Parish Councils Act (Cap. 271). Pays/Territoire Jamaïque Type du document Législation Date 1901 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Bétail, Terre et sols Mot clé Développement agricole Institution Expropriation Terres publiques Production animale Pâturage Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé This Act makes provision for the constitution of Parish Councils in Jamaica, defines their functions and powers, and provides with respect to their election, organization and administration and other relevant matters. Parish Councils shall be corporations and shall be successors to Municipal Boards, the Boards of Parochial Roads Commissioners and Parochial Boards constituted under the Parochial Boards Law, 1885. The Act defines powers of a Parish Council in respect of lease, acquisition or disposal of land in the Parish and regulation-making powers in respect of keeping and slaughtering of animals. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.moj.gov.jm