AI-assisted research summary: This law keeps certain fiscal laws in force, extends half of the spirituous-liquor duties for 10 more years, and sets the 1955 standard income tax rate at four shillings in the pound.
Jersey Law 3/1955 FINANCE (JERSEY) LAW, 1955. ____________ A LAW to continue certain expiring fiscal laws, to provide for the decennial renewal of half of the duties on spirituous liquors and to prescribe the standard rate of income tax for the year nineteen hundred and fifty-five, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 7th day of APRIL, 1955. ____________ (Registered on the 7 th day of May, 1955). ____________ STATES OF JERSEY. ____________ The 18th day of January, 1955. ____________ T HE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law : - ARTICLE 1 CONTINUATION OF EXPIRING FISCAL LAWS The Laws mentioned in the Schedule to this Law, as amended and continued in force by any subsequent enactment, being Laws which expire on the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, shall remain in force until the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and fifty-five. ARTICLE 2 DECENNIAL RENEWAL OF HALF OF DUTIES ON SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS The one half of the duties on spirituous liquors leviable under Articles 2 and 3 of the “ Loi (1935) touchant la perception des impôts sur les vins et spiritueux”, 1 as amended, 2 which under Article 4 of the said Law is subject to decennial renewal, shall continue to be leviable for a further period of ten years, that is to say, until the sixth day of June, nineteen hundred and sixty-five. ARTICLE 3 STANDARD RATE OF INCOME TAX FOR 1955 There shall be levied and charged in the Island for the year nineteen hundred and fifty-five, in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law, 1937, 3 as amended by any subsequent enactment, income tax at the standard rate of four shillings in the pound. ARTICLE 4 SHORT TITLE This Law may be cited as the Finance (Jersey) Law, 1955. SCHEDULE FISCAL LAWS CONTINUED IN FORCE Import Duties (Jersey) Law, 1932 ; 4 “ Loi (1937) autorisant la perception d’un impôt sur le tabac ” ; 5 “ Loi (1937) autorisant la perception d’un impôt sur la bière ” ; 6 Entry Duties (Jersey) Law, 1939 ; 7 “ Loi (1940) autorisant la perception d’un impôt sur certaines huiles et essences” ; 8 Import Duty on Oils and Spirits (Administration) (Jersey) Law, 1940. 9 To be printed, published and posted. F. DE L. BOIS, Greffier of the States. 1 Tome 1933–1936, page 296. 2 Tome 1939–1945, pages 350 and 508. 3 Tome 1937–1938, page 137. 4 Tome 1929–1932, page 587. 5 Tome 1937–1938, page 95. 6 Tome 1937–1938, page 99. 7 Tome 1939–1945, page 121. 8 Tome 1939–1945, page 253. 9 Tome 1939–1945, page 257.