Money Laundering and Weapons Development (Directions) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2012

Money Laundering and Weapons Development (Directions) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2012

A LAW to amend further the Money Laundering and Weapons Development (Directions) (Jersey) Law 2012.

Adopted by the States                                                   29th May 2012

Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council    17th October 2012

Registered by the Royal Court                                26th October 2012

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law –

1        Money Laundering and Weapons Development (Directions) (Jersey) Law 2012 amended

For Article 10 of the Money Laundering and Weapons Development (Directions) (Jersey) Law 2012[1] there shall be substituted the following Article –

“10    Applications in relation to a direction or licence

(1)     Subject to Article 11, any person affected by a decision of the Minister under this Law may apply to the Court to set aside the Minister’s decision.

(2)     In determining whether the decision should be set aside, the Court must apply the principles applicable on an application for judicial review.

(3)     If the Court decides that the decision should be set aside it may make any such order, or give any such relief, as may be made or given in proceedings for judicial review.

(4)     Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (3), if the Court sets aside the Minister’s decision to give a direction (including amending a direction) it must –

(a)     quash the direction if given by notice; or

(b)     direct the Minister to revoke the relevant Order forthwith, if the direction is given by Order.

(5)     This Article does not apply to any decision of the Minister to make an Order under Article 4.”.

2        Citation and commencement

This Law may be cited as the Money Laundering and Weapons Development (Directions) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2012 and shall come into force 7 days after it is registered.

m.n. de la haye

Greffier of the States

 


 



[1]                                    L.1/2012


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