Naming of Streets and Numbering of Premises (Jersey) Law 1960

Jersey Law 17/1960 NAMING OF STREETS AND NUMBERING OF PREMISES (JERSEY) LAW, 1960. ____________ A LAW to provide for the naming of streets, and the numbering of premises in streets, rows of houses and blocks of buildings, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 3rd day of AUGUST, 1960. ____________ (Registered on the 10th day of September, 1960) . ____________ STATES OF JERSEY. ____________ The 16th day of February, 1960. ____________ T HE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law: - ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION In this Law – “occupier”, “owner” and “Parish Assembly” have the same meanings as in the Parish Rate (Administration) (Jersey) Law, 1946; 1 “street” includes any highway, footway, mews, square, court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not. ARTICLE 2 NAMING OF STREETS (1) The Parish Assembly may assign any name which it thinks fit to any street, whether or not in substitution for a name already given or assigned. (2) In the notice convening a Parish Assembly for the purposes of this Article, there shall be set forth the name which it is proposed to assign to the street, and particulars sufficient to identify the location thereof. ARTICLE 3 INDICATION OF NAMES OF STREETS Where a name has been assigned to any street, in pursuance of this Law, the Constable shall cause the name so assigned to be marked in a conspicuous position on any building or structure in or near the street, and shall from time to time cause the inscription to be renewed when it becomes illegible. ARTICLE 4 NUMBERING OF PREMISES (1) For the purpose of distinguishing separate premises in any street, row of houses or block of buildings, the Constable may assign numbers to such premises, whether or not in substitution for numbers already given or assigned. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this Article, a number followed by a letter or a fraction shall be deemed to be a number. (3) The Constable shall serve a notice on the owner or occupier of premises to which he assigns a number in pursuance of this Article, requiring such owner or occupier to mark that number on those premises and to remove therefrom any number which differs from that number. (4) Whenever the marking of a number assigned to premises in pursuance of this Article is destroyed, pulled down, defaced, obliterated or obscured, the Constable may serve a notice on the owner or occupier of those premises requiring him to renew the marking. (5) If the owner or occupier of any premises on whom a notice is served under this Article fails to comply with the requirements of the notice within thirty days from the service thereof, the Constable shall cause a number to be marked, removed or renewed, as the case may be, and the expense incurred by him in so doing shall be recoverable as a civil debt from the person in default. ARTICLE 5 RECORD OF NAMES AND NUMBERS The Constable shall keep a record of – (a) the names assigned to streets, in pursuance of Article 2 of this Law or by which they were commonly known at the date of the commencement of this Law; and (b) the numbers assigned to premises in pursuance of Article 4 of this Law; and any person, may at any reasonable hour inspect such record and take a copy of any portion thereof. ARTICLE 6 OFFENCES If any person – (a) destroys, pulls down, defaces, obliterates or obscures any marking of the name of a street, which has been lawfully set up; or (b) sets up in or on any street, to which a name has been assigned in pursuance of this Law a name different from that so assigned; or (c) places or fixes any notice or advertisement within twelve inches of any marking of the name of a street, lawfully set up; or (d) marks on any premises to which a number has been assigned in pursuance of Article 4 of this Law any number which differs from that number; or (e) otherwise than for the purpose of renewing the same, destroys, pulls down, defaces, obliterates or obscures, or permits or suffers to be destroyed, pulled down, defaced, obliterated or obscured the marking of any number assigned to premises in pursuance of Article 4 of this Law; he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds: Provided that sub-paragraphs (a) and (e) of this Article shall not apply where the marking is destroyed, pulled down, defaced, obliterated or obscured in connexion with the demolition, alteration or erection of a building or structure or any part thereof, if notice of the intention so to do is given to the Constable not less than three days before the marking is destroyed, pulled down, defaced, obliterated or obscured. ARTICLE 7 NOTICES The provisions of Article 26 of the Parish Rate (Administration) (Jersey) Law, 1946, 2 shall apply in relation to notices required or authorized to be served by a Constable under this Law as they apply in relation to notices required or authorized to be served under that Law. ARTICLE 8 REPEAL The “ Règlement ” entitled “ Numérotage des Maisons , &c.”, confirmed by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the second day of October, 1843, 3 is hereby repealed. ARTICLE 9 SHORT TITLE This Law may be cited as the Naming of Streets and Numbering of Premises (Jersey) Law, 1960. To be printed, published and posted. F. DE L. BOIS, Greffier of the States. 1 Tome VII, page 351. 2 Tome VII, page 362. 3 Tome I (1878 edition), page 354.