Magistrate's Court (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 1999

Jersey Law 12/1999 MAGISTRATE’S COURT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT No. 7) (JERSEY) LAW 1999 ____________ A LAW to amend further the Magistrate’s Court (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 1949; sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 13th day of APRIL 1999 ____________ (Registered on the 30th day of April 1999) ____________ STATES OF JERSEY ____________ The 17th day of November 1998 ____________ T HE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – ARTICLE 1 After Part III of the Magistrate’s Court (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 1949, as amended, 1 there shall be inserted the following Part – “ PART IIIA PROSECUTION OF PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE 12A PROCEEDINGS BY A LEGALLY QUALIFIED PROSECUTOR The conduct of proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court may, with the approval of the Attorney General, be undertaken on behalf of the prosecution by – (a) an advocate; or (b) a solicitor or a person who has been admitted – (i) to the degree of the Utter Bar of one of the Inns of Court of England and Wales; or (ii) as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales, and who is employed in the Law Officers Department. ARTICLE 12B RÔLE OF THE MAGISTRATE In proceedings conducted in accordance with Article 12A of this Law, the Magistrate shall perform only a judicial rôle.”. ARTICLE 2 Article 4 of the Criminal Justice (Evidence and Procedure) (Jersey) Law 1997 2 is repealed. ARTICLE 3 This Law may be cited as the Magistrate’s Court (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 1999. G.H.C. COPPOCK Greffier of the States. 1 Tome VII, page 548, Volume 1979–1981, page 205, and Volume 1996–1997, page 489. 2 Volume 1996–1997, page 614.