This Act makes provision for the constitution of Parish Councils in Jamaica, defines their functions and powers, and provides with respect to their election, organization and administration and other relevant matters. Parish Councils shall be corporations and shall be successors to Municipal Boards, the Boards of Parochial Roads Commissioners and Parochial Boards constituted under the Parochial Boards Law, 1885.
This Act concerns the partition of land and relative legal proceedings, such as a suit of partition and sale of property, and the legal consequences of partition.
Amended by: Partition Act (Increase in Jurisdiction of Resident Magistrates) Order, 20l3. (2013-01-15)
This Act makes rules relative to contracts of tenancy of “small holdings” i.e. any parcel of land intended for cultivation or pasturage consisting of not less than one acre nor more than ten acres held under a contract of tenancy. The Act also makes provision for the establishment of Valuation Boards.The Act establishes conditions and criteria for tenancy contracts between landlords and tenants of agricultural small holdings. No crop-sharing clauses may be included in the tenancy contract.
This Act concerns the relationship between a landlord and a tenant and especially the termination of rent. The Act prohibits distress for rent and allows a tenant to remain on cultivated land for a certain period after a notice to quit.
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