Motor Traffic (Third Party Insurance) (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 2003

 

L.36/2003

Motor Traffic (Third Party Insurance) (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 2003

A LAW to amend further the Motor Traffic (Third Party Insurance) (Jersey) Law 1948.[1]

Adopted by the States                                                   13th May 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 Motor Traffic (Third Party Insurance) (Jersey) Law 1948.[2]

2        Amendment of Article 1

In Article 1 of the principal Law[3] –

(a)     for the definitions “ ‘the Committee’, ‘the Inspector’, and ‘Traffic Officer’ ” there shall be substituted the following definition –

“ ‘Committee’ means the Home Affairs Committee;”;

(b)     after the definition “hospital” there shall be inserted the following definition –

“ ‘Inspector’ means the Inspector of Motor Traffic appointed under Article 2 of the Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935;[4]”;

(c)     in the definition “road”, for the full stop there shall be substituted a semicolon;

(d)     after the definition “road” there shall be added the following definition –

“ ‘Traffic Officer’ means the Inspector, or the Deputy Inspector of Motor Traffic or any Traffic Officer appointed under Article 2 of the Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935.[5]”.

3        Amendment of Article 18A(1)

In Article 18A(1) of the principal Law,[6] for the words “a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale[7]” there shall be substituted the words “a fine not exceeding one-fifth of level 2 on the standard scale[8]”.

4        Citation and commencement

This Law may be cited as the Motor Traffic (Third Party Insurance) (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 2003 and shall come into force on the seventh day following its registration.

M.N. DE LA HAYE

Greffier of the States.

 


 



[1] Tome VII, page 483, Volume 1979-1981, pages 109 and 381, Volume 1988-1989, pages 243 and 411, Volume 1992-1993, page 279, Volume 1994-1995, page 293, Volume 1996-1997, page 283 and Volume 1999, page 418.

[2] Tome VII, page 483, Volume 1979-1981, pages 109 and 381, Volume 1988-1989, pages 243 and 411, Volume 1992-1993, page 279, Volume 1994-1995, page 293, Volume 1996-1997, page 283 and Volume 1999, page 418.

[3] Tome VII, page 483, Volume 1988-1989, page 411 and Volume 1992-1993, page 279.

[4] Tome VII, page 161 and Nos. 8721 and 30/2002.

[5] Tome VII, page 161 and Nos. 8721 and 30/2002.

[6] Tome VII, page 497 and Volume 1996-1997, page 285.

[7] Volume 1992-1993, page 437.

[8] Volume 1992-1993, page 437.


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