Several pieces of legislation were approved in 2023 by the Houses of Parliament to advance the country’s social security and economic agenda.
Legislation Passed
1. Road Traffic (Reprieve and Nullification of Prescribed Notices) Act, 2023
2. Representation of the People (Postponement of Elections to Municipal Corporations and City Municipalities) Act, 2023
3. The Appropriation Act, 2023 No. 3
4. The Childcare and Protection (Amendment) Act, 2023 No. 11
5. The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2023 No. 4
6. The Consumer Protection (Validation and Indemnity of Tribunal) Act, 2023
7. The Constitution (Amendment of Sections 96(1) and 121(1)) Act, 2023 No. 10
8. The Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) Act, 2023
9. The Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Act, 2023
10. The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority Act, 2023 No. 8
11. The Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2023
12. The Bail Act, 2023
13. Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Dev- elopment Measures) (Amendment) Act, 2023
14. The National Council on Drug Abuse (Repeal) Act, 2023
15. The National Family Planning (Repeal) Act, 2023
16. The Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2023
17. Amendments were made to the Copyright Act to enable greater access to books and other copyright works by blind, visually impaired or otherwise print-disabled and hearing-disabled persons in Jamaica.
18. Amendments were made to the Special Economic Zones Act to benefit local and inter- national stakeholders.
19. The Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act
Orders and Resolutions
Approved
1. Civil Service Establishment General Order, 2023
2. Bauxite and Alumina Encouragement (Relevant Concession Period) Order, 2023
3. Public Procurement (Registration and Classification of Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, Resolution
Reports Approved
1. Joint Select Committee on the Review of the Cybercrimes Act adopted.