The Laws of Jamaica, 1928
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Florida International University College of Law eCollections Jamaica Caribbean Law and Jurisprudence 1929 The Laws of Jamaica, 1928 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, 1928" (1929). Jamaica. 85. https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/jamaica/85 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]. r — Laws of Jamaica PASSED IN THE YEAR 1928. THE LAWS OF JAMAICA PASSED IN THE YEAR, 1928. PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 6Z6I 96Z6I - N(1P JAMAICA GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, KINGSTON. 1929. c/.-C TABLE OF LAWS, [Assented to 6th March,: 1928.] 1. A Law to continue a certain Expiring Law. [.Assented to 6th March, 1928.] 2. The Public Utilities Protection Law, 1928. [Assented to 6th March, 1928.] 3. A Law to continue and amend the Jamaica Hotels Law, 1904 (Law 15 of 1904). [Assented to 6th March, 1928.] 4. A Law to validate the coming into operation of certain Laws enacted since the coming into operation of the Interpretation Law, 1926, and to validate all proceedings taken and Acts done and Rules or Orders made or issued under all' or any of such Laws and particularly to validate certain proceedings taken and acts done under the Spirit License Law, 1928. [Assented to 7th March, 1928.]. 5. The Jamaica Co-operative Marketing Association Protection Law, 1928. [Assented to 7th March, 1928.] 6. A Law in aid of the Jamaica Banana Producers Association Limited. [Assented to 19th March, 1928.] 7. A Law further to amend the Income Tax Law, 1919 (Law 24 of 1919). [Assented to 19th March, 1928.] 8. A Law to amend the Marine Board Law, 1903 (Law 36 of 1903). [Assented to 19th March, 1928.] 9. The Loss of British Nationality and Status Law. [Assented to 31st March, 1928.], 10. A Law to repeal Law 26 of 1914 entitled A Law to provide for the apportionment between General Revenue and Parochial Funds of Certain Expenses incurred in connection with the care of Lunatics. 1 6 8 5 4 4 IV. [Assented to 3rd April, 1928.] 11. A Law to amend the Dangerous Drugs Law, 1924. [Assented to 21s< April, 1928.] 12. A Law in aid of the Canada—West Indies Hotels Company Limited. [Assented to 21st April, 1928.] 13. A Law to bring the office of Water Foreman for the Parish of Manchester within the provisions of the Parochial Officers Retiring Allowances Laws. [Assented to 4th May, 1928.] 14. The Appropriation Law, 1928-1929. [Assented to 4th M ay, 1928.] 15. A Law further to amend the Land Surveyors Law, 1894. [Assented to 7th M ay, 1928.] 16. A Law concerning Cemeteries and Burial Grounds]in the Corporate Area of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation. [Assented to 7th May, 1928.] 17. A Law to amend The Kingston Public Garden Law, 1874 (Law 18 of 1874). [Assented to 23rd Mar}, 1928.] 18. A Law further to amend the Stamp Duty Law, 1903 (Law 40 of 1903). [Assented to 29th May, 1928.] 19. The Kingston and St. Andrew Building Law, 1928. [Assented to 27th November, 1928.] 20. A Law to amend the Jury Law, 1898 (Law 13 of 1898). [Assented to 30th November, 1928.] 21. A Law to amend the Inccme Tax Law, 1919 (Law 24 of 1919). [Assented to 30th November, 1928.] 22. A Law to allow and confirm certain Expenditure incurred in the Financial Year 1927-1928. [Assented to 7th December, 1928.] 23. A Law to amend the Dangerous Drugs Law, 1924. ■ V. [Assented to 7th December, 1928.] 24. A Law to amend the Petroleum and Oil Fuel (Landing and Storage) Law 1925 (Law 22 of 1925). [Assented to 7th December, 1928.] 25. A Law to provide for Grants and Loans for Public Water Suppliea [Assented to 7th December, 1928.] 26. A Law to provide for the Repatriation of Destitute Immigrants from certain West Indian Colonies. [Assented to 7th January, 1929.] 27. A Law to amend the Sale of Drugs and Poisons Law, 1926. [Assented to 7th January, 1929.] 28. A Law to provide for an additional Pension to Charles Herman Vidal Hall, I.S.O., formerly Senior Collector of Taxes of the Island of Jamaica. [Assented to 7th January, 1929.] 29. The Kingston and Saint Andrew Water Supply (Iron, Planttain and Ginger Rivers) Law, 1928. Statutes and Laws repealed, amended dr otherwise affected by Laws 1 to 29 of 1928. Statute or Laws repealed How Affected Number of op otherwise Law. affected. Law 9 of 1920 Continued until 31st March, 1929 by j Law 1 of 1928. (except the two last items in the sche dule of the said Law) Law 15 of 1904 Re-enacted and continued until (except sec [ 30th June, 1930 by tion 9 as amended by Law 10 of 1907) Section 2 of Section 2 as lastamended by section Law 3 of 1928. Law 15 of 3 of Law 1 of 1926 further amended 1904 as last by amended by section 3 of Law 1 of 1926 Law 24 of 1919 Amended by Law 7 of 1928. Law'36 of 1903 Section 63 as amended by section 3 Law 8 oj 1928. of Law 16 of 1904 repealed and new section substituted by Law 26 of 1914 .Repealed by Law 10of 1928. Law 40 of 1924 Sub-sections (1) and (2) of section ] 15 amended by Sub-section (1) of section 20 re [ •Law 11 of 1928. pealed and new sub-section sub- I stituted by j Law 31 of 1894 Second paragraph of section 10 re Law 15 of 1928. l pealed and new paragraph substi tuted by Law 21 of 1874 Sections 30, 31 and 32 amended by Law 16 of 1928. Law 40 of 1903 ScheduleB under the heading “ Ex Law 18 of 1928. emptions from the preceding duties on receipts” amended by Law 24 of 1907 Sub-section 2 (u) of section 1 ] amended by Sub-section 1 of section 4 repealed [ Law 19 of 1928. and new sub-section substituted by J VII. Statues and Laws repealed, amended or otherwise affected by Laws 1 to 29 of 1928, contd. Statute or Laws repealed How Affected. Number of or otherwise Law. affected. Law 13 of 1898 I Section 19 amended by . .1 Law 20 of 1928. Law 24 of 1919 Sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of sec tion 8 amended by Sub-section (a) of section 12 amend ed by Sub-section 3 (a) of section 19 Law 21 of 1928. amended by Sections 23 and 24 repealed and new sections substituted by Law 39 of 1920 Section 3 amended by Law 40 of 1924 Sections 16 and 17 amended by Law 23 of 1928. Law 22 of 1925 Section 1 amended by Sub-paragraph (c) added to sec Law 24 of 1928. tion 17 (1) by Law 20 of 1926 Section 25 amended by Law 27of 1928. JAMAICA. No. 1— 1928. assent, [L.S.] R . E . St u b b s , Governor. 6th March, 1928. A LAW to Continue a Certain Expiring Law. [6th March, 1928.] D 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, 1928. 2— The Law mentioned in the Schedule to this Law shall be continued until and including the thirty-first day of '“ Schedule. March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine. 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 Evnisp Duty Law, 1901, (Law 12 of 1901) and any Laws amending the 2 [No. 1.] The Expiring Lav Continuance Law, 1928. 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— 1928. I assent, [L.S.] R . E. Stubbs, Governor. 6th March, 1928. The Public Utilities Protection Law, 1928. [6th March, 1928.] T>E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica as follows:— 1— This Law may be cited as the Public Utilities short Title. Protection Law, 1928. 2— Any person who shall trespass upon or in any manner offenoes. meddle, interfere or tamper with the works or any part thereof used in connection with any public utility shall be guilty of an offence under this Law unless he shall prove that his act of trespass, meddling, interference or tampering was done under the express authority of the Licensee or owners of the public utility in Question, or was in pursuance of a License duly issued to him under any Law for the time being in force and on summary conviction before a Resident 2 [No. 2.] The Public Utilities Protection Law, 1928. Magistrate shall be liable to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding one year. Definitions. 3— In this Law the expression “ the works” shall include any cable, wire, line, pole, pipe, main, plant, machinery, apparatus, dam, reservoir, tank or equipment and all or any matters and things erected or used in any manner for the purposes of or in connection with any public utility; and the expression “ public utility” shall include any electric light, tramway, telephone, telegraph, gas, water, cable, or wireless service, system, or undertaking and any other service, system, or undertaking which the Governor in Privy Council may from time to time declare to be a public utility for the purposes of this Law.