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Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council 1962.
Date of text: 23 July 1962

Policies

Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework 2021-2024.
Date of text: 2022
Climate Change Policy Framework 2021.
Date of text: 01 July 2021
Updated Nationally Determined Contribution of Jamaica to UNFCCC.
Date of text: 01 June 2020
National Policy on Environmental Management Systems – in pursuit of a green economy.
Date of text: 01 March 2019
National Biosafety Policy for Jamaica.
Date of text: 01 February 2019

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Land Development and Utilization Act.
Date of original text: 01 December 1966 (1999)
The Irrigation (Validity and Indemnity) Act, no. 11 of 2022.
Date of text: 01 December 2022
The Protection of Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act, no. 11 of 2018.
Date of text: 04 May 2018
Agricultural Loan Societies and Approved Organizations Act No. 31 of 2017.
Date of text: 21 November 2017
Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority Act, 2017 (No. 1 of 2017).
Date of text: 14 March 2017

Cultivated plants

Pesticides Act.
Date of original text: 13 July 1987 (2011)
Protection of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Act, 2013 (No. 1 of 2013).
Date of text: 08 February 2013
Tobacco Industry Regulation (Validation and Indemnity) (Repeal) Act No. 8 of 2021.
Date of text: 05 May 2021
Plants (Quarantine) Act, 1993.
Date of original text: 14 September 1994 (1996)
Praedial Larcency Prevention Act.
Date of original text: 28 February 1983 (2002)

Disaster risk management

Disaster Risk Management Act, 2015 (No. 1 of 2015).
Date of text: 19 February 2015
Emergency Powers (Amendment) Act No. 23 of 2021.
Date of text: 12 November 2021
Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures)(No. 2) Order, 2020 (No. 55 of 2020).
Date of text: 24 March 2020
Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) Order, 2020.
Date of text: 16 March 2020
Disaster Risk Management (Declaration of Disaster Area) Order, 2020 (No. 51 of 2020).
Date of text: 13 March 2020

Environment

Clean Air Act.
Date of original text: 01 July 1964 (2004)
National Solid Waste Management Act.
Date of original text: 01 April 2002 (2003)
Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act, 2015 (No. 17 of 2015).
Date of text: 10 August 2015
Executive Agencies Act.
Date of original text: 01 April 2002 (2005)
Noise Abatement Act 1997.
Date of original text: 26 March 1997 (1999)

Fisheries

Fisheries Act No. 18 of 2018.
Date of text: 24 December 2018
Aquaculture, Inland and Marine Products and By-products (Inspection, Licensing and Export) Act.
Date of original text: 26 March 1999 (2001)
Conch (Export Levy) (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (No. 15 of 2015).
Date of text: 29 July 2015
Conch (Export Levy) (Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2013 (No. 18 of 2013).
Date of text: 31 August 2013
Conch (Export Levy) Act, 2009.
Date of original text: 2009 (2011)

Food and nutrition

Food and Drugs Act.
Date of original text: 1964 (1998)
Aquaculture, Inland and Marine Products and By-products (Inspection, Licensing and Export) Act.
Date of original text: 26 March 1999 (2001)
The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority Act, no. 8 of 2023.
Date of text: 01 June 2023
The Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation (Amendment) Act, no. 9 of 2019.
Date of text: 30 August 2019
Processed Food (Amendment) Act No. 30 of 2017.
Date of text: 20 November 2017

Forestry

Forest Act, 1996.
Date of original text: 15 October 1996 (1998)
Country Fires Act.
Date of original text: 05 March 1942 (1997)
Forest Regulations, 2001.
Date of original text: 02 August 2001 (2003)
Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) Regulations, 1967.
Date of original text: 20 July 1967 (1976)
Authorization made under section 5 (4) (6) of the Forest Act, 1937.
Date of original text: 19 September 1944 (1999)

Land and soil

Land Development and Utilization Act.
Date of original text: 01 December 1966 (1999)
Property Tax (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 6 of 2017).
Date of text: 10 May 2017
Partnership (General) Act, 2017 (No. 3 of 2017).
Date of text: 08 February 2017
Town and Country Planning (Negril and Green Island Area Local Planning Authority) (Validation and Integrity) Act, 2010 (No. 29 of 2010).
Date of text: 31 August 2010
Public Gardens Regulation Act.
Date of original text: 01 March 2007 (2010)

Livestock

Animals (Artificial Insemination Control) Act, Cap. 12, 1950.
Date of text: 24 August 1950
Animals (Control of Experiments) Act.
Date of original text: 03 November 1949 (1973)
Animals (Diseases and Importation) Act.
Date of original text: 15 October 1948 (2011)
Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs Act.
Date of original text: 14 May 1942 (1973)
Cruelty to Animals Act.
Date of original text: 22 April 1904 (1997)

Sea

Ballast Water Management Act No. 2 of 2019.
Date of text: 13 March 2019
Beach Control (Licence Fees)(Validation) Act, 2000 (No. 5 of 2000).
Date of text: 17 March 2000
Shipping Act, 1998.
Date of original text: 28 July 1998 (2003)
Maritime Areas Act.
Date of original text: 28 November 1996 (1998)
Caribbean Maritime Institute Act.
Date of original text: 04 January 1993 (2002)

Water

Water Resources Act.
Date of original text: 01 April 1996 (1998)
National Water Commission Act.
Date of original text: 22 August 1963 (2005)
Watersheds Protection Act.
Date of original text: 01 April 1963 (1993)
Flood-Water Control Act.
Date of original text: 13 March 1958 (1998)
Irrigation Act.
Date of original text: 23 November 1949 (2004)

Wild species and ecosystems

Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act, 1991.
Date of original text: 05 July 1991 (1993)
The Wild Life Protection Act.
Date of original text: 20 September 1945 (2001)
Endangered Species (Protection, Conservation and Regulation of Trade) Act.
Date of original text: 17 March 2000 (2004)
Jamaica National Heritage Trust Act.
Date of original text: 28 June 1985 (1993)
Tourist Board Act.
Date of original text: 01 April 1955 (2001)

Miscellaneous

Access to Information Act.
Date of original text: 2002 (2003)
Co-operative Societies Act.
Date of original text: 01 October 1950 (1995)
Standards Act.
Date of original text: 21 February 1985 (2003)
The Consumer Protection (Validation and Indemnity of Tribunal) Act, no. 07 of 2023.
Date of text: 01 June 2023
Arbitration Act, 2017 (No. 13 of 2017).
Date of text: 21 June 2017

International Agreements

Agreement establishing the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy.
Date of text: 2014
Economic Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part.
Date of text: 15 August 2008
Protocolo al Convenio para el Establecimiento de la Zona de Turismo Sustentable del Caribe (ZTSC).
Date of text: 12 February 2004

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