LEGISLATION
June 2, 2009
The Constitution (Constituencies) (Amendment) Act 2009 - An Act to increase the maximum number of constituencies in Jamaica from 60 to 65.
The Coroners (Amendment) Act 2009
The Jamaica Dairy Development Board Act 2009
The Carriage by Air (Montreal Convention) Act 2009
March 13, 2009
The Credit Reporting Bill, 2008
The proposed Credit
Reporting Act, 2008, seeks to to establish a credit reporting mechanism
as part of the Financial Sector Reform Programme. A credit reporting
system aims to provide a credit history of borrowers in order to:
(a) allow for better credit assessment, risk management and loan
pricing;
(b) facilitate the provision of credit facilities to a wider segment of
the population.
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Regulations
January 30, 2009
The Sexual Offences Bill, 2008
The proposed Sexual Offences Act, 2008, seeks to provide a statutory definition of rape, including marital rape, abolish the presumption that a boy younger than 14 year old is incapable of committing rape, widen the category of persons who may be charged with incest, include protections for the complainant in rape cases, and also to provide for the establishment of a Sex Offender Registry.
December 9, 2008
The 6 Crime Bills
An Act to amend the
Bail Act
An Act
to make interim provision in relation to the grant of bail in specified
circumstances
An Act to amend
the Parole Act
An Act
to make interim provision extending the powers of arrest and detention
under the Constabulary Force Act
An Act further
to amend the Firearms Act
An
Act to amend the Offences Against the Person Act
September 25, 2008
Independent Commission of Investigations Bill
The JBA has been invited to make submissions to the Joint Select Committee of Parliament on The Independent Commission of Investigations Act, 2008. Please download the Bill and email your comments to the Secretary of the JBA.