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Any Commonwealth citizen aged 21 or over who has lives in Jamaica for at least a year before the election is eligible to be elected to the legislature. Those illegible to be elected consist of those in the defence force, those serving a foreign government, those serving in a public office or justices
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The House of Representatives is where most bills are initiated and where most members of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister included, sit. Every bill, to be passed into law, must be approved by the House, with a quorum of 16 members, in addition to the presiding officer, required for a vote to take
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within the government rests with the Ministry of Water and Housing, and the main service provider is the National Water Commission. An autonomous regulatory agency, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), approves tariffs and establishes targets for efficiency increases, and also oversees the
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The Senate's main role is reviewing bills passed by the House, however, it may initiate bills as long as they are not to do with money. It may not delay budget bills for more than one month or other bills for more than seven months. No more than 4 members of the cabinet may be selected from the
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must be held within five years of the forming of a new government, however, a general election can be held early if the governing party advises the governor-general to do so, or if a majority of members of the House pass a no-confidence motion against the government.
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place. The House determines all government finance, allocating funds and levying taxes. The House is presided over by the Speaker, who ensures the rules of the chamber are observed, and the Leader of the House, who determines what business will be done each day.
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The judiciary also is modelled on the British system. The Court of Appeal is the highest appellate court in Jamaica. Under certain circumstances, cases may be appealed to Britain's
760:. The Cabinet consists of at least 11 ministers, each delegated a ministry to preside over and direct government policy from. Additionally, there are special bodies called 107: 444:. The governor-general has a largely ceremonial role, with their parliamentary function consisting simply of granting royal assent to bills which have passed Parliament. 390: 2209: 2179: 2042: 1799: 828: 135: 1769: 596: 2204: 1887: 1872: 1313: 1265: 1432: 986: 334: 2119: 1726: 1025: 844: 601: 316: 312: 2184: 1498: 1596: 1437: 210: 161: 1468: 1095: 548: 205: 142: 1962: 567: 479:. The Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general, the common convention being the leader of the largest party in Parliament. 156: 570:. Senate members then elect their own president and deputy president, as long as they are not a minister or parliamentary secretary. 2032: 1825: 1701: 1326: 1000:
and practices jury trial only for cases of treason or murder. All other cases are tried by resident magistrates or justices of the
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Firearms offences, including possession of unlicensed guns and ammunition, are tried before a dedicated
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in 1962. That Constitution came into force with the Jamaica Independence Act, 1962 of the
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whose political and legal traditions closely follow those of the United Kingdom. As the
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A bipartisan joint committee of the Jamaican legislature drafted Jamaica's current
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which have direct authority over certain aspects of Government business.
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Executive power is vested in the King, but exercised mostly by the
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has diplomatic relations with most nations and is a member of the
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operates independently of the executive and the legislature, with
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Politics in Jamaica takes place in the framework of a
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Index

Jamaican politician
Politics of Jamaica

Monarch
Charles III
Governor-General
list
Patrick Allen
Prime Minister
Andrew Holness
Cabinet
Ministries and agencies
Parliament
Senate
President
House of Representatives
Speaker
Leader of the Opposition
Peter Phillips
Elections
2007
2011
2016
by-elections
Political parties
Judiciary
Caribbean Court of Justice
Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
Administrative divisions

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