Criminal Justice (Compensation Orders) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2017

Criminal Justice (Compensation Orders) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2017 A LAW to amend the amount of compensation to be paid under a compensation order made by the Magistrate’s Court or the Youth Court. Adopted by the States 14th March 2017 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 3rd May 2017 Registered by the Royal Court 12th May 2017 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Article 2 of the Criminal Justice (Compensation Orders) (Jersey) Law 1994 amended For Article 2(3) of the Criminal Justice (Compensation Orders) (Jersey) Law 1994 [1] , there shall be substituted the following paragraph – “(3) The compensation to be paid under a compensation order made by the Magistrate’s Court or the Youth Court in respect of any one offence shall not exceed the equivalent amount for the time being of a fine of level 3 on the standard scale of fines. ”. 2 Criminal Justice (Compensation Orders) (Jersey) Regulations 2000 revoked The Criminal Justice (Compensation Orders) (Jersey) Regulations 2000 [2] shall be revoked. 3 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Compensation Orders) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2017 and shall come into force on the day after it is registered. l.-m. hart Deputy Greffier of the States [1] chapter 08.200 [2] R&O.149/2000 (chapter 08.200.50)