Several pieces of legislation were approved by the Houses of Parliament to advance Jamaica’s social, security and economic agenda.
Legislation Passed
1. The Patents and Design Act, 2020
2. The Appropriation Act, 2020
3. The Data Protection Act, 2020
4. The Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) Act, 2020
5. The General Consumption Tax (Amendment) Act, 2020
6. The Registration of Titles Cadastral Mapping and Tenure Clarification
(Special Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 2020
7. The Registration of Titles (Amendment) Act, 2020
8. The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Act, 2020
9. Authentication (Foreign Public Documents) Act,2020
10. Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2020
11. Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act, 2020
12. National Housing Trust (Amendment) (Special Provisions) Act, 2020
13. Shipping (Amendment) Act
14. Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2020
Legislation before Joint Select Committee
1. The Sexual Harassment Bill
2. The National Identification and Registration Act, 2020
Orders, Resolutions and Regulations Approved
1. Trade (Sale of Goods During Period of Declaration of Disaster Area) Order, 2020
2. Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure) Regulations, 2020
3. Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme Regulations, 2020
4. Fiscal Administration and Audit (Suspension of Fiscal Target Requirements) Order, 2020
5. Interception of Communications (Designated Persons Who May
Request Communications Data) Order, 2020
6. The Electricity (Electrical Work, Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 2020
7. The Colbeck (Irrigation Area) Order, 2020
8. The Banking Services (Designated Financial Services) (Business of Buying and Selling Foreign Currency) Order, 2020
9. The Banking Services (Designated Financial Services) (Provision of Electronic Retail Payment Services) Order, 2020
Reports Adopted
1. Report of the Joint Select Committee to review then Criminal Justice
(Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Act, 2014.
2. Report of the Joint Select Committee to review the Sexual Offences Act along with the Offences against the Person Act, the Domestic Violence Act and the Child Care and Protection Act.
