Jersey & Guernsey Law Review – June 2009
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION:
BAILIWICK OF JERSEY
1 January – 30 April 2009
1. LAWS ADOPTED BY THE STATES
(a) Protection of Children (Restriction on Supply of Goods) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.175/2008—adopted in 3rd reading, 21.1.09)
This Law enables the prohibition or restriction of the supply of certain goods to children.
(b) Gender Recognition (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.174/2008—adopted in 3rd reading, 3.2.09)
This Law provides for the legal recognition, in Jersey, of changes in gender.
(c) Companies (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.185/2008—adopted in 3rd reading, 24.2.09)
This Law makes miscellaneous amendments to the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, including further provisions as to appeals against decisions of the Jersey Financial Services Commission, distributions and reductions of share capital.
(d) Summary Fines (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.6/2009—adopted in 3rd reading, 24.2.09)
This Law increases the powers of a centenier to levy a fine summarily.
(e) Royal Court (Amendment No. 12) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.19/2009—adopted in 3rd reading, 31.2.09)
This Law revises the procedure for the appointment of Jurats.
(f) Employment (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 200-
(P.27/2009—adopted in 3rd reading, 1.4.09)
This Law confers rights on redundancy.
2. LAWS, ORDERS IN COUNCIL, ETC., REGISTERED IN THE ROYAL COURT
(a) Companies (Takeovers and Mergers Panel) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.1/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force by Appointed Day Act)
(b) Criminal Procedure (Connétables and Centeniers) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2009
L.2/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force 9.1.09)
(c) Customs and Excise (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.3/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force 9.1.09)
(d) Financial Regulation (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.4/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force 9.1.09)
(e) Health (Implementation) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.5/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force 9.1.09)
(f) Limited Partnerships (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.6/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force 1.3.09)
(g) Pilotage (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.7/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force 30.1.09)
(h) Police Force (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.8/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force 9.1.09)
(i) Shipping (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.9/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force 9.1.09—except art 4)
(j) Taxation (Land Transactions) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.10/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force by Appointed Day Act)
(k) Terrorism (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.11/2009—registered 2.1.09: in force 9.1.09)
(l) Employment (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.12/2009—registered 27.3.09: in force by Appointed Day Act)
(m) States of Jersey (Amendment No. 5) Law 2009
(L.13/2009—registered 27.3.09: in force 3.4.09)
(n) Supply of Goods and Services (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.14/2009—registered 27.3.09: in force by Appointed Day Act)
(o) Mental Health (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.15/2009—registered 3.4.09: in force 10.4.09)
(p) Proceeds of Crime (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2009
(L.16/2009—registered 3.4.09: in force 10.4.09)
3. APPOINTED DAY ACTS
(a) Limited Partnerships (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2009 (Appointed Day) Act 2009
(R&O.21/2009—in force 25.2.09)
Whole Law brought into force on 1.3.09.
4. REGULATIONS MADE BY THE STATES
(a) Taxation (Exchange of Information with Third Countries) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
(R&O.6/2009—in force 28.1.09)
These Regulations provide for the exchange of tax information with Germany and the Netherlands.
(b) Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (Existing Members) (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
(R&O.7/2009—in force 1.3.09)
These Regulations alter the retirement options available to officers in the uniformed services.
(c) Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (New Members) (Amendment No. 13) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
(R&O.8/2009—in force 1.3.09)
These Regulations alter the retirement options available to officers in the uniformed services.
(d) Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
(R&O.12/2009—in force 1.4.09)
These Regulations revise the arrangements for determination of a person’s rate of pay.
(e) Companies (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
(R&O.20/2009—in force 3.3.09)
These Regulations make miscellaneous amendments to the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, including the substitution of the definition “open-ended investment company”.
(f) Taxation (Exchange of Information with Third Countries) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
(R&O.31/2009—in force 31.3.09)
These Regulations provide for the exchange of tax information with Denmark, the Faroes, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
(g) Sea Fisheries (Licensing of Fishing Boats) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
(R&O.37/2009—in force 5.5.09)
These Regulations restrict pelagic and pair trawling in an area near the Frouquier Aubert buoy.
(h) Public Elections (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
(R&O.38/2009—in force 5.5.09)
These Regulations revise forms used for the purposes of electoral registers.
5. OTHER SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION OF NOTE
(a) Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2009
(R&O.17/2009—in force 1.4.09)
This Order increases the minimum wage.
(b) Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts by Adults) (Jersey) Order 2009
(R&O.30/2009—in force 3.4.09)
This Order extends the requirement for adults to wear a seat belt to all adults sitting in a seat fitted with a seat belt.