Law Reform (Protection and Enforcement of Public Rights) Act

Made 1999-03-26 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language: English
Kind: Act
Organisation: Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Country: Jamaica
Subjects: Land and soil
Keywords: public land, legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, land tenure

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part 1
LAW REFORM (PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC RIGHTS) I Ad 11 of 199). THE LAW REFORM (PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC RIGHTS) ACT [26rh March, 1999.1 1. This Act may be cited as the Law Reform (Protecticn shofl"*k and Enforcement of Public Rights) Act. 2 . 4 1 ) Notwithstanding any provision in any enactment ::=&-of or any rule of law, a person may, in the public interest and General not required in without the consent of the Attorney-General, make an ap plication to the Supreme Court for the protection and enforcement of public rights. (2) An application under subsection ( I ) shall not be made unless leave of the Supreme Court has been obtained in accordance with rules of court; and the Court shall not grant leave to make such an application unless it considers that the applicant has a sufficient interest in the matter to which the application relates. ~ lThc inclusion of !%is page b author id by L.N. 3/20011 RL-34