Laws of Jamaica

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Constitution of Jamaica

The Jamaica Constitution, 1962 was drafted by a bipartisan joint committee of the Jamaican legislature in 1961-62, approved in the United Kingdom and included as the Second Schedule of the Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council, 1962 under the West Indies Act, 1962. It came into force with the Jamaica Independence Act, 1962 of the U.K. Parliament, which gave Jamaica political independence.

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Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms

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Child Care and Protection Act

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Sexual Offences Act

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Child Pornography Act

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