2. c. 40) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Jamaica with effect from 6 August 1962.

As a result of the Act, Jamaica became the first English-speaking country in the West Indies to achieve full independence from the United Kingdom.

[2] It was passed in the House of Commons after a third reading and committee on 29 June 1962.

[6] The bill received Royal assent on 19 July 1962, from Queen Elizabeth II.

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