Succession to the
Crown (Jersey) Law 2013
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Succession to the
Crown (Jersey) Law 2013
A LAW to make provision for
succession to the Crown in right of the Bailiwick of Jersey
WHEREAS Her Majesty is Sovereign of the Bailiwick of Jersey, such Realm being
anciently part of the Duchy of Normandy, in right of Her illustrious and royal
Predecessor, William, Duke of Normandy and King of England;
AND
WHEREAS
representatives of the other Realms of which Her Majesty is Sovereign agreed on
28th October 2011 to change the rules on succession to the throne and
possession of it so as to make succession not depend on gender and to end the
disqualification arising from marrying a Roman Catholic;
THE
STATES,
subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted
the following Law –
Commencement [see endnotes]
1 Interpretation
(1) In Articles 2 and
3 references to “the Sovereign” and to “the Crown” are
to the Sovereign and to the Crown in right of the Bailiwick of Jersey.
(2) References in this Law
to any law of the United Kingdom and to any enactment include any law or
enactment passed before or after the commencement of this Law.
2 Succession
to the Crown
(1) The death of the
Sovereign shall have the effect of transferring all the functions, duties,
powers, authorities, rights, privileges and dignities belonging to the Crown to
the Sovereign’s successor as determined in accordance with the Act of
Settlement 1700 (c.2) of the United Kingdom and any other law of the United
Kingdom relating to succession to the Crown.
(2) Every reference to the
Sovereign (however expressed) in any enactment (including this one) or in any
document or instrument in force shall, unless the context otherwise requires,
be deemed to refer to the Sovereign for the time being.
3 Oaths
and solemn affirmations
(1) Any form of oath in any
enactment that refers to the Sovereign (however expressed) shall be deemed to
include a reference to the Sovereign’s heirs and successors.
(2) Any person who takes an
oath that is deemed to include a reference to the Sovereign’s heirs and
successors under paragraph (1), or who makes a solemn affirmation instead
of such an oath, shall be deemed to have taken the oath or made the solemn
affirmation with the inclusion of such a reference.
(3) Paragraph (2)
applies regardless of whether the oath was taken, or the solemn affirmation was
made, before the commencement of this Law.
(4) The States may, by
Regulations, amend the form of oath in any enactment to include such reference
to the Sovereign’s heirs and successors as the States deem appropriate.
4 Regency
Where, under the law of the United Kingdom, the royal functions are
being performed in the name and on behalf of the Sovereign by a Regent, the
royal functions of the Sovereign in right of the Bailiwick of Jersey shall be
performed in the name and on behalf of the Sovereign in right of the Bailiwick
of Jersey by that Regent.
5 Citation
This Law may be cited as the Succession to the Crown (Jersey)
Law 2013.