Lois sur la Societe de Bienfaisance de la Marine Marchande de Jersey (Repeals) (Jersey) Law 2007

Lois sur la Société de Bienfaisance de la Marine Marchande de Jersey (Repeals) (Jersey) Law 2007 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation . 317 2 Repeals . 318 3 Vesting of property, rights and liabilities . 318 4 Citation and commencement 318 Lois sur la Société de Bienfaisance de la Marine Marchande de Jersey (Repeals) (Jersey) Law 2007 A LAW to repeal the Loi accordant un Acte d'Incorporation à la Société de Bienfaisance de la Marine Marchande de Jersey, confirmée par Ordre de Sa Majesté en Conseil en date du 12 décembre 1894 and the Loi (1938) sur la Société de Bienfaisance pour la Marine Marchande de Jersey and for connected purposes . Adopted by the States 26th October 2006 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 13th June 2007 Registered by the Royal Court 22nd June 2007 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Interpretation In this Law – “ 1862 Law ” means the Loi (1862) sur les teneures en fidéicommis et l’incorporation d’associations [1] ; “ 1894 Law ” means the Loi accordant un Acte d’Incorporation à la Société de Bienfaisance de la Marine Marchande de Jersey, confirmée par Ordre de Sa Majesté en Conseil en date du 12 décembre 1894 [2] ; “ 1938 Law ” means the Loi (1938) sur la Société de Bienfaisance pour la Marine Marchande de Jersey [3] ; “ incorporation day ” means the day the new Society is incorporated pursuant to an act of the Royal Court under the 1862 Law; “ the new Society ” means the Jersey Merchant Seamen’s Benefit Society Incorporated to be incorporated pursuant to an act of the Royal Court under the 1862 Law; “the Society” means the Société de Bienfaisance de la Marine Marchande de Jersey incorporated under the 1894 Law. 2 Repeals The 1894 Law and the 1938 Law shall be repealed on the incorporation day. 3 Vesting of property, rights and liabilities (1) On the incorporation day the property, rights and liabilities of the Society shall vest in the new Society. (2) On and from the incorporation day – (a) any contract, agreement, indemnity, lease, licence or other instrument entered into by or with, or given by or to, the Society shall have full force and effect as if it had been entered into by or with, or given by or to, the new Society; (b) any reference in a will, codicil to a will, settlement or trust to the Society shall be construed and have effect as if it were a reference to the new Society; (c) where the Society is a party to any pending civil legal proceeding, the new Society shall be substituted for the Society in the proceeding and the proceeding shall not abate by reason of the substitution. (3) The operation of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be regarded – (a) as a breach of contract or otherwise as a civil wrong; (b) as a breach of any contractual provision prohibiting, restricting or regulating the assignment or transfer of property, rights or liabilities; or (c) as giving rise to any remedy by a party to a contract or other instrument, as an event of default under any contract or other instrument or as causing or permitting the termination of any contract or other instrument, or of any right, liability or relationship. 4 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Lois sur la Société de Bienfaisance de la Marine Marchande de Jersey (Repeals) (Jersey) Law 2007 and shall come into force 7 days after it is registered. a.h. harris Deputy Greffier of the States [1] chapter 04.120 [2] L.2/1894 [3] chapter 19.270