L.33/2003
Investigation of
Fraud (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2003
A LAW to amend further the
Investigation of Fraud (Jersey) Law 1991.[1]
Adopted by the
States 24th July 2003
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 8th October 2003
Registered by the
Royal Court 7th
November 2003
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
1 Interpretation
In this Law, “principal Law” means the Investigation
of Fraud (Jersey) Law 1991.[2]
2 Amendment of Article 2
(1) In
Article 2 of the principal Law, for paragraph (2)[3] there shall be substituted
the following paragraph –
“(2) The Attorney General
may –
(a) by notice in writing require the person
whose affairs are to be investigated (‘the person under
investigation’) or any other person whom he has reason to believe has
relevant information to answer questions or otherwise furnish information with
respect to any matter relevant to the investigation at a specified place and
either at a specified time or forthwith; and
(b) administer questions or otherwise obtain
information accordingly.”.
(2) In
Article 2 of the principal Law, for paragraphs (10), (10A) and (10B)[4] there shall be substituted
the following paragraphs –
“(10) The Attorney General may –
(a) authorize any Crown Advocate; or
(b) subject to paragraph (10A), authorize
any other person,
to exercise on behalf of the
Attorney General all or any of the powers conferred on him by or under this
Article, but no such authority shall be granted except for the purpose of
investigating the affairs, or any aspect of the affairs, of the person
specified in the authority.
(10A) No person mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (10)
shall be authorized to –
(a) give
a notice under sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) or paragraph (3);
(b) make
an application under paragraph (4);
(c) authorize
any person or persons for the purposes of paragraph (6); or
(d) authorize
the making of any requirement for the purposes of paragraph (9).”.
3 Citation
and commencement
This Law may be cited as
the Investigation of Fraud (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2003.
A.H. HARRIS
Deputy Greffier of the States.
[1] Volume 1990-1991, page 417 and Volume
1996-1997, page 663.
[2] Volume 1990-1991, page 417 and Volume
1996-1997, page 663.
[3] Volume 1990-1991, page 418.
[4] Volume 1990-1991, page 420 and Volume
1996-1997, page 663.