This Act makes provision for the guaranteeing by the State of farm loans, i.e. a loan made by a bank to a farmer for the purpose of financing any project specified in the First Schedule to this Act and related to the farm of which the borrower is in possession.The Government shall be liable to…

This Act makes provision for the protection of cooperative associations, i.e. any society registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, and any company incorporated under the Companies Act having as its principal object the cooperative marketing of any commodity grown or…

This Order implements provisions of the Land Taxation (Relief) Act with respect to the de-rating of land by the Minister for purposes of relief from land-related taxes. The Order authorizes de-rating of land exclusively or principally used for agricultural purposes. The Order also lays down…

These Regulations implement provisions of the Land Taxation (Relief) Act with respect to: (a) application for relief certificates; (b) appeals against decisions of the Board to the Minister; (c) application for a de-rating certificate; (d) the forms of a relief certificate and a de-rating…

This Act concerns the imposition of a development charge on the occasion of every transfer of a fee simple of any land in a special development area at any time during a valuation period. A special development area shall be declared by the Minister. The Act provides rules for the assessment of…

This Act provides rules for the valuation of public and private land and all trees standing on it by the Commissioner of Land Valuations and makes provision with respect to matters related to valuation such as access to land or buildings, appeal against decisions and the division of Jamaica into…

This Act makes provision for the appointment of the Commissioner of Lands and the vesting of Crown property in the Commissioner. The Act also provides for the incorporation of the Accountant-General and the holding and disposal of land by the corporation. The Act defines rights in respect of…

These Regulations prescribe that, for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 7 of the Agricultural Small Holdings Act, the provisions of subsection (1) of that section shall not apply to any contract of tenancy of not less than five years, allowing the landlord to receive as consideration for…

This Act makes provision for the division of real property in strata lots, defines rights of common ownership and related rights in relation with a strata plan, and provides for administration of common property and the registration of strata titles.Land under the operation of the Registration…

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…

These Regulations define and list "prescribed trees" and "economic trees" for purposes of the Agricultural Small Holdings Act. For the purposes of section 8 of the Act, the areas specified in the Second Schedule shall be the areas in respect of which a landlord may reserve,…

This Law, composed of eight chapters divided in 24 articles, institutes the Superintendence for Northeast Development – SUDENE, with the view of promoting sustainable development of the area and its integration in the production system. The Law defines its composition, legal nature, objectives,…