Jersey Law 14/1997

TERMINATION OF TENANCIES (PROCEDURE) (JERSEY) LAW 1997

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A LAW       to alter certain procedures with respect to the termination of tenancies and the eviction of tenants sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

8th day of APRIL 1997

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(Registered on the 2nd day of May 1997)

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STATES OF JERSEY

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The 22nd day of October 1996

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

ARTICLE 1

Eviction proceedings before Petty Debts Court

(1)     Notwithstanding Article 3 of the Civil Proceedings (Jersey) Law 1956,1 on the hearing of an action under Article 3 of the “Loi (1946) concernant l’expulsion des locataires refractaires”, as amended,2 (hereinafter referred to as “the Law of 1946”) the Petty Debts Court may make such order as to the costs of the proceedings as it thinks appropriate and accordingly in Article 3 of the Law of 1946 –

(a)     in paragraph (1) the words “les frais de la procédure et” shall be deleted; and

(b)     after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following paragraph –

                “(5)         La Cour aura le pouvoir de condamner l’une ou l’autre des parties aux frais.”.

(2)     After paragraph (3A) of Article 3 of the Law of 1946 there shall be inserted the following paragraph –

                “(3B)       Pour les besoins de l’alinéa (3A) de cet Article, la Cour pourra siéger à huis clos.”.

ARTICLE 2

Short title

This Law may be cited as the Termination of Tenancies (Procedure) (Jersey) Law 1997.

C.M. NEWCOMBE

Deputy Greffier of the States.