The National Honours and Awards Act

• Coming into Force: 18 July 1969
• Year: 1969
• Type of Document: Revised Statutes

NATIONAL, HONOURSAND AWARDS

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A&

21

of

1969,

THE NATIONAL

HONOURS

AND

AWARDS

ACT

27

of

1973,

26

of

2002.

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July,

1969.1

1.

This Act may be cited as the National Honours and Awards

Shorttitle,

Act.

2.

In

this Act “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory

IMerpreb-

tion.

Committee established under section

5.

3.-(1)

There shall be six societies of honour, namely-

Societies

of

(a)

the Order of National Hero;

(b)

the Order of the Nation;

(c)

the Order of Excellence;

(4

the Order of Merit;

(e)

the Order

of

Jamaica; and

v)

the Order of Distinction.

honour.

2612002

S.

2(aXi)

(ii).

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s.

2

(c).

(2)

Each of the societies referred to in paragraphs

(b),

(c),

(9,

(e)

and

v)

of subsection

(1)

shall be governed by such

s,2(d),

constitution

as

may be set out in regulations made under section

2612002

7.

2711973

S.

2

(b).

4.+1)

The Order of National Hero shall consist of the

conaim-

tion

of

order

of

National

Hero.

members of that Order.

(2)

Every person upon whom has been conferred the

honour of National Hero shall

be

a member of that Order.

(3)

The Governor-General shall be the Chancellor of the

Order of National Hero and shall, as the holder

of

the office

of

Chancellor, be responsible for the administration of that Order.

(4)

The Secretary General of the Order of National Hero

shall be such person

as

the Chancellor shall desig-

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