Jersey Law 14/1994

HIGHWAYS (AMENDMENT No. 3) (JERSEY) LAW 1994

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A LAW   to amend further the Highways (Jersey) Law 1956, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

13th day of APRIL 1994

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(Registered on the 27th day of May 1994)

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STATES OF JERSEY

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The 30th day of November 1993

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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)           In –

(a)     the definition of “highway authority” in Article 1; and

(b)     paragraph (5) of Article 4,

of the Highways (Jersey) Law 1956, as amended1 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Law”), for the words “ ‘Comité d’Administration des Grande Routes’ ” in each place where they occur there shall be substituted the words “Public Services Committee”.

ARTICLE 2

After Article 5 of the principal Law there shall be inserted the following Article –

“ARTICLE 5A

POWER OF PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE TO DELEGATE FUNCTIONS

(1)          Subject to the following provision of this Article, the Public Services Committee may delegate, either partly or wholly, its functions under this Law in relation to any main road to the Roads Committee of the Parish in which the main road is situated.

(2)          Any such delegation shall be made, and may be amended, modified, varied or revoked at any time, by Act of the Committee and shall be subject to such conditions, exceptions or qualifications as the Committee may specify by Act at any time.

(3)          The delegation of any function under this Article does not prevent the exercise of that function by the Committee itself.”.

ARTICLE 3

This Law may be cited as the Highways (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 1994 and shall come into operation on such day as the States may by Act appoint.

G.H.C. COPPOCK

Greffier of the States.