Jersey R & O 6196
Police Force (Jersey) Law, 1974.
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POLICE FORCE (DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY) (JERSEY) REGULATIONS, 1975.
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(Promulgated on the 17th day
of September, 1975).
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STATES OF JERSEY.
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The 9th day of
September, 1975.
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THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 4 of
the Police Force (Jersey) Law, 1974, have made
the following Regulations: -
1. Subject
to the provisions of Regulation 2 of these Regulations, where properly has come
into the possession of a police officer, and the owner of the property cannot
be ascertained or found, the property may be disposed of by sale by auction or
otherwise, as follows: -
(a) where the property is a
perishable article, or its custody involves unreasonable expense or
inconvenience, it may be sold at any time, but the proceeds of sale shall
remain in the possession of the police for three months from the date of sale;
(b) in the case of any
other property (other than money) the same shall be sold as soon as may be
after it has been in the possession of the police for three months:
(c) where the property
consists of money it shall be dealt with as hereinafter provided in like manner
as if it were the proceeds of a sale, after it has remained in the possession
of the police for three months.
2. Where
a person has been convicted of an offence in connexion with any property which
has come into the possession of a police officer, no action, other than the
sale of perishable goods, shall be taken under Regulation 1 of these
Regulations until the expiration of at least three months from the date of
conviction, or, where notice of appeal has been given, three months after the
date of hearing, or abandonment, of the appeal, as the case may be.
3. The
Chief Officer may pay to any person by whom property has been delivered to the
police such reasonable compensation as he thinks fit.
4. After
the deduction of any expenses incurred in connexion with –
(a) the sale or storage of
property;
(b) advertising for the
owner of the property;
(c) the payment of
compensation under Regulation 3 of these Regulations;
the proceeds of the sale of any property shall be credited to the
Annual Income of the States.
5. These
Regulations may be cited as the Police Force (Disposal of Property) (Jersey)
Regulations, 1975 and shall come into force forthwith upon promulgation.
E.J.M. POTTER,
Greffier of the States.