AI-assisted research summary: The Law inserts a rule that inherited land (except by a body corporate) is treated as subject to a condition limiting who may occupy dwelling units on it unless the Minister consents.
Housing (Amendment No. 12 ) (Jersey) Law 2006 Arrangement Article 1 Article 7A inserted . 33 2 Machinery of government amendment 34 3 Citation and commencement 34 Housing (Amendment No. 12 ) (Jersey) Law 2006 A LAW to further amend the Housing (Jersey) Law 1949 Adopted by the States 25th October 2005 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 14th February 2006 Registered by the Royal Court 3rd March 2006 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Article 7A inserted In the Housing (Jersey) Law 1949 [1] there shall be inserted after Article 7 the following Article – “7A Condition on land acquired by inheritance If, after the date on which the Housing (Amendment No. 12) (Jersey) Law 2006 comes into force, any land is acquired by inheritance (other than by a body corporate), the land shall be deemed to have been acquired subject to the condition that any unit of dwelling accommodation on the land at the time of the inheritance or which is created on the land after the inheritance, shall not, without the consent of the Committee, be occupied by a person other than – (a) the person who inherited the land, occupying the unit of dwelling accommodation as his or her sole or principal place of residence or as holiday accommodation; or (b) a person who is within a class of persons specified in Regulations made under Articles 14 and 21, being a class to which this condition is specifically stated to refer by those Regulations.”. 2 Machinery of government amendment In Article 7A of the Housing (Jersey) Law 1949 for the word “Committee” there shall be substituted the word “Minister”. 3 Citation and commencement (1) This Law may be cited as the Housing (Amendment No. 12) (Jersey) Law 2006. (2) This Law, apart from Article 2, shall come into force on the seventh day following its registration. (3) Subject to paragraph (4), Article 2 shall come into force on the same day as Article 1 comes into force. (4) If Article 1 is in force before Article 42(3) of the States of Jersey Law 2005 [2] comes into force, Article 2 shall come into force on the same day as the said Article 42(3). m.n. de la haye Greffier of the States [1] chapter 18.315 [2] chapter 16.800