Jersey Law
15/1992
LODGING HOUSES
(REGISTRATION) (AMENDMENT) (JERSEY) LAW 1992
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A LAW to amend the Lodging Houses (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1962,
sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the
28th day of OCTOBER
1992
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(Registered on the
18th day of December 1992)
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STATES OF JERSEY
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The 28th day of July 1992
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THE
STATES, subject to
the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the
following Law –
ARTICLE 1
Article 2 of the
Lodging Houses (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1962 (hereinafter referred to as
“the principal Law”) shall be amended –
(a) by being renumbered as
paragraph (1) thereof; and
(b) by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following paragraph –
“(2) If any person
contravenes paragraph (1) of this Article he shall for each offence be liable
to a fine.”.
ARTICLE 2
In paragraph (1)
of Article 5 of the principal Law for the words “a fee of one
pound” there shall be substituted the words “the prescribed
fee”.
ARTICLE 3
Paragraph (4) of
Article 6 of the principal Law shall be deleted.
ARTICLE 4
For Article 7 of
the principal Law there shall be substituted the
following Article –
“ARTICLE 7
Contravention of registration conditions
Any keeper of a
registered lodging house who contravenes or fails to comply with –
(a) a condition attached to
a registration or a renewal of a registration of a lodging house under
paragraph (3) of Article 6 of this Law; or
(b) any condition attached
to an exemption granted under Article 3 of this Law,
shall for each
offence be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand pounds and a further
fine not exceeding one hundred pounds for each day during which the offence
continues.”.
ARTICLE 5
In Article 9 of
the principal Law for the words “twenty
pounds” and “one pound” there shall be substituted the words
“two hundred pounds” and “ten pounds” respectively.
ARTICLE 6
In Article 10 of
the principal Law for the words “a fee of ten
shillings” there shall be substituted the words “the prescribed
fee”.
ARTICLE 7
For Article 13 of
the principal Law there shall be substituted the
following Article –
“ARTICLE 13
Register of lodgers and obligations to provide particulars etc
(1) The
keeper of a registered lodging house shall maintain a register in which shall
be entered the –
(a) full name;
(b) place and date of
birth;
(c) nationality;
(d) address prior to
arrival;
(e) date of arrival; and
(f) date of
departure,
of every person
lodging in the house.
(2) The
particulars specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) inclusive of paragraph (1)
of this Article shall be entered on the date of arrival.
(3) The
particulars specified in sub-paragraph (f) of paragraph (1) of this Article
shall be entered on the date of departure.
(4) The
keeper of a registered lodging house who contravenes or fails to comply with
paragraph (1) of this Article shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one
thousand pounds.
(5) Any
person who –
(a) fails without
reasonable excuse, to provide any of the particulars required by paragraph (1)
of this Article at the time specified in paragraph (2) or (3), as the case may
be;
(b) knowingly –
(i) provides false or
misleading information with a view to a false entry being made in a register
maintained under this Article or being reckless as to whether such an entry is
made, or
(ii) makes a false entry in
any such register;or
(c) uses a room in a
registered lodging house as sleeping accommodation before the particulars
required by sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) inclusive of paragraph (1) of this
Article have been entered in the register, shall for each offence be liable to
a fine not exceeding one thousand pounds.”.
ARTICLE 8
In paragraph (3)
of Article 15 of the principal Law for the words “one hundred
pounds” there shall be substituted the words “one thousand
pounds”.
ARTICLE 9
For Article 17 of
the principal Law there shall be substituted the
following Article –
“ARTICLE 17
Offences by managers, agents etc.; accessories and abettors etc
(1) Where
an offence for which the keeper of a lodging house is liable under this Law,
has, in fact been committed by some manager, agent servant or other person, the
manager, servant, agent or other person, as well as the keeper, shall be deemed
to be guilty of that offence and be liable to be prosecuted and punished accordingly.
(2) Any
person who knowingly and wilfully aids, abets, counsels, procures or commands
the commission of an offence against this Law shall be liable to be dealt with,
tried and punished as a principal offender.”.
ARTICLE 10
In Article 18 of
the principal Law9 for the words “one hundred
pounds” where they occur in paragraphs (1) and (2) there shall be
substituted the words “one thousand pounds”.
ARTICLE 11
In Article 19 of
the principal Law –
(a) for paragraph (1) there
shall be substituted the following paragraphs –
“(1) The Committee
may, by order, make such provision as it considers necessary for promoting the
general sanitation, ventilation and orderly conduct of registered lodging
houses and for preventing the overcrowding of such houses.
(1A) The Committee may by
order prescribe the fees payable under this Law (which fees may be so
prescribed as to vary in amount according to such matters as the Committee may
think proper).”; and
(b) in paragraph (2)
–
(i) for the words
“twenty pounds” in the first place where they occur there shall be
substituted the words “one thousand pounds”;
(ii) for the words
commencing with the words “, or where the offence” to the end of
the paragraph there shall be substituted the words “and to a further fine
not exceeding two hundred pounds for each day during which the offence
continues”.
ARTICLE 12
In Article 20 of
the principal Law for the words “General
Revenues” where they occur in paragraphs (1) and (2) there shall be
substituted the words “Annual Income”.
ARTICLE 13
This Law may be
cited as the Lodging Houses (Registration) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 1992 and
shall come into force on such day as the States may by Act appoint.
C.M. NEWCOMBE
Deputy Greffier
of the States.