Jersey Law 6/1958

AGRICULTURAL RETURNS (AMENDMENT) (JERSEY) LAW, 1958.

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A LAW     to amend the Agricultural Returns (Jersey) Law, 1947, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

3rd day of APRIL, 1958.

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(Registered on the 26th day of April, 1958).

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STATES OF JERSEY.

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The 16th day of January, 1958.

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THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law :  -

ARTICLE 1

For Article 2 of the Agricultural Returns (Jersey) Law, 1947,1 as amended2 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Law”), there shall be substituted the following Article –

“ARTICLE 2

(1)          The Committee may, whenever it thinks fit so to do, require every occupier of agricultural land, or the person having the management of agricultural land on behalf of the occupier thereof, to furnish, in such form and manner and to such person and within such time as may be specified in the requirement, a return in writing showing, with respect to such date or dates or such period or periods as may be so specified, –

(a)     the area of land in cultivation, stating the several areas planted in the crops specified in the return ;

(b)     the areas of uncultivated land and of land for grazing ;

(c)     the livestock on the land ;

(d)     the agricultural equipment in his possession for use on the land ; and

(e)     the numbers of persons employed by him in regular and casual employment respectively.

(2)          Where the occupier is also the owner of the land, that fact shall be stated in the return.

(3)          The Committee may require any person furnishing a return in pursuance of this Article to give such information and explanations respecting the return as it thinks necessary.”

ARTICLE 2

In Article 5 of the principal Law,3 the words “including such reasonable expenses incurred by the Constables as may be approved by the Committee,” are hereby repealed.

ARTICLE 3

This Law may be cited as the Agricultural Returns (Amendment) (Jersey) Law, 1958, and this Law and the principal Law may be cited together as the Agricultural Returns (Jersey) Laws, 1947 and 1958.

To be printed, published and posted.

F. DE L. BOIS,

Greffier of the States.