The National Land Policy was adopted by Jamaica in 1997 as a national policy for the land sector. It establishes the framework needed for Jamaica to become more progressive, transparent and modern in its approaches to land and geographic information management systems, land administration and utilization, land resources and environmental management, and land development planning. The goals and objectives of this Policy are to ensure the sustainable, productive and equitable development, use and management of the country’s natural resources.

The purpose of these Measures is to regulate the investigation, monitoring and evaluation of the quality of cultivated lands. The Text consists of 31 articles divided into 5 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Investigation (II); Monitoring (III); Evaluation (IV); Supplementary Provisions (V).The survey of cultivated land quality includes survey of cultivated land quality, special investigation and emergency investigation.

This Law regulates the legal relations arising in the process of development and implementation of state policy in the field of tourism, the organization and coordination of tourism activities, entrepreneurial activities in the field of tourism, types of tourism, the creation and functioning of national tourist zones, establishes requirements for the quality of tourist services, ensuring the safety of tourists, and also defines the principles of international cooperation in the field of tourism.

This Act vests any interest in land remaining unclaimed since the coming into force of the Land Adjudication Act, and which by the provisions of section 17(1) of that Act were deemed to be Crown Land, shall, if not claimed by 31 December, 2020, in the Crown. Any person who claims any right or any interest in land which has not already been claimed by that person under the Land Adjudication Act, shall, if he or she does not claim his or her right or interest in that land within one year from the coming into force of this Act, forfeit such right and the land shall vest in the Crown.

These Regulations implement provisions of the Land Act, 2012, with respect to a variety of matters including administration of public land and private land, conversion of freehold or leasehold tenure, compulsory acquisition, settlement programmes, easements and analogous rights, and evictions from unlawfully occupied public land.The National Land Commission shall keep and maintain a data base of all public land and an inventory of land based natural resources.

These Regulations of the National Land Commission implement provisions of the Land Act, 2012 in respect of allocation of public land under the Act. The National land Commission shall upon the request of the national or a county government, where necessary, allocate the whole or part of a specific public land by (a) public auction; (b) application confined to a targeted group of persons or groups; (c) public notice of tenders; (d) public drawing of lots; (e) public request for proposals; and (f) public land exchange of equal value. Each of these methods of allocation are regulate in detail.

This Act concerns civil proceedings initiated by or against the Crown and rights and civil liability of the Crown and concerns property, including land, of the Crown subject to proceedings or claims.

This Regulation aims at efficient use of renewable energy sources (i) by allocation of public and private lands to investors for large scale renewable energy sources, (ii) by producing high technology equipment used in electricity generation from renewable energy sources, and (iii) by contributing to the procurement of technology transfer.

Le présent arrêté fixe la répartition du produit des pénalités, amendes, et prime sur les recettes domaniales et foncières.

The present Act repeals the Aboriginal Consultation Levy Act (SA 2013 cA-1.2). The text consists of 1 section.

Repeals: Aboriginal Consultation Levy Act (SA 2013, c. A-1.2). (2013-05-27)

El presente Decreto Ley expide disposiciones para la formulación del Plan Nacional de Construcción y Mejoramiento de Vivienda Social Rural, que será formulado por el Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural.

This Act amends the Village Fono Act by inserting a new section 2A stating the objects of the Act and by inserting provisions and amending other provisions on the registration and administration of villages and the limitation of jurisdiction of Village Fono (in particular in respect of Government, freehold or leasehold land located within village land). A new section on structures and activities on village land for community purposes is also inserted.

Amends: Village Fono Act 1990. (1990-07-30)