AI-assisted research summary: This law amends Jersey’s Public Elections Law 2002 to include Procureurs du Bien Public in the election rules, makes a related change to parish assembly law, and starts on the seventh day after registration.
L.20/2003 Public Elections (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2003 A LAW to amend the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 to provide for the election of Procureurs du Bien Public under that Law; and to amend consequentially the Loi (1804) au sujet des assemblées paroissiales . Adopted by the States 21st January 2003 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 20th March 2003 Registered by the Royal Court 25th April 2003 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 In this Law, “principal Law” means the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002, [1] as amended. [2] 2 In Article 1(1) of the principal Law [3] – (a) in paragraph (b) of the definition of “constituency” for the words “or Centenier,” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier, or Procureur du Bien Public ,”; (b) in the definition of “public election” for the words “or Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “, Centenier or Procureur du Bien Public ”. 3 In Article 2(1) of the principal Law, [4] for the words “or Centenier,” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier, or Procureur du Bien Public ,”. 4 In Article 17(1) of the principal Law, [5] after the words “States of Jersey Law 1966 [6] ” there shall be added the words “or is otherwise required”. 5 In Article 19(3)(b) of the principal Law, [7] for the word “Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier, Procureur du Bien Public ”. 6 In Article 20(5) of the principal Law, [8] for the word “Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier or Procureur du Bien Public ”. 7 In Article 39 of the principal Law [9] – (a) in paragraph (1), for the word “Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “ Centenier or Procureur du Bien Public ”; (b) in paragraph (2), for the words “of a Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “to which paragraph (1) applies”. 8 In Article 54(1), (3) and (4) of the principal Law, [10] for the words “or Centenier”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted the words “, Centenier or Procureur du Bien Public ”. 9 In Article 6 of the Loi (1804) au sujet des assemblées paroissiales , [11] the words “, en Assemblée Paroissiale, selon l’usage” shall be deleted. 10 The Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002, [12] as amended by this Law, shall not apply to the election of a Procureur du Bien Public in which the first steps, but not the final steps, have been taken when this Law comes into force, and that election shall continue to be conducted in accordance with the Loi (1804) au sujet des assemblées paroissiales [13] as if this Law had not come into force. 11 This Law may be cited as the Public Elections (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2003 and shall come into force on the seventh day following its registration. M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States. [1] Volume 2002, page 313. [2] R&O 43/2002. [3] Volume 2002, page 318. [4] Volume 2002, page 319. [5] Volume 2002, page 327. [6] Volume 1966-1967, pages 3 to 10, Volume 1973-1974, page 256, Volume 1975-1978, pages 57 and 71, Volume 1986-1987, page 225 and Volume 2000, page 19. [7] Volume 2002, page 329. [8] Volume 2002, page 330. [9] Volume 2002, page 339. [10] Volume 2002, page 352. [11] Tomes I-III, page 45. [12] Volume 2002, page 313 and R&O 43/2002. [13] Tomes I-III, page 43 and Volume 1984-1985, page 15.