What can be brought to a referendum?

Constitution of Jamaica

(Adopted 1962, last amended 2011)

http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Jamaica/jam62.html

Section 49.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section Parliament may by Act ofParliament passed by both Houses alter any of the provisions of thisConstitution or (in so far as it forms part of the law of Jamaica) any of theprovisions of the Jamaica Independence Act, 1962.

(2) In so far as it alters –

1. sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, subsection (3) of section 48, sections 66, 67, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of section 96, sections 97, 98, 99, subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) or (9) of section 100, sections 101, 103, 104, 105, subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) or (9) of section 106, subsections (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) or (10) of section 111, sections 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of section 121, sections 122, 124, 125, subsection (1) of section 126, sections 127, 129, 130, 131, 135 or 136 or the Second or Third Schedule to this Constitution; or
2. section 1 of this Constitution in its application to any of the provisions specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection;

a Bill for an Act of Parliament under this section shall not besubmitted to the Governor-General for his assent unless a period of threemonths has elapsed between the introduction of the Bill into the House ofRepresentatives and the commencement of the first debate on the whole text ofthat Bill in that House and a further period of three months has elapsedbetween the conclusion of that debate and the passing of that Bill by thatHouse.

(3) In so far as it alters –

1. this section;
2. sections 2, 34, 35, 36, 39, subsection (2) of section 63, subsections (2), (3) or (5) of section 64, section 65, or subsection (1) of section 68 of this Constitution;
3. section 1 of this Constitution in its application to any of the provisions specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection; or
4. any of the provisions of the Jamaica Independence Act, 1962, a Bill for an Act of Parliament under this section shall not be submitted to the Governor-General for his assent unless-

i.                  a period of three months haselapsed between the introduction of the Bill into the House of Representativesand the commencement of the first debate on the whole text of that Bill in thatHouse and a further period of three months has elapsed between the conclusionof that debate and the passing of that Bill by that House, and

ii.           subject to the provisions of subsection (6) of thissection, the Bill, not less than two nor more than six months after its passagethrough both Houses, has been submitted to the electors qualified to vote forthe election of members of the House of Representatives and, on a vote taken insuch manner as Parliament may prescribe, the majority of the electors votinghave approved the Bill.

Section 49 of the constitution specifies the sections of the constitution that, when amended by a bill from the legislative, could lead to a referendum.

Section 49.3 notes that amending any provisions of theJamaica Independence Act of 1962 can also lead to a referendum.