Connétables (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2012

Connétables (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2012 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation . 3 2 Abrogation of customary law relating to policing functions of Connétables . 4 3 Enactments amended relating to policing functions of Connétables . 4 4 Supervisory role of the Connétables . 4 5 Circumstances in which Connétables’ functions are exercisable by Procureur du Bien Public 4 6 Enactments amended relating to other functions . 5 7 Regulations concerning the functions of the Connétables . 5 8 Citation and commencement 6 SCHEDULE 1 7 enactments amended relating to policing functions of CONNÉTABLEs 7 1 Code of 1771 amended . 7 2 Police Force (Jersey) Law 1974 amended . 7 SCHEDULE 2 9 enactments amended relating to other functions 9 1 Loi (1842) sur les publications dans les Eglises . 9 2 Loi (1905) au sujet des Assemblées Paroissiales . 9 3 Loi (1937) sur l’atténuation des peines et sur la mise en liberté surveillée . 9 4 Firearms (Jersey) Law 2000 . 9 5 Criminal Justice (Community Service Orders) (Jersey) Law 2001 . 9 Connétables (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2012 A LAW to repeal the policing functions of the Connétables, to empower a Procureur du Bien Public to deputise for a Connétable in certain circumstances, to remove certain other functions from the Connétables and to make ancillary and consequential amendments. Adopted by the States 16th May 2012 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 17th October 2012 Registered by the Royal Court 26th October 2012 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Interpretation In this Law “policing function” means any of the following powers or duties, at customary law or under any enactment, exercisable by a Connétable – (a) keeping the peace; (b) opposing and arresting wrongdoers and bringing them to justice; (c) for the purpose of exercising the function in paragraph (a) or (b) – (i) searching, examining or investigating, or authorizing a search, examination or investigation of, property of any description or a person, (ii) charging a person with an offence, (iii) arresting a person, (iv) granting bail, (v) conducting a parish hall inquiry into an allegation that an offence has been committed, including the levying of a fine summarily, (vi) presenting a person charged with an offence before a court, and (vii) discharging functions incidental or ancillary to any of the actions referred to in this paragraph. 2 Abrogation of customary law relating to policing functions of Connétables The customary law is abrogated to the extent that it provides for the exercise of any policing function by a Connétable. 3 Enactments amended relating to policing functions of Connétables Schedule 1 shall have effect. 4 Supervisory role of the Connétables Nothing in this Law shall be taken to derogate in any way from – (a) the responsibility of the Connétable of a parish at customary law or under any enactment to supervise the Honorary Police of the parish; and (b) the powers and duties of the Connétable associated with the discharge of that responsibility. 5 Circumstances in which Connétables’ functions are exercisable by Procureur du Bien Public (1) In the event of the Connétable of a parish – (a) being unable to discharge the functions of office for any reason including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, illness or injury; (b) being absent from Jersey except where the absence is for 7 days or less and the Connétable informs either or both of the Procureurs du Bien Public of the parish that the Connétable will discharge the functions of office during that period of absence; or (c) no longer holding office for any reason pending that office being filled in accordance with any other enactment, the functions of the Connétable, while such inability, absence or gap in office continues, shall be discharged by the senior of the 2 Procureurs du Bien Public of the parish, as determined in accordance with paragraph (4), except where paragraph (2) or (3) applies. (2) Instead of the senior of the 2 Procureurs du Bien Public, the other Procureur du Bien Public may, with the consent of the Attorney General discharge any or all of the functions of the Connétable under this Article. (3) If the senior of the 2 Procureurs du Bien Public is unable, for any reason, to discharge any or all of the functions of the Connétable under this Article the other Procureur du Bien Public shall discharge the functions that the senior Procureur is unable to discharge. (4) For the purposes of this Article, the seniority of the 2 Procureurs du Bien Public shall be determined by – (a) their respective seniority in office; (b) if that seniority cannot be distinguished, their respective periods of continuous service in the relevant parish; or (c) if seniority in office and period of service cannot be distinguished, their respective seniority in age. (5) For the purposes of this Article “functions of the Connétable ” or “function of office” do not include any of the following functions – (a) attending the States Assembly as a member of the States of Jersey; (b) acting as a member of the Supervisory Committee within the meaning of the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005 [1] ; (c) acting as a member of the Comité des Connétables; and (d) anything incidental to any of the above functions. (6) The customary law is abrogated to the extent that it provides for a Chef de Police of a parish to deputise for the Connétable of the parish. (7) Any function under any other enactment relating to the appointment of a person to the office of Chef de Police of a parish by the Connétable shall be exercised by the Procureur du Bien Public under this Article only after consultation with the Attorney General. (8) Any function under any other enactment relating to the removal of a person from the office of the Chef de Police of a parish by the Connétable shall be exercised by a Procureur du Bien Public under this Article only with the consent of the Attorney General. (9) This Article is without prejudice to Article 20 of the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 [2] . 6 Enactments amended relating to other functions Schedule 2 shall have effect. 7 Regulations concerning the functions of the Connétables (1) The States may by Regulations amend any enactment so as to – (a) repeal any provision that confers a policing function on a Connétable; (b) remove any policing function from a Connétable and confer it instead on a Centenier or, specifically, on the Chef de Police of a parish; and (c) repeal any provision that confers a function on the Chef de Police of a parish, if such function would otherwise be exercisable by a Procureur du Bien Public under Article 5; (d) remove any function from a Chef de Police that, had the function been vested in a Connétable, would be exercisable by a Procureur du Bien Public under Article 5 and confer it instead on a Connétable or Procureur du Bien Public, or both; (e) remove any function from a Chef de Police that is exercisable on behalf of a Connétable, if such function would otherwise be exercisable by a Procureur du Bien Public under Article 5, and confer it instead on the Procureur du Bien Public as being exercisable on behalf of the Connétable. (2) Regulations made under this Article may contain such transitional, consequential, incidental, supplementary or savings provisions as the States think fit. 8 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Connétables (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2012 and shall come into force on such day or days as the States may by Act appoint and different days may be appointed for different provisions. a.h. harris Deputy Greffier of the States SCHEDULE 1 (Article 3) enactments amended relating to policing functions of CONNÉTABLEs 1 Code of 1771 amended In the Code of 1771 [3] – (a) under the heading “CONNÉTABLE” there shall be deleted the words “de faire rapport, et présenter en Justice toutes personnes contrevenant aux Ordonnances et Règlemens établis pour le bon ordre dans la société, et”; (b) under the heading “A LA COUR DU SAMEDI” in the final paragraph there shall be deleted the words “Connétables et”; (c) under the heading “SERMENT DES CONNÉTABLES” there shall be deleted the words – (i) “garderez et”, and (ii) “, vous opposant à, et saisissant de fait, tous ceux qui tentent ou commettent toute façon de crime, de délit ou de contravention lesquels vous présenterez en Justice pour être punis selon leurs méfaits, vous conformant en ceci aux instructions de Monsieur le Procureur Général de la Reine”; (d) under the heading “SERMENT DES CENTENIERS” for the words “dont vous informerez le Connétable, afin qu’ils soient présentés” there shall be substituted the words “lesquels vous présenterez”. 2 Police Force (Jersey) Law 1974 amended In the Police Force (Jersey) Law 1974 [4] – (a) in Article 3 – (i) for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph – “(2) Subject to the provisions of any other enactment, there shall be expressly reserved to a Centenier the powers of – (a) the granting of bail to any person; (b) the formal charging of any person with an offence, without prejudice to the customary powers of the Attorney General in the prosecution of offences; (c) conducting and deciding a parish hall inquiry into an allegation that an offence has been committed; and (d) presenting a person charged with an offence before a court.”, (ii) in paragraph (3) the words “Connétable or” shall be deleted, (iii) in paragraph (4) there shall be deleted the words “a Connétable or, in the Connétable’s absence,”; (b) in Article 4 – (i) in paragraph (1) there shall be deleted the words “, as hitherto, one Connétable for each parish in Jersey and”, (ii) in paragraph (2) there shall be deleted the words “and the Connétables (Jersey) Law 2008 [5] ,”. SCHEDULE 2 (Article 6) enactments amended relating to other functions 1 Loi (1842) sur les publications dans les Eglises In Article 4 of the Loi (1842) sur les publications dans les Eglises [6] , the words “ou Chef de Police” shall be deleted. 2 Loi (1905) au sujet des Assemblées Paroissiales In the first paragraph of Article Unique in the Loi (1905) au sujet des Assemblées Paroissiales [7] , the words “ou Chef-de-Police” shall be deleted. 3 Loi (1937) sur l’atténuation des peines et sur la mise en liberté surveillée In the Loi (1937) sur l’atténuation des peines et sur la mise en liberté surveillée [8] – (a) in Article 4(c) for the word “Connétable” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier chargé de l’affaire”; (b) in Article 5 – (i) in paragraph (1) for the word “Connétable” each time it appears there shall be substituted the words “Centenier chargé de l’affaire”, (ii) in paragraph (2) for the word “Connétable” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier chargé de l’affaire”, (iii) in paragraph (3) for the word “Connétable” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier chargé de l’affaire”, (iv) in paragraph (5) for the word “Connétable” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier chargé de l’affaire”, (v) paragraph (6) shall be repealed. 4 Firearms (Jersey) Law 2000 Paragraphs (3) and (4) of Article 2A of the Firearms (Jersey) Law 2000 [9] shall be repealed. 5 Criminal Justice (Community Service Orders) (Jersey) Law 2001 In the Criminal Justice (Community Service Orders) (Jersey) Law 2001 [10] – (a) in Article 6(2)(b) for the word “Connétable” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier”; (b) in Article 7(1) and (2) for the word “Connétable” each time it appears there shall be substituted the word “Centenier”. [1] chapter 24.950 [2] chapter 16.600 [3] chapter 15.120 [4] chapter 23.375 [5] chapter 16.250 [6] chapter 15.600 [7] chapter 16.120 [8] chapter 08.020 [9] chapter 23.200 [10] chapter 08.180