PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:34 constituteproject.org Jamaica's Constitution of 1962 with Amendments through 2011 This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:34 Table of contents CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY . 7 1. Interpretation . 7 2. Effect of this Constitution . 10 CHAPTER II: CITIZENSHIP . 10 3. Acquisition of Jamaican citizenship . 10 3A. Persons entitled to citizenship on 1st March 1993 . 11 3B. Citizenship by birth . 11 3C. Citizenship by descent . 12 4. Persons entitled to be registered as citizens . 12 7. Marriage to citizen of Jamaica . 13 8. Deprivation of citizenship . 13 9. Commonwealth citizens . 14 10. Criminal liability of Commonwealth citizens . 14 11. Powers of Parliament . 14 12. Interpretation . 15 CHAPTER III: CHAPTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS . 15 13. Fundamental rights and freedoms . 15 14. Protection of freedom of the person . 19 15. Protection of property rights . 21 16. Protection of right to due process . 23 17. Protection of freedom of religion . 25 18. Status of marriage . 26 19. Application for redress . 26 20. Interpretation . 27 CHAPTER IV: THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL . 29 27. Establishment of office of Governor-General . 29 28. Oaths to be taken by Governor-General . 29 29. Acting Governor-General . 29 30. Deputy to Governor-General . 29 31. Personal staff of Governor-General . 30 32. Exercise of Governor-General’s functions . 31 33. Broad Seal . 32 CHAPTER V: PARLIAMENT . 32 PART 1: Composition of Parliament . 32 34. Establishment of Parliament . 32 35. Senate . 33 36. House of Representatives . 33 Jamaica 1962 (rev. 2011) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:34 37. Qualifications and disqualifications for electors . 33 38. Electoral law . 34 39. Qualifications for membership of Senate and House of Representatives . 35 40. Disqualifications for membership of Senate and House of Representatives . 35 41. Tenure of office of Senators and members of House of Representatives . 36 42. President and Deputy President of Senate . 39 43. Speaker and Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives . 40 44. Determination of questions as to membership . 41 45. Filling of vacancies . 41 46. Unqualified persons sitting or voting . 42 47. Clerks to Houses of Parliament and their staffs . 42 PART 2: Powers and Procedure of Parliament . 45 48. Power to make laws . 45 49. Alteration of this Constitution . 45 51. Regulation of procedure in Houses of Parliament . 48 52. Presiding in Senate and House of Representatives . 48 53. Quorum . 49 54. Voting . 49 55. Introduction of Bills, etc . 49 56. Restriction on powers of Senate as to Money Bills . 50 57. Restriction on powers of Senate as to Bills other than Money Bills and certain other Bills . 51 58. Provisions relating to sections 55, 56 and 57 . 52 59. Restriction on powers of Senate as to certain statutory instruments . 52 60. Assent to Bills . 53 61. Words of enactment . 54 62. Oath of allegiance . 55 PART 3: Summoning, prorogation and dissolution . 55 63. Sessions of Parliament . 55 64. Prorogation and dissolution of Parliament . 55 65. General elections and appointment of Senators . 56 PART 4: Delimitation of Constituencies . 56 66. Establishment of first Constituencies . 56 67. Standing Committee of House of Representatives . 57 CHAPTER VI: EXECUTIVE POWERS . 59 68. Executive authority of Jamaica . 59 69. Cabinet . 59 70. Appointment of Ministers . 59 71. Tenure of office of Ministers . ..