Jersey Law 23/1997

ROYAL COURT (AMENDMENT No. 9) (JERSEY) LAW 1997

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A LAW     to amend further the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1948, as amended, 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 18th day of February 1997

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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 13 of the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1948, as amended,1 there shall be inserted the following Article –

“ARTICLE 13A

Quorum of the Superior Number

(1)          Subject to paragraph (2) of this Article, the Superior Number of the Royal Court shall for all purposes, criminal or civil, be duly constituted only if it consists of the Bailiff and not less than five Jurats.

(2)          Paragraph (1) of this Article is without prejudice to the provisions of –

(a)     Article 7 of the Loi (1864) réglant la procédure criminelle, as amended2; and

(b)     Article 23 of the Court of Appeal (Jersey) Law 1961, as amended3.”.

ARTICLE 2

This Law may be cited as the Royal Court (Amendment No. 9) (Jersey) Law 1997.

C.M. NEWCOMBE

Deputy Greffier of the States.