Jamaican law is historically based on English common law and, in some respects, bears close resemblance to legal systems in developed countries such as Australia, the US, and Canada.
The three main sources of law in Jamaica are the constitution, common law, and statutory legislation..
C(RTP)A 1999 creates an entitlement for a person, who is not party to a contract, to enforce a term of that contract in its own right where the contract confers or purports to confer a benefit on the third party..
The law of contract provides that for there to be a valid contract there needs to be an intention to create legal relations, an offer, and by the acceptance of that offer an agreement and consideration.
Contracts may be formed by the parties signing a written document which embodies all its terms..
These Volumes were published in 1976 and are known as “The Revised Laws of Jamaica (Subsidiary Legislation)”
Currently, the number of Volumes stands at eighteen (18)
Since 1974 there has been a yearly revision exercise that keeps these Revised Laws - Statutes and Subsidiary Legislation - updated and current
The Transfer Tax Act, 1971 The Defence (Amendment) Act, 1971
The Jamaica Racing Com- mission Act, 1972 The Representation of the People (official List) (Spe cial provisions) Act, 1972 Provisions to be omitted Section 20
Subsection (2) of section 3 Section 27 Section 9 Section 46Subsection (2) of section 2
(2) For the purposes of this section a Contractor- General trades with the Government of Jamaica if, while holding office as such, he becomes party to, or is a partner in a firm or a director or manager of a company which to
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