Criminal Procedure (Connétables and Centeniers) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2009

Criminal Procedure (Connétables and Centeniers) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2009 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation . 23 2 Article 2 amended . 23 3 Article 3 amended . 23 4 Article 4 amended . 24 5 Article 4A inserted . 24 6 Article 5 amended . 24 7 Aerodromes (Administration) (Jersey) Law 1952 amended . 24 8 Harbours (Administration) (Jersey) Law 1961 amended . 24 9 Motor Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993 amended . 24 10 Policing of Roads, Parks and Sea Beaches (Application of Fines) (Jersey) Law 1957 amended 24 11 Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 amended . 25 12 Citation and commencement 25 Criminal Procedure (Connétables and Centeniers) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2009 A LAW to amend the Criminal Procedure (Connétables and Centeniers) (Jersey) Law 1996 and for connected purposes Adopted by the States 12th September 2008 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 10th December 2008 Registered by the Royal Court 2nd January 2009 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Interpretation In this Law, “principal Law” means the Criminal Procedure (Connétables and Centeniers) (Jersey) Law 1996 [1] . 2 Article 2 amended In Article 2 of the principal Law, for the words beginning “has been authorized” to the end of the Article there shall be substituted the words “has been authorized, by the Connétable or a Centenier of the parish in which the offence was committed, to act on the Connétable’s behalf.”. 3 Article 3 amended In Article 3 of the principal Law, for the words “the accused” to the end of the Article there shall be substituted the words “, before the Court, a person accused of the commission of an offence in another parish if the Connétable or Centenier has been authorized by the Connétable or a Centenier of that other parish to act on the Connétable’s behalf.”. 4 Article 4 amended In Article 4 of the principal Law, for the words “and 22” there shall be substituted the words “, 22 and 23”. 5 Article 4A inserted After Article 4 of the principal Law there shall be inserted the following Article – “4A Parish hall inquiry The Connétable or a Centenier of a parish shall have, in another parish, all the powers to conduct and decide an inquiry into an allegation that an offence has been committed in that other parish that he or she would have in respect of such an inquiry in his or her own parish if he or she has been authorized, by the Connétable or a Centenier of the other parish, to conduct the inquiry.”. 6 Article 5 amended In Article 5 of the principal Law, for the words “Article 2 or 3” there shall be substituted the words “Article 2, 3 or 4A”. 7 Aerodromes (Administration) (Jersey) Law 1952 amended In Article 5(1) of the Aerodromes (Administration) (Jersey) Law 1952 [2] , for the words “the Connétable or any Centenier of the parish in which the offence was committed,” there shall be substituted the words “a Connétable or Centenier having jurisdiction in the matter,”. 8 Harbours (Administration) (Jersey) Law 1961 amended In Article 5(1) of the Harbours (Administration) (Jersey) Law 1961 [3] , for the words “the Connétable or any Centenier of the parish in which the offence was committed,” there shall be substituted the words “a Connétable or Centenier having jurisdiction in the matter,”. 9 Motor Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993 amended In Article 14(1) of the Motor Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993 [4] , for the words “the Connétable or Centenier of the parish in which the offence was committed,” there shall be substituted the words “a Connétable or Centenier having jurisdiction in the matter,”. 10 Policing of Roads, Parks and Sea Beaches (Application of Fines) (Jersey) Law 1957 amended In Article 1(2)(b) of the Policing of Roads, Parks and Sea Beaches (Application of Fines) (Jersey) Law 1957 [5] , for the words “the Connétable or a Centenier of the parish in which the offence was committed,” there shall be substituted the words “a Connétable or Centenier having jurisdiction in the matter,”. 11 Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 amended In the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 [6] – (a) in Article 89(1), for the words “the Connétable or Centenier of the parish in which the offence was committed,” there shall be substituted the words “a Connétable or Centenier having jurisdiction in the matter,”; (b) in Schedule 3, in the entry opposite the item “Article 25”, for the words “the Connétable or Centenier of the parish in which the offence was committed” there shall be substituted the words “a Connétable or Centenier having jurisdiction in the matter”. 12 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Connétables and Centeniers) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2009 and shall come into force 7 days after it is registered. m.n. de la haye Greffier of the States [1] chapter 08.420 [2] chapter 03.035 [3] chapter 19.060 [4] chapter 25.350 [5] chapter 22.600 [6] chapter 25.550