Summary Fines
(Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Law 2010
A LAW to amend miscellaneous
enactments so as to increase the maximum amount of a fine that may be inflicted
and levied summarily by a Connétable or Centenier and to extend a
Connétable or Centenier’s powers to inflict and levy a fine summarily
Adopted by the
States 24th February 2009
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 9th December 2009
Registered by the
Royal Court 8th
January 2010
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
Increase in maximum fine
that may be imposed summarily
1 Motor
Traffic (Third-Party Insurance) (Jersey) Law 1948 amended
In Article 20(1) of the Motor Traffic (Third-Party Insurance)
(Jersey) Law 1948[1], for the word
“1/5th” there shall be substituted the words “two
fifths”.
2 Aerodromes
(Administration) (Jersey) Law 1952 amended
In Article 5(1) of the Aerodromes (Administration) (Jersey) Law
1952[2], for the words
“level 1” to the end of the paragraph there shall be
substituted the words “two fifths of level 2 on the standard scale
or the maximum fine provided for the offence, whichever is the lower”.
3 Road
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 amended
In Article 89(1) of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956[3], for the words “one
fifth” there shall be substituted the words “two fifths”.
4 Policing
of Roads, Parks and Sea Beaches (Application of Fines) (Jersey) Law 1956
amended
In Article 1(2) of the Policing of Roads, Parks and Sea Beaches
(Application of Fines) (Jersey) Law 1956[4], for the words “level 1 on the standard scale”
there shall be substituted the words “two fifths of level 2 on the
standard scale”.
5 Harbours
(Administration) (Jersey) Law 1961 amended
In Article 5(1) of the Harbours (Administration) (Jersey) Law
1961 for the words “level 1” to the end of the paragraph there
shall be substituted the words “two fifths of level 2 on the
standard scale or the maximum fine provided for the offence, whichever is the
lower”.
6 Motor
Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993 amended
In the Schedule to the Motor Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993[5], in second column of the table, in entry 1., for the words
“One-fifth” there shall be substituted the words “Two
fifths”.
7 Rates
(Jersey) Law 2005 amended
In Article 3(8) of the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005[6], for the words
“one-fifth” there shall be substituted the words “two
fifths”.
Extension of powers to impose fine
summarily
8 Road
Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 amended
In Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956[7] –
(a) the
references to offences against Articles 16(4), 65(1) and 86 and their related
provisions as to extent shall be deleted;
(b) for
the provision as to extent related to an offence against Article 21 there
shall be substituted the following provision –
“limitation of
speed –
(a) an offence –
(i) involving
a speed of more than 12 m.p.h. but not more than 19 m.p.h. above the
limit in relation to a vehicle of the class or description concerned, and
(ii) which
is committed within 3 years of the date on which the defendant was
convicted for an offence under any of Articles 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 or
52;
(b) an offence involving a speed of more than
19 m.p.h. above the limit in relation to a vehicle of the class or
description concerned;”.
Closing provision
9 Citation
and commencement
This Law may be cited as the Summary Fines (Miscellaneous
Amendments) (Jersey) Law 2010 and shall come into force 7 days after it is
registered.
m.n. de la haye
Greffier of the States