Jersey Law 6/1987

CROWN ADVOCATES (JERSEY) LAW, 1987.

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A LAW           to enable Advocates to be appointed to act on behalf of the Attorney General in proceedings before any court; sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

18th day of March, 1987.

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(Registered on the 1st day of May, 1987.)

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STATES OF JERSEY.

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The 10th day of February, 1987.

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

ARTICLE 1

(1)     The Attorney General may, with the approval of the Bailiff, appoint either for a definite or indefinite period, one or more Advocates of the Royal Court to discharge his functions in any proceedings before any court in the Island, hereinafter referred to as “Crown Advocate”.

(2)     Every Advocate so appointed shall take oath before the Inferior Number of the Royal Court in the form set out in the Schedule to this Law.

(3)     The Attorney General may, with the approval of the Bailiff, terminate the appointment of any Crown Advocate.

ARTICLE 2

This Law may be cited as the Crown Advocates (Jersey) Law, 1987.

R.S. GRAY

Deputy Greffier of the States.

SCHEDULE

(Article 1)

Oath

You swear and promise before God that well and faithfully you will exercise the duties of Crown Advocate; that you will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, her heirs and successors according to law; that you will uphold and maintain the laws and usages of this Island; and that you will ensure, so far as you are able during the period of your appointment, that all transgressors of the law meet their just deserts.