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JAM-2017-L-108377
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Title_of_text
Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act, 2017 (No. 15 of 2017).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Jamaica
Subjects (Classification)
Economic and social policy
Adopted on (Date of text)
2017-07-14
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Act sets out special measures to uphold and preserve the rule of law, public order, citizen security and public safety within certain geographical areas of Jamaica. The Government may declare an area a Zone of Special Operations if there are reasonable grounds to believe that there is "rampant criminality, gang warfare, escalating violence and murder and the threat to the rule of law and public order."
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1962-08-06 (JAM-1962-C-31426)
Jamaica (Constitution) Order in Council Act, 1962 (S.I. 1962 No. 1550).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
House of Parliament, Government of Jamaica
URL
http://japarliament.gov.jm
File
JAM108377.pdf (PDF)