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Crown Advocates
(Jersey) Law 1987
Official
Consolidated Version
This is an official
version of consolidated legislation compiled and issued under the authority of
the Legislation (Jersey) Law 2021.
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Crown Advocates
(Jersey) Law 1987
A LAW to enable Advocates to be
appointed to act on behalf of the Attorney General in proceedings before any
court
Commencement
[see
endnotes]
1 Appointment
(1) The
Attorney General may appoint either for a definite or indefinite period, one or
more Advocates of the Royal Court to discharge the Attorney General’s
functions in any proceedings before any court in Jersey, (hereafter referred to
as “Crown Advocate”).[1]
(2) Every
Advocate so appointed shall take oath before the Inferior Number of the Royal
Court in the form set out in the Schedule to this Law.
(3) The
Attorney General may terminate the appointment of any Crown Advocate.[2]
2 Citation
This Law may be cited as
the Crown Advocates (Jersey) Law 1987.
SCHEDULE
(Article 1)
OATH
You swear and promise
before God that well and faithfully you will exercise the duties of Crown
Advocate; that you will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth the Second, her heirs and successors according to law; that you
will uphold and maintain the laws and usages of Jersey and that you will
ensure, so far as you are able during the period of your appointment, that all
transgressors of the law meet their just deserts.
[1] Article 1(1) amended
by L.7/2015
[2] Article 1(3) amended
by L.7/2015
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