Jersey Law 11/2000

FIREARMS (AMENDMENT) (JERSEY) LAW 2000

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A LAW       to amend the Firearms (Jersey) Law 2000; sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

15th day of MARCH 2000

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(Registered on the 31st day of March 2000)

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STATES OF JERSEY

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The 18th day of January 2000

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

ARTICLE 1

In Article 15 of the Firearms (Jersey) Law 20001 (in this Law called “the principal Law”) –

(a)     in paragraph (2) for the words “the prescribed form and –” there shall be substituted the words “the prescribed form and, subject to paragraph (2A) –”;

(b)     after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph –

“(2A)      Before granting or refusing to grant an approval or varying or withdrawing an approval the Committee shall consult the Comité des Connétables.”.

ARTICLE 2

In Article 38 of the principal Law2 after the words “for life” there shall be added the words “, or to both”.

ARTICLE 3

In paragraph (1) of Article 39 of the principal Law² after the words “for life” there shall be added the words “, or to both”.

ARTICLE 4

In paragraph (1) of Article 40 of the principal Law3 after the words “fourteen years” there shall be added the words “, or to both”.

ARTICLE 5

This Law may be cited as the Firearms (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2000 and shall come into force on such day as the States may by Act appoint.

G.H.C. COPPOCK

Greffier of the States.