FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 | INTEGRITY COMMISSION 2022 FEATURE 11 PARLIAMENTARIANS - Initial Statutory Declaration Due for submission at the end of the third calendar month following the date of appointment or election. ANNUAL STATUTORY DECLARATION If anelectionor appointmentwasany timeafter June30th inanyyear, the first annual Statutory Declaration & Information should be as at December 31 of the following year. ANNUAL STATUTORY DECLARATION If the election or appointment is any time before June 30th in any year, the first annual Statutory Declaration & Information should be as at December 31 of that same year. PUBLIC OFFICIALS - Initial Declaration Due for submission at the end of the third month after the date which a public official is in receipt of total emoluments of $3,500,000.00 Due for submission at the end of the third month after the date in a Gazette or letter from the Commission PARLIAMENTARIANS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS Annual Declaration period: January 1 – December 31 Statutory Declaration & Information should be as at December 31 thereafter, as long as you were a parliamentarian or public official at any point during the year. FINAL STATUTORY DECLARATION Twelve (12) months after demitting office (loss of election, resignation or retirement.) Parliamentarians and Public Officials are required to file statutory declarations with information relating to: Assets – An item of property owned by a person regarded as having value in or outside of Jamaica. (Examples are house, car, cash, equivalent, goodwill, art work, intellectual properties) Liabilities – An amount owed to a supplier, bank, lender, or other provider of goods, services, or loans in or outside of Jamaica. (Examples are mortgage, credit cards etc.) Income - Amounts received for work, or through investments in or outside of Jamaica, profit on the sale of assets, monetary gifts etc. Offences and Penalties FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS Conviction in a Parish Court to a fine not exceeding $500,000.00 or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A STATUTORY DECLARATION Conviction in a Parish Court to a fine not exceeding $500,000.00 or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months. FAILURE TO SUBMIT AND/OR FAILURE TO MEET EXTENDED DEADLINE IN A WRITTEN NOTICE. An additional fine of $20,000.00 for each month after the 30 day notice period expires until the submission is made. FAILURE TO ATTEND AN INQUIRY BEING CONDUCTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS: Conviction in a Parish Court to a fine not exceeding $500,000.00 or A term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months. MAKES FALSE STATEMENTS IN A STATUTORY DECLARATION OR KNOWINGLY GIVES FALSE INFORMATION AT AN INQUIRY Conviction in a Parish Court to a fine not exceeding $2,000,000.00 or A term of imprisonment not exceeding two years. WHEN TO FILE STATUTORY DECLARATIONS WHAT TO INCLUDE IN A STATUTORY DECLARATION
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