Criminal Justice
(Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2)
(Jersey) Law 2007
A LAW to amend the Loi (1915) modifiant le droit
criminel, the Loi (1895) modifiant le droit criminel, the Loi (1938) modifiant
le droit criminel (sodomie et bestialité) and the Court of Appeal
(Jersey) Law 1961 and to repeal the Loi (1853) concernant la rédaction
des dépositions.
Adopted by the
States 6th June 2007
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 10th October 2007
Registered by the
Royal Court 26th
October 2007
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
1 Loi
(1853) concernant la rédaction des dépositions repealed
The Loi (1853) concernant la
rédaction des dépositions[1]
shall be repealed.
2 Loi (1895) modifiant le droit criminel
amended
In the Loi (1895) modifiant le droit criminel[2], the second paragraph of
Article 2 shall be repealed.
3 Loi (1915) modifiant le droit criminel
amended
In the Loi (1915) modifiant le droit
criminel[3] –
(a) Articles
1 and 2 shall be repealed;
(b) in
Article 3, the words beginning “, et en cas récidive,” to
the end of the Article shall be revoked.
4 Loi (1938) modifiant le droit criminel
(sodomie et bestialité) amended
In the Loi (1938) modifiant le droit
criminel (sodomie et bestialité)[4] –
(a) in
Article 1, for the words following the words “sera passible” there
shall be substituted the words “d’un emprisonnement à
vie”;
(b) in
Article 2, for the words following the words “sera passible” there
shall be substituted the words “d’un imprisonnement
n’excédant pas 10 années”.
5 Court of Appeal (Jersey) Law 1961 amended
In the Court of Appeal (Jersey) Law 1961[5], paragraph (4) of
Article 32 shall be repealed.
6 Citation and commencement
This Law may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous
Provisions) (No. 2) (Jersey) Law 2007 and shall come into force on the
seventh day following its registration.
L.-M. hart
Assistant Greffier of the States