Judicial and Legislative Functions (Separation) (Jersey) Law 1951

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Judicial and Legislative Functions (Separation) (Jersey) Law 1951

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Judicial and Legislative Functions (Separation) (Jersey) Law 1951

A LAW to provide for the separation of judicial and legislative functions

Commencement [see endnotes]

1        Separation of functions

(1)     A Jurat shall not be disqualified for being elected to the office of Senator or Deputy, but the Jurat shall cease to hold the office of Jurat on taking the oath of that office.[1]

(2)     A Senator or Deputy shall not be disqualified for being appointed to the office of Jurat, but the Senator or Deputy shall cease to hold that office on taking the oath of office of Jurat.[2]

2        Citation

This Law may be cited as the Judicial and Legislative Functions (Separation) (Jersey) Law 1951.


Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Legislation

Year and No

Commencement

Judicial and Legislative Functions (Separation) (Jersey) Law 1951

L.1/1951

3 February 1951

Statute Law Revision (No. 5) (Jersey) Law 1980

L.23/1980

21 November 1980

Constitution of the States and Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2021

L.11/2021

22 December 2021

Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025

L.22/2025

1 February 2026

Table of Renumbered Provisions

Original

Current

2

spent, omitted from this revised edition; formerly amended by L.23/1980

3

spent, omitted from this revised edition

4

2

Table of Endnote References

 



[1] Article 1(1)                  amended by L.11/2021, L.22/2025

[2] Article 1(2)                  amended by L.11/2021, L.22/2025


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