Jersey Law 19/1997

 

BANKRUPTCY (DESASTRE) (AMENDMENT No. 4) (JERSEY) LAW 1997

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A LAW   to amend further the Bankruptcy (Désastre) (Jersey) Law 1990, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

 

20th day of MAY 1997

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(Registered on the 13th day of June 1997)

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STATES OF JERSEY

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The 5th day of November 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

In Part XII of the Bankruptcy (Désastre) (Jersey) Law 1990,1 as amended, before Article 48 there shall be inserted the following new Article –

“ARTICLE 47A

Disclaimer of liability

(1)          No person or body to whom this Article applies shall be liable in damages for anything done or omitted in the discharge of or purported discharge of any functions under this Law or Rules made, or purportedly made, under this Law, unless the act or omission is shown to have been in bad faith.

(2)          This Article applies to –

(a)     the States;

(b)     the Finance and Economics Committee, any member of the Committee, or person who is acting as an officer, servant or agent of the Committee or performing any duty on behalf of the Committee; and

(c)     the Viscount, any member of his Department, or any person who is acting as a servant, agent or professional adviser of the Viscount or any member of his Department.”.

ARTICLE 2

This Law may be cited as the Bankruptcy (Désastre) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 1997.

 

C.M. NEWCOMBE

 

Deputy Greffier of the States.