Agricultural
Marketing (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey)
Law 2004
A LAW to amend further the
Agricultural Marketing (Jersey) Law 1953.[1]
Adopted by the
States 9th September 2003
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 10th December 2003
Registered by the
Royal Court 9th
January 2004
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
1 Interpretation
In this Law “principal Law” means the Agricultural
Marketing (Jersey) Law 1953.[2]
2 Article
2 amended
In the proviso to Article 2(1) of the principal Law[3] for the words “Article 8”
there shall be substituted the words “Article 6”.
3 Article 8
amended
In Article 8 of the principal Law[4] –
(a) the
existing text shall be numbered paragraph (1);
(b) for
paragraph (1)(ba) there shall be substituted the following paragraph –
“(ba) subject to paragraph (2), for
requiring the board to impose on, and recover from, any registered producer who
contravenes any provision of the scheme made in pursuance of Article 11,
such monetary penalties as may be specified in the scheme; and
(c) after
paragraph (1) there shall be added the following paragraph –
“(2) Where a scheme provides for
the board to impose a monetary penalty –
(a) the penalty shall not be imposed in respect
of a contravention of the scheme that constitutes an offence under any
enactment other than this Law;
(b) the penalty shall not be imposed without the
registered producer being given such opportunity to be heard as the scheme shall
provide; and
(c) the penalty specified in the scheme shall
not exceed £1,000 for each offence or, where the offence consists of
continuing any such contravention, £1,000 together with a further £400
for each day on which it is so continued.”.
4 Article
14 amended
In Article 14(3) and (4) of the principal Law[5] for the words “sub-paragraphs
(a) to (d) of the said paragraph (2)” there shall be
substituted the words “paragraph (2)(a) to (e)”.
5 Article
23 amended
In Article 23 of the principal Law[6] –
(a) in
paragraph (1)(g) after the word “Law” there shall be inserted
the words “or any Order made under this Law”; and
(b) paragraph
(2) shall be deleted.
6 Citation
and commencement
This Law may be cited as the Agricultural Marketing (Amendment No. 7)
(Jersey) Law 2004 and shall come into force on the seventh day following its
registration.
D.C.G. FILIPPONI
Assistant Greffier of the States.
[1] Tome VIII, page 267, Volume 1990-1991,
pages 425 and 429, Volume 1999, page 387 and Volume 2001, page 6.
[2] Tome VIII, page 267, Volume 1990-1991,
pages 425 and 429, Volume 1999, page 387 and Volume 2001, page 6.
[3] Tome VIII, page 269 and Volume 1990-1991, page 426.
[4] Tome VIII, page 280 and Volume 1990-1991, page 429.
[5] Tome VIII, pages 294 and 295.
[6] Tome VIII, page 302 and Volume 1990-1991, pages 429 and 430.