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The Consumer Protection (Validation and Indemnity of Tribunal) Act, no. 07 of 2023.

Country/Territory
Jamaica
Document type
Legislation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to validate and confirm as lawful the purported continuation in office of the members of the Consumer Protection Tribunal and all official Acts done by them, in good faith and inadvertent as to their not having been in compliance with the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, in the purported exercise of the functions conferred upon them, during the period commencing on the 28th day of May, 2021 and ending on the 8th day of May, 2022; to indemnify the members of the Consumer Protection Tribunal and persons who are liable to be proceeded against on the ground that the Acts were unauthorised, illegal or improper, from lability in relation thereto; and for connected matters.
Subject
General
Keyword
Consumer protection Court/tribunal Liability/compensation
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act, considering the establishment of the Consumer Protection Tribunal by section 44A of the Consumer Protection Act, and the Ministerial power to appoint the members of the Tribunal, provides for confirming the continuation in office of the members of the Tribunal mentioned in the attached schedule, and for declaring their acts validly, properly and lawfully made during a defined period of time. The Act also concerns the end of liability of any person involved in proceedings based on unauthorised, illegal or improper acts of the Tribunal.

Full text
English
Website
japarliament.gov.jm