Jersey Law 25/1974
ROYAL COURT (AMENDMENT No. 2) (JERSEY) LAW, 1974.
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A LAW to
amend further the Royal Court (Jersey) Law, 1948, sanctioned by Order of Her
Majesty in Council of the
20th day of SEPTEMBER, 1974.
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(Registered on the 25th day of October, 1974).
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STATES OF JERSEY.
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The 4th day of June,
1974.
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THE STATES, subject to the sanction of
Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law: -
ARTICLE 1
For Article 10 of the Royal Court (Jersey) Law, 1948, as amended (hereinafter referred to as “the
principal Law”), there shall be substituted the following Article –
“ARTICLE
10
RETIREMENT OF JURATS
A Jurat shall cease to hold office on the day upon which he attains
the age of seventy-two years:
Provided that a Jurat who, for a continuous period of twelve months
fails, without good reason, to discharge the duties of his office, or who, in
the opinion of the Court, is permanently unable, through physical or mental
incapacity, or for any other reason, efficiently to carry out the duties of his
office, may be called upon by the Court to resign and, unless he, within a
reasonable time, presents to the Bailiff, for transmission to Her Majesty in
Council, a petition praying that Her Majesty in Council may be pleased to
permit him to resign his office, he shall be removable by Order of Her Majesty
in Council on the petition of the Superior Number of the Royal Court.”
ARTICLE 2
Article 1 of this Law shall not apply to a Jurat who, immediately
before the coming into force of this Law, is in office by virtue of an
extension of his term of office granted by Her Majesty in Council under the
first proviso to paragraph (1) of Article 10 of the principal Law.
ARTICLE 3
This Law may be cited as the Royal Court (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey)
Law, 1974.
R.S. GRAY,
Deputy Greffier of the States.