Law Revision

Main Functions

The main functions of the Unit include:

a) Textual changes to the Laws of Jamaica (Statutes and Subsidiary Legislation)

b) Typesetting and proofreading of the pages of:

i – new statutes and subsidiary legislation

ii – amendments to existing statutes and subsidiary legislation

c) Data entry and proofreading of the pages of the loose-leaf Guide to Subsidiary Legislation.

d) Preparation of the Laws of Jamaica (Statutes and Subsidiary Legislation) on Compact Discs for updating the Ministry’s website. This preparation process involves scanning, cropping and capturing of the revised pages received from the Jamaica Printing Services, updating of the Units’ PDF version of the laws of Jamaica as well as the creation of links to the various sections of the laws, thus facilitating ease of access. The prepared CDs are then checked for accuracy and then submitted to the MIS Unit for the updating of the website.

Governing Legislation

The unit is governed by the Law Revision Act

Balancing Rights & Responsibilities	The Judiciary	The Executive	The Legislature	Other Related Government Links
Charter of Fundamental Rights & Freedom	Civil Procedure Rules	The Cabinet	House of Representatives	Court Management Services
Jury Duty	Court of Appeal Rules	The Prime Minister	Houses of Parliament	Jamaica Constabulary Force
Reporting Child Abuse	The Chief Justice		The Senate	Jamaica Defence Force
The Child Care & Protection Act	The Court of Appeal			King's House
The Jamaican Constitution	The Jamaican Legal System			Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
What to do when arrested	The Privy Council			Office of the Public Defender
Whistleblowing (Protective Disclosure Act)	The Supreme Court			Customer Service in the Courts
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Overview and Role	OUR VISION
Core Values, Vision & Mission	A modern, people focused Justice System that engenders trust and confidence.
Organisational Structure
Justice Reform
Past Ministers of Justice
Past Attorneys General
	OUR MISSION
	To provide the legal and policy framework within which justice services are efficiently and effectively delivered to all.
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DIVISIONS	DEPARTMENTS	UNITS
Criminal and Civil Justice Administration	Attorney General's Department	Customer Service
Finance and Accounts	Justice Reform Implementation
Human Resource Management & Administration	Legal Reform	Modernisation and Strategic Analysis
Strategic Planning, Policy, Research & Evaluation	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions	Legal Services
Justice Education Unit	Office of the Pariliamentary Counsel	Internal Audit
Justice Training Institute		SECRETARIATS
Victim Services Division		Law Revision
Management Information Systems	STATUTORY BODY	Legal Aid Council
	Legal Aid Clinic	Trafficking in Persons

EXECUTIVE AGENCY
Administrator General's Department

Marlene Malahoo Forte, MP, Q.C., JP Attorney General	Mrs Sancia Bennett Templer Permanent Secretary
Paula Llewellyn, CD, Q.C. Director of Public Prosecutions
Maurice Bailey Director of Legal Reform

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