Jersey Law 29/1974
MATRIMONIAL CAUSES (AMENDMENT No. 4) (JERSEY) LAW, 1974.
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A LAW to
amend further the Matrimonial Causes (Jersey) Law, 1949, sanctioned by Order of
Her Majesty in Council of the
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14th day of NOVEMBER, 1974.
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(Registered on the 13th day of December, 1974).
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STATES OF JERSEY.
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The 6th day of
August, 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
After paragraph (2) of Article 3 of the Matrimonial Causes (Jersey)
Law, 1949, as amended, there shall be inserted the following
paragraphs –
“(3) The
court may delegate the hearing of applications, and the exercise of its powers
to make orders and give directions, for or in relation to ancillary relief
under Articles 17, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 of this Law and in relation to
children under Article 25 of this Law, to the Judicial Greffier
or to any officer of the Judicial Greffe appointed by
the Superior Number of the Royal Court for that purpose.
(4) Any
order made or direction given by the Judicial Greffier
or any appointed officer in pursuance of paragraph (3) of this Article shall be
subject to appeal in the first instance to the court:
Provided that any order so made under paragraph (1)(a) of Article 29 of this Law, or for the
maintenance or custody of a child or children shall continue to have effect
pending such appeal.”
ARTICLE 2
This Law may be cited as the Matrimonial Causes (Amendment No. 4)
(Jersey) Law, 1974, and this Law and the Matrimonial Causes (Jersey) Laws, 1949
to 1973 may be cited together as the Matrimonial Causes (Jersey) Laws 1949 to
1974.
E.J.M. POTTER,
Greffier of the States.