National Honours and Awards Act (Jamaica)
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The National Honours and Awards Act (Jamaica) is the primary Jamaican statute that establishes and regulates the country’s system of national honours, decorations, and awards.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| National Honours and Awards ceremony (Jamaica) | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament
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Jamaican statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Government of Jamaica
NERFINISHED
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Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
citizens of Jamaica
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eligible non-citizens ⓘ |
| bindingForce | statutory law in Jamaica ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| defines |
categories of national honours in Jamaica
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eligibility for national honours in Jamaica ⓘ post-nominal letters for national honours ⓘ privileges attached to national honours ⓘ procedures for granting national honours ⓘ |
| establishes | framework for Jamaican national honours system ⓘ |
| governs | conferment of Jamaican national honours by the Governor-General ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
authorizes making of regulations on national honours
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creates legal basis for Jamaican national honours ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Jamaican law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a system of national honours and awards for Jamaica
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to regulate the conferment of national honours and awards ⓘ |
| regulates |
national awards of Jamaica
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national decorations of Jamaica ⓘ national honours of Jamaica ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of Jamaica
NERFINISHED
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Jamaican orders, decorations and medals ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civilian awards
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military awards ⓘ national honours system ⓘ state decorations ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
constitutional and ceremonial law
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public law ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Chancery of the Orders of the Jamaican Honors System
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follows
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National Honours and Awards Act (Jamaica)
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Order of Distinction (Commander class)
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ceremonialOccasion
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National Honours and Awards Act (Jamaica)
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this entity surface form:
National Honours and Awards ceremony (Jamaica)