INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL STATUTORY JURISDICTION

How many branches of Government exist in Jamaica?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 5

TRUE/FALSE - A Bill is a draft Act

• TRUE

• FALSE

At which stage in the law making process in Jamaica is a Bill fully debated and a vote taken?

• Committee Stage

• First Reading

• Second Reading

• Third Reading

The several stages through which a Bill must pass in order to become an enforceable law in Jamaica are known as?

• Reviews

• Revisions

• Readings

• Recommendations

Another name for secondary legislation is

• Statute

• Act

• Bill

• Regulation

TRUE/FALSE? Marginal notes, headings and subheadings form part of the law

• TRUE

• FALSE

How many main rules of statutory interpretation exit?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

The presumption of absurdity best defines which rule?

• Literal Rule

• Purposive Rule

• Mischief Rule

• Golden Rule

Which of the following a useful aid when using the purposive approach?

• Prime Minister's Notes

• Side Notes

• Hansard

• Headnotes

Which Act enables a court when dealing with an application under the Property (Rights of Spouses) Act to make an order concerning spouse/children?

• Proceeds of Crime Act

• Maintenance Act

• Status of Children Act

• Domestic Violence Act