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JAM-2000-L-98315
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Title_of_text
Public Defender (Interim) Act (Act 33 of 1999).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Jamaica
Subjects (Classification)
Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
2000-04-16
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Public Defender is commissioned by the Governor General, after consultation with the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader. Their role is to protect and enforce the rights of citizens.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2002-08-15 (JAM-2002-L-98316)
Political Ombudsman (Interim) Act, 2002 (Act 25 of 2002).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1978-11-17 (JAM-1978-L-31035)
The Ombudsman Act.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Justice
Country
Jamaica
URL
http://moj.gov.jm/
File
JAM98315.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to Act 25/2002)