Disabilities Act to Take Effect February 14, 2022
Labour
October 8, 2021
Written by: Chris Patterson
Photo: Mark Bell
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, addressing the House of Representatives on October 6.
Disabilities Act to Take Effect February 14, 2022
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The Disabilities Act is to come into effect on February 14, 2022.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the announcement during Wednesday’s (October.6) sitting of the House of Representatives as he tabled the Disabilities Regulations, 2021, Resolution.
The Regulations were approved by Members of the House and will now enable the Disabilities Act and all its attendant parts to come into effect.
The Disabilities Act, which was passed in 2014, makes provisions to safeguard and enhance the welfare of persons with disabilities across Jamaica.
Minister Samuda said it is unfortunate that implementation of the Act has taken such a long time and noted that “a lot of work has been done, especially by the legal team to bring it to this stage”.
“Among [...]