Crown Property (Vesting) (Amendment) Act, 2013 (No. 23 of 2013)

(a) the exercise of any general or special authority under section 3(4); and

(b) any other matter referred to it by the Minister. Minister may 5C. The Minister may by order, subject to amend Schedule. negative resolution, amend the Schedule.". The Crown Property (Vesting) (Amendment) [No. ] 3 Act, 2013 4. The principalAct is amendedby insertingnext aftersection 8 the Insert ion of Schedule in following as the Schedule--- principal Act. Schedule . SCHEDULE (Sections 5A and5C) The Land Divestment Advisory Committee Constitution 1.-(1) The Committee shall consist of ex-officio of Committee. members and appointed members. (2) The following persons shall be ex-officio mem- bers ofthe Committee- (a) the Financial Secretary; (b) the Perm anent Secretary in the Mi nistry responsible for land and the Senior Director responsible for Land Administration and Management in that Ministry;

(c) the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for agriculture;

(d) the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for housing;

(e) the ChiefExecutive Officer of the National Land Agency;

(f) the Commissioner of Lands;

(g) the Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency;

(h) the President of the Jamaica Developers Association ; and

(i) the President of the Association of Land Economy and Valuation Surveyors. (3) The appointed members shall be such number of persons, not exceeding five, as the Minister may appoint by instrument in writing, being persons appearing to the Minister to be knowledgeable and exper ienced in matters relating to land law, land surveying, land valuation or land management. (4) An ex-officio member may designate a nominee, in the case of the member's absence or inability to act. 4 [No. Crown Property (Vesting) (Amendment) Act, 2013 Appointment 2.-( I) The Minister shall appoint a chairman and a of chairman. deputy chairman from among the appointed members. (2) In the case ofthe chairman's absence or inability to act, the deputy chairman shall perform the functions of the chairman. (3) In the case of the absence or inability to act at any meeting of both the chairman and the deputy chairman , the remaining members of the Committee shall elect one of their number to preside at that meeting. Temporary 3. The Minister may appoint any person to act temporarily appointment. in the place of any appointed member in the case of the absence or inability to act of such member. Tenure and 4.-{ I) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, an office. appointed member shall hold office for such period, not exceeding three years, as may be specified in the instrument of appointment. (2) Every appointed member shall be eligible for reappointment, but no member shall be appointed for more than six consecutive years . (3) Ifany vacancy occurs in the appointed member- ship ofthe Committee, the Minister may appoint any person to act in place of that member, so, however, that such ap- pointment shall be made in the same manner and from among the same category of persons as would be required in the case of an original appointment under paragraph 1(3) and subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the newly ap- pointed member shall hold office for the remainder of the period for which the previous appointed member was ap- pointed. (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Minister may by notice in writing, at any time, revoke the appointment ofthe chairman or any other appointed member ofthe Committee, ifhe thinks it expedient so to do and shall state the grounds for revocation in the notice. Leave of 5. The Minister may, on the application of any member, absence. grant to the member leave of absence for any period not exceeding six months and may appoint some other person to act as a member during the period of leave of absence so granted. The Crown Property (Vesting) (Amendment) [No. ] 5 Act, 2013 Resignation . 6.-(1) An appointed member other than the chairman, may at any time resign his office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister and transmitted through the chairman and, from the date ofreceipt by the chairman ofthe instrument, the member shall cease to be a member of the Committee. (2) The chairman may, at any time, resign his office by instrument in writing addressed to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect as from the date ofreceipt ofthe instrument by the Minister. Publication of 7. The names of all members of the Committee as first membership. constituted and every change in the appointed membership thereof shall be published in the Gazette. Procedureand 8. - (I) The Committee shall meet at such times as may meetings. be necessary or expedient for the transaction of business and such meetings shall be held at such places and times and on such days as the Committee may determine. (2) The chairman- (a) may, at any time, call a special meeting of the Committee; and (b) shall call a special meeting to be held within fourteen days of the receipt ofa written request for that purpose addressed to him by any two members ofthe Committee. (3) The decisions of the Committee shall be by a majority ofthe votes and, in addition to an original vote, the chairman, deputy chairman or other person presiding at a meeting shall have a casting vote in any case in which the voting is equal. .. (4) The quorum of the Committee shall be seven members. (5) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Committee may regulate its own proceedings. (6) Minutes of each meeting of the Committee shall be kept in proper form and confirmed as soon as practicable at a subsequent meeting. (7) The validity of any proceedings of the Commit- tee shall not be affected by any vacancy among the mem- bers or by any defect in the appointment of a member. 6 [No. ] The Crown Property (Vesting) (Amendment) Act, 2013 Remuneration 9. There shall be paid to the chairman, the deputy of members. chairman and other members of the Committee such remuneration (whether by way ofhonoraria, salaries or fees) and such allowances, as the Minister with responsibility for the public service may determine. Protection of 10. No member of the Committee shall be personally members. liable for any act or default ofthe Committee done or omitted to be done in good faith in the course ofthe operation ofthe Committee. Disclosureof 11. A member of the Committee who is, directly or interest. indirectly, interested in any matter which is being dealt with by the Committee- (a) shall, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge, disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Committee; and (b) shall not be present during the deliberation of the Committee on the matter or take part in or otherwise seek to influence the decision of the Committee with respect thereto. Officeof 12. The office ofchairman, deputy chairman or member chairmanor ofthe Committee shall not be a public office for the purposes membernot a publicoffice. of Chapter Vof the Constitution ofJamaica.". Passed in the House of Representatives this 24th day of September, 2013. LLOYD B. SMITH Deputy Speaker. The Crown Property (Vesting) (Amendment) [No. ] 7 Act, 2013 Passed in the Senate this 11 th day ofOctober, 2013. FLOYD E. MORRIS President. This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the authenticated impression of the foregoing Act, and has been found by me to be a true and correct printed copy ofthe said Act. /-901/ j.J, E, UJT> /(e. Clerk to the Houses ofParliament.