AI-assisted research summary: This Law sets up the Jersey Gazette for official notices, requires certain enactments to be published there, and lets parish meeting notices be in French or English.
Jersey Law 21/1960 OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS (JERSEY) LAW, 1960. ____________ A LAW to amend the Law regarding the manner in which the enactment of legislation, the convening of parish assemblies and other public matters are to be brought to the notice of the public, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 12th day of SEPTEMBER, 1960. ____________ (Registered on the 1st day of October, 1960). ____________ STATES OF JERSEY. ____________ The 29th day of March, 1960. ____________ T HE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law: - ARTICLE 1 THE JERSEY GAZETTE (1) There shall be an organ called “the Jersey Gazette”, for the publication of official notices and other matters requiring to be brought to the attention of the public. (2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (4) of this Article, the Jersey Gazette shall be published in an English language newspaper circulating in the Island designated for the purpose by Act of the States. (3) There shall be not more than one newspaper designated under this Article at any one time, but, subject as aforesaid, the States may modify any Act made under this Article. (4) Where for any reason it is not possible for the Jersey Gazette to be published in a newspaper designated under this Article, the Bailiff shall make such arrangements as he thinks fit for its publication. ARTICLE 2 MODIFICATION OF PREVIOUS ENACTMENTS REGARDING PUBLICATION IN NEWSPAPERS (1) Any enactment providing for the publication of any notice or other matter in a newspaper or newspapers published or circulating in the Island shall have effect as if it provided for the publication of the notice or other matter in the Jersey Gazette. (2) This Article applies to all enactments passed before the date of the coming into force of this Law and, unless the enactment otherwise specifically provides, to all enactments passed within one year after that date. ARTICLE 3 PROVISIONS REGARDING PUBLICITY TO BE GIVEN TO ENACTMENTS (1) As soon as may be after the happening of any of the following events, namely – (a) the promulgation of any Law passed by the States and sanctioned by Her Majesty in Council; (b) the promulgation of any enactment passed by the States which does not require for its validity the sanction of Her Majesty in Council; (c) the passing of any enactment by any administration of the States; the Greffier of the States shall cause the enactment to be printed and shall cause to be published in the Jersey Gazette a notice stating that the enactment has been passed, the date on which it comes into force (where such a date is specified in the enactment) and the place at which printed copies thereof may be purchased: Provided that, for the purposes of this Article, an enactment passed by any administration of the States which requires for its validity the approval of the States shall not be deemed to be passed until it has been approved by the States. (2) It shall no longer be necessary to post any enactment in the box set up at the principal entrance of a parochial cemetary in accordance with the provisions of the “Règlement” entitled “Publications”, confirmed by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the twenty-seventh day of April, 1842. 1 ARTICLE 4 NOTICES CONVENING MEETINGS OF PARISH ASSEMBLIES MAY BE IN FRENCH OR ENGLISH A notice convening a meeting of a parish assembly, whether civil or ecclesiastical, may be in the French or the English language, at the option of the President of the Assembly. ARTICLE 5 REPEAL The enactments set out in the Schedule to this Law are hereby repealed. ARTICLE 6 SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Law may be cited as the Official Publications (Jersey) Law, 1960. (2) This Law shall come into force on the day on which the first Act made under Article 1 of this Law comes into force. To be printed, published and posted. F. DE L. BOIS, Greffier of the States. SCHEDULE (ARTICLE 5) ENACTMENTS REPEALED 1. The “Loi sur les Publications”, confirmed by Order of His Majesty in Council of the twentieth day of April, 1917. 2 2. Paragraph (12) of Article 5 of the Royal Court (Jersey) Law, 1948, 3 , as amended. 4 1 Tomes I-III, page 134. 2 Tome VI (1939 edition), page 62. 3 Volume 1946-1948, page 577. 4 Volume 1951-1953, page 5.