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Permits for a public event, party or fete
A public event with music, admission or alcohol needs an amusement permit from the Municipal Corporation, a police permit, and usually a special spirit licence and music licence.
- Agency
- Westmoreland Municipal Corporation / Jamaica Constabulary Force
- Cost
- Fees scale with crowd size (verify)
- Time
- 2—3 weeks before the event
- Contact
- Westmoreland Municipal Corporation · 876-955-2451 · Savanna-la-Mar Police · 876-955-2758 · JACAP · 876-968-6516
- Online
- https://www.jacapjamaica.com
Steps
- Apply to the Municipal Corporation for the Place of Amusement permit at least 10 working days ahead (site, date, expected crowd, sanitation plan).
- Apply at the Savanna-la-Mar Police Station for the police permit (Noise Abatement Act hours apply: 2 am weekends, midnight weekdays unless extended).
- Special occasion spirit licence from the Clerk of the Courts if alcohol is sold.
- Music licence from JACAP / JAMMS for recorded or live music.
- Public Health: portable toilets and food vendor permits for larger events.
Tips
- Start with the Municipal Corporation; the police permit is usually conditional on it.
- Ticketed events: a ticketing platform with gate scanning makes the crowd count the permit asks for easy to prove.
Last updated 17 Oct 2026. Spotted a change? Email westmorelandchamber2023@gmail.com.