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The Governor-General is appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General is appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Jamaica without the involvement of the British government.
Source: [11] A regulation for declaring the practice of sati, or of burning or burying alive the widows of Hindus, illegal, and punishable by the criminal courts, passed by the governor-general in council on 4 December 1829, corresponding with the 20th Aughun 1236 Bengal era; the 23rd Aughun 1237 Fasli; the 21st Aughun 1237 Vilayati; the 8th Aughun 1886 Samavat; and the 6th Jamadi-us-Sani 1245 ...
Sir Hugh Mackintosh Foot, 7 April 1951 – 18 November 1957; Sir Kenneth Blackburne, 18 December 1957 – 6 August 1962; In 1962, Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom. Since independence, the viceroy in Jamaica has been the Governor-General of Jamaica.
Flag of the governor-general of Jamaica. The governor-general uses a personal flag, which features a lion passant atop a St. Edward's royal crown with "Jamaica" written on a scroll underneath, all on a blue background. It is flown on buildings and other locations in Jamaica to mark the governor-general's presence. [16]
Following the outcry after the sati of Roop Kanwar, [140] the Government of India enacted the Rajasthan Sati Prevention Ordinance, 1987 on 1 October 1987. [141] and later passed the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987. [19] The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 Part I, Section 2(c) defines sati as: The burning or burying alive of –
He served as Governor of the Leeward Islands from 1950 to 1956 and as Governor of Jamaica from 1957 until 1962. When Jamaica received its independence in August 1962, Blackburne was appointed as the Governor-General; he served in that position for three months till 30 November 1962 when his Jamaican replacement, Clifford Campbell , took office.
The monarch or the governor-general confers awards and honours in Jamaica on the advice of Jamaican ministers. [ 78 ] [ 79 ] [ 80 ] By the passage of The National Honours and Awards Act in 1969, Jamaica established six national orders on 18 July 1969.
Legislative power is vested both in the government and in the Parliament of Jamaica. The Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general, the common convention being the leader of the largest party in Parliament. [4] A bipartisan joint committee of the Jamaican legislature drafted Jamaica's current Constitution in 1962.