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 an election or appointment was any time after June 30th in any year, 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 when a public official is in receipt of total emoluments of $12,000,000.00 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. MAKES FALSE STATEMENTS IN A STATUTORY DECLARATION 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 Important Facts About Filing of Statutory Declarations YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Who should file a statutory declaration 1. Parliamentarians 2. Public Officials who earn $12,000,000 and over 3. Public Officials appointed to a Gazetted Position STATUTORY DECLARATIONS Receive, keep on record and examine all statutory declarations filed with the Commission; Make such enquiries as he considers necessary in order to certify or determine the accuracy of a statutory declaration; Receive and keep proper records of any complaint or information or notification in relation to any or all of the following matters: any allegation which involves or may involve an act of corruption; any allegation regarding impropriety or irregularity with respect to the award, implementation or termination of a government contract or the grant, issue, suspension or revocation of a prescribed licence; any allegation in respect of non-compliance with any of the provisions of this Act. i) ii) iii) The functions of the Director of Information and Complaints are set out in Section 32(1), which states, inter alia, to: INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS DIVISION
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