Towns Nuisance Prevention Act. Pays/Territoire Jamaïque Type du document Législation Date 1887 (1973) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Terre et sols Mot clé Lutte contre la pollution Régime foncier Expropriation Transfert Gestion des zones côtières Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé This Act introduces measures to prevent nuisances in parishes. The Parish Council shall have powers to abate any imminently dangerous nuisances and may declare land to be a public nuisance. If the land in question is not cleaned, the Council may petition to court to have the land sold. The court may issue a condition order for sale. This order initiates to the procedure for sale of the land. The court may also order cleaning of the land. The Act also concerns properties on the seashore. Texte intégral Anglais