A LAW to amend further the Interpretation (Jersey) Law 1954.

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

“(6)    Where an enactment, whenever passed or made, is expressed to come into operation forthwith or is silent as to the time at which it is to come into operation, the enactment shall be construed as being expressed to come into operation on the day on which it was passed or made.

(7)     Where the time at which an enactment, whenever passed or made, is to come into operation is expressed or calculated by reference to its promulgation, and the date of promulgation is unknown, that date shall be deemed to be the day the enactment was passed or made.”.

“4      Definitions

(1)     The definitions in Part 1 of the Schedule shall, unless the contrary intention appears, apply to every enactment, whenever passed or made.

(2)     Part 2 of the Schedule shall have effect only as an index of definitions in other enactments which are of extended application.

4A     Commonly used names

In an enactment, unless the context otherwise requires, the name commonly applied to a country, place, body, administration, corporation, society, officer, functionary, person, party or thing shall mean the country, place, body, administration, corporation, society, officer, functionary, person, party or thing to which the name is commonly applied, whether or not the name is the formal or unabbreviated designation thereof.”.

“(3)    Where an enactment which has been amended by any other enactment is repealed, such repeal shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include the repeal of all those provisions of other enactments by which the first-mentioned enactment was amended.”.

“13A Construction of references to enactments

(1)     A reference in a Law to a Part, Article or Schedule by number only and without further identification is a reference to the Part, Article or Schedule of that number in that Law.

(2)     A reference in an Article or other division of a Law to  a paragraph, sub-paragraph, clause or sub-clause by number or letter only and without further identification is a reference to the paragraph, sub-paragraph, clause or sub-clause of that number or letter in the Article or other division of that Law.

(3)     Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference in a Law to an enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended from time to time and includes a reference to that enactment as extended or applied under another enactment, including another provision of that Law.

(4)     This Article shall apply, with the necessary changes, to a subordinate enactment as it applies to a Law.

(5)     This Article shall apply to all enactments, including this Law, whenever passed or made.

(6)     In this Article, “subordinate enactment” means an enactment passed or made under a Law or under the authority of an Order in Council.”.

“(4)    Where an enactment passed after the Interpretation (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2003 comes into force confers a power to make any other enactment, the power may, unless the contrary intention appears, be exercised –

(a)     either in relation to all cases to which the power extends, or in relation to all those cases subject to specified exceptions, or in relation to any specified cases or classes of case; and

(b)     so as to make, as respects the cases in relation to which it is exercised –

(i)      the full provision to which the power extends or any lesser provision (whether by way of exception or otherwise),

(ii)      the same provision for all cases in relation to which the power is exercised, or different provision for different cases or classes of case, or different provision as respects the same case or class of case for different purposes of the enactment,

(iii)     any such provision either unconditionally or subject to any specified condition.”.

“16A Construction of penalties for offences

“(1)    Where, in an enactment, a penalty is specified in respect of an offence, unless the contrary intention appears, the offence shall be punishable by a penalty not exceeding the penalty specified.

(2)     Where a penalty for an offence is a fine and the amount of the fine or a level on the standard scale is not specified, the fine shall be construed as a fine of an unlimited amount.

(3)     Where, in an enactment, more than one penalty is specified for an offence, the use of the word “and” shall, unless the contrary intention appears, mean that the penalties may be imposed alternatively or cumulatively.

(4)     This Article shall apply to all enactments, whenever passed or made.

16B   Deviation in forms

Where a form is prescribed or specified by an enactment, deviations from that form not materially affecting the substance nor likely to mislead shall not invalidate the form used.”.

“SCHEDULE

(Article 4)

PART 1

(Article 4(1))

Defined expressions

The definitions referred to in Article 4(1) are –

“act” includes omission;

“affidavit” shall, in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing, include affirmation and declaration;

“amend” shall include ‘add to’, ‘substitute’, ‘vary’, ‘repeal’ and ‘revoke’;

“advocate” shall mean a person admitted to the Bar as an advocate of the Royal Court;

“Bailiwick” shall mean the Island of Jersey and its dependencies;

“British Islands” shall mean the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man;

“consular officer” shall include consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular agent, and any person for the time being authorized to discharge the duties of consul-general, consul or vice-consul;

“contravene”, in relation to any requirement or condition prescribed in an enactment or in a grant, permit, lease, licence or other authority under an enactment, includes a failure to comply with that requirement or condition;

“dentist” shall mean a person registered as a dentist under the Dentists (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1961;[10]

“doctor” shall mean a person registered as a medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1960;[11]

“Island” shall mean the Island of Jersey and its dependencies;

“Jersey” shall mean the Island of Jersey and its dependencies;

“land” shall include houses and other buildings;

“Magistrate” shall mean the Juge d’Instruction appointed in pursuance of the ‘Lois (1864 à 2000) concernant la charge de Juge d’Instruction’[12] and includes any person exercising the functions of the Juge d’Instruction;

“midnight”, in relation to a day, shall mean the last moment of that day;

“misdemeanour” shall mean a délit;

“month” shall mean a calendar month;

“oath” shall, in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing, include affirmation and declaration;

“person” shall include any body of persons corporate or unincorporated;

“Petty Debts Court” shall mean the Court known as the Cour pour le Recouvrement de Menues Dettes constituted in pursuance of the Loi sur la Cour pour le Recouvrement de Menues Dettes,[13] confirmed by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the ninth day of May 1891;

“pharmacist” shall mean a person registered as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy, Poisons and Medicines (Jersey) Law 1952;[14]

“police officer” shall mean a member of the Honorary Police or a member of the States of Jersey Police Force;

“pound”, in relation to money, shall mean pound sterling;

“registered contract” shall mean a contract registered in the Public Registry of Contracts;

“solicitor” shall mean an écrivain of the Royal Court;

“swear” shall, in the case of a person for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing, include affirm and declare;

“under”, in relation to an enactment, shall include ‘by’, ‘in accordance with’, ‘pursuant to’ and ‘by virtue of’;

“veterinary surgeon” means a person whose name is for the time being entered, in accordance with Article 6 of the Veterinary Surgeons (Jersey) Law 1999,[15] on the list of recognized veterinary surgeons maintained under that Article;

“will” shall include codicil;

“word” shall include a letter, numeral or other symbol;

“writing” and expressions referring to writing shall be construed as including references to printing, lithography, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form;

“Youth Court” shall mean the court established by Article 11 of the Criminal Justice (Young Offenders) (Jersey) Law 1994.[16]

PART 2

(Article 4(2))

Index of definitions in other enactments