Business Names
Appeal Rules 1998
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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Business Names
Appeal Rules 1998
1 Interpretation
In these Rules –
“Court” has
the same meaning as in the Law;
“Law” means
the Registration of
Business Names (Jersey) Law 1956;
“registrar” has
the same meaning as in the Law.
2 Notice of appeal
(1) A
person who wishes to appeal to the Court from any decision of the registrar
under Article 16(1) of the Law shall, within 21 days of the date of the
notice of such decision, lodge with the Judicial Greffier a notice of appeal in
accordance with the Form in the Schedule.
(2) The
notice of appeal shall be accompanied by a copy of the registrar’s notice
from which the appeal is brought, a statement of the grounds of appeal and of
the appellant’s case in its support.
3 Determination in chambers
If the appellant does not
state in the appellant’s notice of appeal that he or she wishes to be
heard by the Court, the Court may determine the appeal in Chambers.
4 Hearing
(1) If
the appellant states in the notice of appeal that the appellant wishes to be
heard by the Court, the Judicial Greffier shall cause to be served on the
appellant and the registrar a notice of the time and day fixed by the Court for
the hearing of the appeal. Such notice shall be served not less than 4 clear
days before the day so fixed.
(2) At
the hearing of the appeal the registrar and the appellant may be heard either
in person or through an advocate of the Royal Court.
5 Costs
The costs of and
incidental to all proceedings in the Court under the Law shall be in the
discretion of the Court and the Court shall have power to determine by whom and
to what extent the costs shall be paid.
6 Citation
These Rules may be cited
as the Business Names Appeal Rules 1998.