Shipping (Amendment
No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2012
A LAW to amend further the Shipping
(Jersey) Law 2002.
Adopted by the
States 2nd November 2011
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 30th May 2012
Registered by the
Royal Court 15th
June 2012
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
1 Interpretation
In this Law, “principal Law”
means the Shipping (Jersey) Law 2002[1].
2 Article 6
amended
For Article 6(2) of
the principal Law there shall be substituted the following paragraph –
“(2) If
colours are hoisted on board a ship in contravention of paragraph (1) –
(a) a
commissioned naval or military officer;
(b) a
customs officer;
(c) a
British consular officer;
(d) the
Registrar; or
(e) a
person appointed by the Minister for the purpose of this Article,
may board the ship, and seize and take away the colours.”.
3 Article 12
amended
After Article 12(3) of
the principal Law there shall be inserted the following paragraph –
“(3A) Despite paragraph (1), the Registrar shall
refuse to register or terminate the registration of a ship if the Minister,
having regard to the interests of Jersey or the interests of international
shipping –
(a) considers
that it would be inappropriate for the ship to be, or to remain,
registered; and
(b) directs
the Registrar to do so.”.
4 Article 90 amended
In Article 90(6) of the principal Law, after sub-paragraph (a)
there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph –
“(aa) for so applying an enactment or
instrument as it is from time to time in force in the place in which it is
enacted or made;”.
5 Citation
and commencement
(1) This
Law may be cited as the Shipping (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2012.
(2) This
Law shall come into force 7 days after it is registered.
m.n. de la haye
Greffier of the States