Act
The Irrigation Act
The Jamaica Agricultural Society Incorporation Act
The Land Development and Utilization Act
The Plants (Importation) Control (Amendment) Regulations, 2005
Veterinary Act

Arbitration Law

The Arbitration Act

Commentated Laws

Electronics Transactions Act
The Consumer Protection Act (Myers Fletcher & Gordon)
The New Pensions Act. (Myers Fletcher & Gordon)

Law Sources

Laws of Jamaica (Ministry of Justice)
Bank of Jamaica
Caribkex
Fair Trading Commission
Government of Jamaica
Jamaicans for Justice
Labour Market Information
Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Education, Youth & Culture
Ministry of Energy and Mining
Ministry of Finance & Planning
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice Laws of Jamaica
Ministry of National Security
Ministry of Transport & Works
Supreme Court Collection of Laws
Toll Authority

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Document Created at August 20, 1996
Last Update march 02 2010