Police Force (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 1979

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, 19741 there shall be inserted the following Article –

“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.



1        Volume 1973–1974, page 380.


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