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Florida International University College of Law eCollections Jamaica Caribbean Law and Jurisprudence 1931 The Laws of Jamaica, 1930 Jamaica Follow this and additional works at: https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/jamaica Part of the Comparative and Foreign Law Commons, and the Legislation Commons Repository Citation Jamaica, "The Laws of Jamaica, 1930" (1931). Jamaica. 87. https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/jamaica/87 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Caribbean Law and Jurisprudence at eCollections. It has been accepted for inclusion in Jamaica by an authorized administrator of eCollections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. “I Laws of Jamaica PASSED IN THE YEAR 1930. ■ CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY MAY 25 !931 THE LAWS OF JAMAICA PASSED IN THE YEAR, 1930. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY JAMAICA GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, KINGSTON» 251931 MAY 1931. TABLE OF LAWS [Assented to 14<A March, 1930.] 1. A Law to continue a certain Expiring Law. [Assented to 14th March, 1930.] 2. A Law to contiune and amend the Jamaica Hotels Law, 1904 (Law 15 of 1904). [Assented to Wth March, 1930.] 3. The Casual Revenue Amendment Law, 1930. [Assented to 14th March, 1930.] 4. A Law further to amend the Laws Regulating Hawking and Peddling. [Assented to 19t/» March, 1930.] 5. A Law to provide for Retiring Allowances and Gratuities to Teachers of Certain Training Colleges in Jamaica. [Assented to 19<A March, 1930.]- ■6. The Parochial Officers Pensions Law, 1930. [Assented to 1st A pril, 1930] 7. A Law to provide for Retiring Allowances to Teachers in Elemen tary Schools. [Assented to 24th A pril, 1930.] 8. A Law to extend the provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Law, 1924 (Law 40 of 1924), The Dangerous Drugs Amendment Law 1928' (Law 11 of 1928) and the Dangerous Drugs Law Amendment Law, 1928 (Law 23 of 1928) to the Dependencies of Jamaica. [Assented to 19th M ay, 1930.] 0. A Law to provide for the appointment of a Temporary Super numerary Resident Magistrate with Jurisdiction in Civil Matters in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew. 187659 IV [Assented to 21 st M ay, 1930.] 10. A Law to enable the Governor to borrow money by the issue o f Treasury Bills in the Island. [Assented to 28th May, 1930.] 11. The Appropriation Law, 1930-1931. [Assented to 31st M ay, 1930.] 12. The Railway Administration and Pensions Law, 1930. [Assented to 31s< M ay, 1930.] 13. A Law to authorise the raising of a loan for the restoration of ths No. 1 Railway Pier. [Assented to 31st M ay, 1930.] 14. A Law further to amend the M otor Vehicle Law, 1922 (Law 21 o f 1922). [Assented to 31st M ay, 1930.] 15. A Law to confer further powers on the Agricultural Loan Societies Board. [Assented to 6th June, 1930.] 16. A Law to grant an additional pension to the Reverend Matthew Forbes Johns, formerly Headmaster of the Manchester Secondary^ School. [Assented to 17th June, 1930.] 17. A Law further to amend the Adulteration Law, 1908 (Law 25 o f 1908). [Assented to 17th June, 1930.] 18. A Law relating to the Institute of Jamaica. [Assented to 17 th June, 1930.] 19. A Law to amend the Civil Service Widows and Orphans Pensions. Law, 1904 (Law 21 of 1904). [Assented to 23rd December, 1930.] 20. A Law to authorise the raising of a Loan for the relaying of further- portions of the track of the Jamaica Government Railway. - [Assented to 23rd December, 1930.] 21. A Law to secure a pension to Amos Harvey McGahan, F.S.I., who for a number of years served in the Public Works and Lands. Department of the Colony. ” V [Assented to 23rd December, 1930.] 22. A Law to validate the Jury List for the parish of Saint James for the year 1930-1931. [Assented to 7th January, 1931.] 23. A Law further to amend the Cattle Trespass Law, 1888. [Assented to 7th January, 1931.] 24. A Law further to amend the Marine Board Law 1903 (Law 36 of 1903). [Assented to 7th January, 1931.] 25. A Law to authorise a loan to the Jamaica Banana Producers Asso ciation, Limited. Statutes and Laws repealed, amended or otherwise affected by Laws 1 to 25 o f 1930. Statutes or Laws Number of repealed or other How affected. wise affected. Law. Law 9 of 1920 . (except the two last Continued until 31st March, 1931 items in the by Law 1 of Schedule of 1930. the Law) Law 15 of 1904 (except sec tion 9 as Re-enacted by amended by Law 10 of 1907). Law 2 of Section 2 of 1930. Law 15 of 1904 as amended by Amended by section 3 of Law 3 of 1928 Law 41 of 1867 . Read and construed as one with Law 4 of 1930. Law 25 of 1912 \ Repealed by . .. Law 6 of Law 26 of 1924 / 1930. Law 40 of 1924 ] Extended to Turks and Caicos Law 11 of 1928 [ Islands and Cayman Islands by Law 23 of 1928 1 ■ Law 8 of Sections 18 (1) Not to apply to Turks and Caicos 1930. and 23 of Law } Islands and Cayman Islands by 40 of 1924 J Law 14 of 1901 Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 repealed by ' Law 12 of Law 22 of 1912 Repealed by 1930. Section 18 (1) } (f) of Law 21 of 1922, as Repealed and new section substi Law 14 of amended by tuted by 1930. Law 37 of 1927 Law 6 of 1912 Read and construed as one with .. Law 15 of 1930. Law 25 of 1908 .. Section 16 repealed and new section Law 17 of substituted by 1930. VII Statutes and Laws repealed, amended or otherwise affected by Laws 1 to 25 o f 1930. Statutes or Laws Number of repealed or other How affected. wise affected. Law. Law 22 of 1879 Law 34 of 1889 Repealed by Law 18 of Law 3 of 1909 1930. Law 21 of 1904 Sub-section 3 of section 14 repealed Law 19 of and new sub-section substituted by 1930. Law 13 of 1888 Proviso to section 3 amended by Law 23 of 1930. Law 36 of 1903 Section 38 repealed and new section substituted by Section 40 as amended by section 2 of Law 16 of 1904 repealed and new section substituted by Section 41 repealed and new sec tion substituted by Law 24 of The term “ Home Tirade Ship” as 1930. defined in section 63 repealed and new term substituted by Law 15 of 1910 .. Section 4 amended by Law 8 of 1928 .. Repealed by JAMAICA. I ■ No. 1— 1930. I assent, [L.S.] R . E . St u b b s , Governor. 14th March, 1930. A Law to Continue a Certain Expiring Law. [20th March, 1930.] T>E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council " of Jamaica, as follows:— 1— This Law may be cited as the Expiring Law Con- Short Title, tinuance Law, 1930. 2— The Law mentioned in the Schedule to this Law Continuance or shall be continued until and including the thirty-first day in Schedule, of March one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one. SCHEDULE. The Excise Duty (Temporary Increase) Law, 1920 (Law 9 of 1920) with the exception of the following items:— On all matches subject to Excise Duty under The Match Excise Duty Law, 1901, (Law 12 of 1901) and any. Laws amending the same an additional duty after the rate of ten per cent, on such Excise Duty. On all amounts payable as King’s Warehouse fees under the Wharfage Law, 1895 (Law 15 of 1895) a surtax after the rate of ten per cent, of such fees. JAMAICA. No. 2— 1930. I assent, [L.S.] R . E . St u b b s , Governor. 14th March, 1930. A Law to Continue and Amend the Jamaica Hotels Law, 1904 (Law 15 of 1904). [20th March, 1930.] F>E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council ^ of Jamaica, as follows:— 1— Law 15 of 1904 entitled the Jamaica Hotels Law, Reenactment of 1904 (save and except section 9 thereof) as amended by Law 15 of 1904‘ section 1 (b) of the Jamaica Hotels Law, 1904, Amend ment Law, 1907 (Law 10 of 1907) is hereby re-enacted and shall be continued until the thirtieth day of June one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five. 2— For the purpose of enabling the Governor to grant Amendment of an Import License under the said Law 15 of 1904, section lidTeM? 2 thereof as last amended by section 3 of Law 3 of 1928, entitled "A Law to continue and amend the Jamaica Hotels Law, 1904” is hereby further amended by substi tuting the figures "1935” for the figures “ 1930.” 3— This Law may be cited as the Jamaica Hotels Law, 811014 ™*. 1930. JAMAICA. No. 3— 1930. I assent, JL.S.] R . E . S t u b b s , Governor. 14th March, 1930. The Casual Revenue Amendment Law, 1930. ["The day of the date of any Proclamation notifying that “1 |_His Majesty will not exercise his powers of disallowance. J O E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica as follows:— 1— Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 1 of Personal estate Law 30 of 1903, The Casual Revenue Law, 1903, the personal estate of any person who dies intestate and without next of kin, shall be deemed to be a casual revenue to General and not a droit of the Crown and shall be paid into the venue‘ Treasury and carried to the credit of the General Revenue account of this Island and shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of that Law and any Law amending the same.