L.20/2003

Public Elections (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2003

Adopted by the States                                              21st January 2003

Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council       20th March 2003

Registered by the Royal Court                                     25th April 2003

1

In this Law, “principal Law” means the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002,[1] as amended.[2]

2

In Article 1(1) of the principal Law[3] –

(a)     in paragraph (b) of the definition of “constituency” for the words “or Centenier,” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier, or Procureur du Bien Public,”;

(b)     in the definition of “public election” for the words “or Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “, Centenier or Procureur du Bien Public”.

3

In Article 2(1) of the principal Law,[4] for the words “or Centenier,” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier, or Procureur du Bien Public,”.

4

In Article 17(1) of the principal Law,[5] after the words “States of Jersey Law 1966[6]” there shall be added the words “or is otherwise required”.

5

In Article 19(3)(b) of the principal Law,[7] for the word “Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier, Procureur du Bien Public”.

6

In Article 20(5) of the principal Law,[8] for the word “Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier or Procureur du Bien Public”.

7

In Article 39 of the principal Law[9] –

(a)     in paragraph (1), for the word “Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “Centenier or Procureur du Bien Public”;

(b)     in paragraph (2), for the words “of a Centenier” there shall be substituted the words “to which paragraph (1) applies”.

8

In Article 54(1), (3) and (4) of the principal Law,[10] for the words “or Centenier”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted the words “, Centenier or Procureur du Bien Public”.

9

In Article 6 of the Loi (1804) au sujet des assemblées paroissiales,[11] the words “, en Assemblée Paroissiale, selon l’usage” shall be deleted.

10

The Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002,[12] as amended by this Law, shall not apply to the election of a Procureur du Bien Public in which the first steps, but not the final steps, have been taken when this Law comes into force, and that election shall continue to be conducted in accordance with the Loi (1804) au sujet des assemblées paroissiales[13] as if this Law had not come into force.

11

This Law may be cited as the Public Elections (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2003 and shall come into force on the seventh day following its registration.

M.N. DE LA HAYE

Greffier of the States.