Jersey Law 20/1979
POLICE FORCE (AMENDMENT) (JERSEY) LAW, 1979.
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A LAW to
amend the Police Force (Jersey) Law, 1974, sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty
in Council of the
23rd day of MAY, 1979.
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(Registered on the 6th day of July, 1979).
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STATES OF JERSEY.
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The 23rd day of
January, 1979.
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THE STATES, subject to the sanction of
Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law: -
ARTICLE 1
After Article 15 of the Police Force (Jersey) Law, 1974 there shall be inserted the following Article
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“ARTICLE
15A
WASTING POLICE TIME
(1) Any
person who causes any wasteful employment of the police by knowingly making to
any person a false report tending to show that an offence has been committed,
or to give rise to apprehension for the safety of any persons or property, or
tending to show that he has information material to any police inquiry, shall
be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to imprisonment for not more than
six months or to a fine of not more than £200, or both.
(2) No
proceedings shall be instituted for an offence under this Article except by or
with the consent of the Attorney General.”
ARTICLE 2
This Law may be cited as the Police Force (Amendment) (Jersey) Law,
1979.
R.S. GRAY
Deputy Greffier of the States.