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JAM-1845-L-73491
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Fatal Accidents Act.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Jamaica
Subjects (Classification)
Employment accident and occupational disease benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
1845
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides an action may be bought against a person who caused the death of another person through wrongful act, neglect or default. It sets out the mode, manner commencement of the action and assessment of damages for such fault.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line (as amended to 1979)
Author
Caribbean Community Secretariat
Publisher
CARICOM Legislative Drafting Facility
URL
http://www.caricomlaw.org/docs/Fatal%20Accidents%20Act.pdf
File
JAM73491.pdf (PDF)