The Jersey Law Review – February 2006

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION

1ST SEPTEMBER 2005 - 31ST DECEMBER 2005

1. LAWS ADOPTED BY THE STATES

(a) States of Jersey (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.98/2005 - adopted 14.9.05)

This Law repeals Article 51 of the States of Jersey Law 2005.

(b) Public Finances (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.133/2005 - adopted 20.9.05)

This Law amends the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 in relation to expenditure approvals and propositions relating to taxation.

This Law provides for the imposition of parish rates, and a new Island-wide rate, on owners and occupiers of land within the parishes, and establishes Assessment Committees, a Supervisory Committee and a Rate Appeal Board.

(d) Consumer Safety (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.137/2005 - adopted 27.9.05)

This Law places a duty on producers and distributors of consumer goods to make the goods safe.

(e) Petroleum (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.164/2005 - adopted 29.9.05)

This Law amends the Petroleum (Jersey) Law 1984 to enable Regulations to prescribe, and to permit the Minister to prescribe, exemptions from the requirements of the Regulations.

(f) Terrorism (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.160/2005 - adopted 25.10.05)

This Law transfers to the Bailiff several functions of the Royal Court under the Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002.

(g) Corruption (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.198/2005 - adopted 25.10. 05)

This Law sets out offences related to corruption and abolishes the customary law offence of bribery.

(h) Housing (Amendment No. 12)(Jersey) Law 200-
(P.212/2005 - adopted 25.10. 05)

This Law restricts those who may, without the consent of the Minister, reside on land after it has been inherited.

(i) Law Revision (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.222/2005 - adopted 1.11.05)

This Law repeals and amends various enactments.

(j) Highways (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.251/2005 - adopted 1.11.05)

This Law requires the highway authority to remove from a highway any debris arising from a road accident.

(k) Animal Welfare (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.252/2005 - adopted 1.11.05)

This Law makes provision in relation to conflicts of interest of inspectors.

(l) Income Tax (Amendment No. 25) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.256/2005 - adopted 1.12.05)

This Law amends the Income Tax (Jersey) Law 1961. Amongst other things, it amends the provisions relating to international business companies, the income tax instalment system, the late filing penalty and the late payment surcharge.

2. LAWS, ORDERS IN COUNCIL, ETC. REGISTERED IN THE ROYAL COURT

(a) Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.26/2005 - registered 21.10.05. Articles 1, 39 and 40 in force 28.10.05, remainder in force 9.12.05.)

(b) Criminal Law (Child Abduction)(Jersey) Law 2005
(L.27/2005 - registered 28.10.05. In force 8.11.05.)

(d) Child Abduction and Custody (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.29/2005 - registered 28.10.05. Article 29 in force 9.12.05, remainder of Law in force 1.1.06.)

(e) Diseases of Animals (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.30/2005 - registered 4.11.05. In force 11.11.05.)

(f) Education (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.31/2005 - registered 4.11.05. In force 11.11.05.)

(g) Social Security (Amendment No. 18) (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.32/2005 - registered 4.11.05. In force 11.11.05.)

(h) Rates (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.33/2005 - registered 25.11.05. In force 18.11.05, apart from Articles 55 and 56, in force 9.12.05.)

(i) Island Planning (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.34/2005 - registered 9.12.05. In force 9.12.05.)

(j) Planning and Building (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.35/2005 - registered 9.12.05. In force 9.12.05.)

(k) Children and Day Care (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.36/2005 - registered 16.12.05. In force 23.12.05.)

(l) Companies (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 2005
(L.37/2005 - registered 16.12.05. In force on a day to be appointed by the States.)

(m) Liquor (Restrictions on Consumption)(Jersey) Law 2005
(L.38/2005 - registered 16.12.05. In force 16.12.05.)

(n) Sudan (United Nations Measures) (Channel Islands) Order 2005
(R&O.186/2005 - registered 16.12.05. In force 9.6.05.)

(o) Democratic Republic of the Congo (United Nations Sanctions) (Channel Islands) Order 2005
(R&O.187/2005 - registered 16.12.05. In force 9.6.05.)

3. APPOINTED DAY ACTS

(a) Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 (Appointed Day No.1) Act 2005
(R&O.97/2005 - in force 14.9.05)

Articles 1, 40-45, 69, and 71-74, brought into force 14.9.05.

(b) Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 (Appointed Day No.2) Act 2005
(R&O.127/2005 - in force 25.10.05)

Remaining provisions of Law brought into force 9.12.05.

Whole Law (apart from Articles 1-3, 25(1) and (4), 26, 56(1) to (4), 69 and 72 and paragraph 13 of Schedule 5, as well as so much of any other provision of the Law as confers power to make Regulations - all of which Articles and provisions were brought into force 1.1.05) brought into force 1.12.05.

(d) Criminal Law (Child Abduction) (Jersey) Law 2005 (Appointed Day) Act 2005
(R&O.148/2005 - in force 1.11.05)

Whole Law brought into force 8.11.05.

(e) Child Custody (Jurisdiction) (Jersey) Law 2005 (Appointed Day) Act 2005
(R&O.149/2005 - in force 1.1.06)

Whole Law brought into force 1.1.06.

(f) Child Custody (Child Abduction and Custody) (Jersey) Law 2005 (Appointed Day) Act 2005
(R&O.150/2005 - in force 1.11.05)

Whole Law brought into force 1.1.06.

(g) Medicines (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2005 (Appointed Day) Act 2005
(R&O.154/2005 - in force 1.11.05)

Whole Law brought into force 1.12.05.

(h) Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005 (Appointed Day) Act 2005
(R&O.156/2005 - in force 1.11.05)

Whole Law (apart from Articles 1, 39 and 40, in force 8.11.05) brought into force 9.12.05.

(i) Jersey Overseas Aid Commission (Jersey) Law 2005 (Appointed Day) Act 2005
(R&O.157/2005 - in force 1.11.05)

Whole Law (apart from Articles 1 and 5(1), and Part 1 of Schedule 2, in force 25.8.05) brought into force 6.12.05.

(j) States of Jersey Law 2005 (Appointed Day)(No.2) Act 2005
(R&O.158/2005 - in force 1.11.05)

Whole Law (apart from Articles 18, 19 and 19A, in force 24.11.05, and Article 51) brought into force 9.12.05.

4. REGULATIONS MADE BY THE STATES

(a) Public Finances (Comptroller and Auditor General) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.98/2005 - in force 14.9.05)

These Regulations provide transitional arrangements allowing for the appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General before the commencement of ministerial government.

(b) Public Employees (Retirement (Additional Contributions - Amendments)) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.105/2005 - Regulation 5 in force 9.12.05, remainder of Regulations to be taken to have come into force 1.1.02.)

These Regulations alter the liability for certain employers to pay contributions in respect of members of the PECRS retirement scheme.

(c) Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (New Members) (Amendment No. 10)((Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.106/2005 - in force 1.1.06)

These Regulations alter the calculations to be applied in determining the entitlement of certain members of the PECRS scheme.

(d) Licensing (Licence Fees)(Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.107/2005 - in force 1.10.05)

These Regulations increase the fees payable for the renewal of certain licences under the Licensing (Jersey) Law 1974.

(e) Sea Fisheries (Trawling, Netting and Dredging) (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.108/2005 - in force 6.10.05)

These Regulations regulate the use of scallop dredges and nets and set the maximum fines that may be imposed for breaches of the Regulations.

(f) Public Finances (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.126/2005 - in force 9.12.05)

These Regulations amend enactments consequentially upon the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005.

(g) Public Finances (Transitional Provisions) (No.1) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.128/2005 - in force 1.11.05)

These Regulations make transitional arrangements consequentially upon the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005.

(h) Public Finances (Transitional Provisions) (No.2) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.129/2005 - in force 1.11.05)

These Regulations make transitional arrangements consequentially upon the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005.

(i) Public Finances (Transitional Provisions - States Trading Operations) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.130/2005 - in force 1.11.05)

These Regulations make transitional arrangements consequentially upon the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005.

(j) States of Jersey (Transfer of Functions from Committees to Ministers)(Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.131/2005 - in force 9.12.05)

These Regulations provide for the transfer of functions of Committees of the States to Ministers of the States.

(k) States of Jersey (Amendments and Construction Provisions No.3) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.132/2005 - in force 9.12.05)

These Regulations amend enactments consequentially upon the transfer of functions from Committees to Ministers.

(l) States of Jersey (Amendments and Construction Provisions No. 12) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.133/2005 - in force 9.12.05)

These Regulations amend enactments consequentially upon the transfer of functions from Committees to Ministers.

(m) Data Protection (Corporate Finance Exemption)(Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.135/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations specify matters relating to exemptions for the purpose of safeguarding an important economic or financial interest of Jersey.

(n) Data Protection (Credit Reference Agency)(Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.136/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations specify information as to an individual’s rights that a data controller is to provide at the individual’s request.

(o) Data Protection (Fair Processing) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.137/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations prescribe conditions for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005 and specify that notice is to be taken to be given also if given by electronic means.

(p) Data Protection (International Co-operation) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.138/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations provide for matters relating to international co-operation in respect of data protection.

(q) Data Protection (Notification) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.139/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations prescribe matters relating to notification under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(r) Data Protection (Sensitive Personal Data) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.140/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations prescribe circumstances in which sensitive personal data may be processed under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(s) Data Protection (Subject Access Exemptions) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.141/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations exempt from Article 7 of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005 personal data in respect of trusts and data, the disclosure of which would be contrary to certain prohibitions or restrictions in Laws.

(t) Data Protection (Subject Access Miscellaneous) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.142/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations set out the extent of subject access requests and the fees that may be charged by a data controller in relation to requests under Article 7 of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(u) Data Protection (Subject Access Modification - Education) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.143/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations set out various exemptions and modifications to Article 7 of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005, and to the subject information provisions, relating to education records.

(v) Data Protection (Subject Access Modification - Health) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.144/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations set out various exemptions and modifications to Article 7 of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005, and to the subject information provisions, relating to health records.

(w) Data Protection (Subject Access Modification - Social Work) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.145/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations set out various exemptions and modifications to Article 7 of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005, and to the subject information provisions, relating to the provision of housing and health insurance benefits and to social workers and to persons who have parental responsibility for a child.

(x) Data Protection (Transfer in Substantial Public Interest) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.146/2005 - in force 1.12.05)

These Regulations specify the circumstances in which a transfer of personal data is taken to be necessary for reasons of substantial public interest for the purposes of Schedule 4 to the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(y) States of Jersey (Modification and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2005
(R&O.151/2005 - in force 24.11.05)

These Regulations modify the States of Jersey Law 2005 in relation to the first appointment of office holders under the Law and make certain transitional arrangements consequentially on that Law.

(z) Public Finances (Transitional Provisions - States Trading Operations No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.153/2005 - in force 8.11.05)

These Regulations make further transitional arrangements in relation to States Trading Operations consequentially upon the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005.

(aa) Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Consequential, Amendment, Repeal, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.155/2005 - in force 9.12.05)

These Regulations make transitional provisions, and amend enactments consequentially, in respect of the establishment of a States Employment Board and the transfer of the employment of States’ employees to it.

(ab) Family Allowances (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.159/2005 - in force 3.1.06)

These Regulations specify the amount of family allowances.

(ac) Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.160/2005 - in force 1.1.06)

These Regulations specify medical benefit rates.

(ad) Harbours (Amendment No. 39)(Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.161/2005 - in force 1.1.06)

These Regulations specify charges for goods remaining on a harbour for longer than the specified periods.

(ae) Extradition (Designated Territories) (No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.162/2005 - in force 2.11.05)

These Regulations designate the Hong Kong Special Administrative Area as a territory in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Extradition (Jersey) Law 2004.

(af) Policing of Parks (Jersey) Regulations 2005
(R&O.165/2005 - in force 8.11.05)

These Regulations prescribe, and regulate the use of, parks.

5. OTHER SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION OF NOTE

(a) Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Application to Customs and Excise) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2005
(R&O.166/2005 - in force when Article 33 of the Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003 comes into force)

This Order confers on an officer of the Impôts the power to detain persons for up to 6 hours, after they are charged with an offence, for the purpose of taking samples from them.

(b) Extradition (Treatment and Rights) (Jersey) Order 2005
(R&O.168/2005 - in force 10.11.05)

This Order applies various Articles of the Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003 to persons to whom the Extradition (Jersey) Law 2004 applies.

These Rules relate to proceedings under the Child Abduction and Custody (Jersey) Law 2005.

(d) Child Custody (Jurisdiction) Rules 2005
(R&O.189/2005 - in force 1.1.06)

These Rules relate to registration of orders, interim directions, enforcement procedures and applications.

(e) Bankruptcy (Désastre) (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2005
(R&O.190/2005 - in force 26.12.05)

This amendment increases to £2,500 the maximum sum to which priority is to be given under Article 32(1)(b) of the Bankruptcy (Désastre) (Jersey) Law 1990.

(f) Royal Court (Amendment) Rules 2005
(R&O.191/2005 - in force 26.12.05)

This amendment adds the Electricity (Jersey) Law 1937 to the list of applications for registration that may be heard in chambers under Rule 17/3.

(g) Children (Amendment) Rules 2005
(R&O.192/2005 - in force 26.12.05)

This amendment substitutes a new Form C5 in relation to applications for Emergency Protection Orders.

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The Jersey Law Review – February 2006

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION

1ST SEPTEMBER 2005 - 31ST DECEMBER 2005

1. LAWS ADOPTED BY THE STATES

2. LAWS, ORDERS IN COUNCIL, ETC. REGISTERED IN THE ROYAL COURT

3. APPOINTED DAY ACTS

4. REGULATIONS MADE BY THE STATES

5. OTHER SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION OF NOTE