A LAW to amend further the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1948.

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

“9A   Appointment of one or more Jurats by the Bailiff

(1)     Notwithstanding Articles 1 and 2(1), the Bailiff may appoint one or more Jurats of the Guernsey Royal Court to act as a Jurat for the purpose of such particular cause or matter as the Bailiff may determine.

(2)     The Bailiff may make an appointment under paragraph (1) only after consulting the Bailiff of Guernsey.

(3)     A person appointed under paragraph (1) shall –

(a)     subject to paragraph (4), before discharging his or her duties in relation to the cause or matter in respect of which he or she was appointed, take, on the motion of the Attorney General, oath of office before the Superior Number of the Royal Court, such oath being –

(i)      substantially in the same form as that taken by a Jurat under Article 7, and

(ii)      specified in Rules of Court under Article 13; and

(b)     upon discharging such duties, cease to hold office forthwith.

(4)     A person appointed under paragraph (1) shall not be required to take such oath if he or she has been previously appointed under that paragraph.

(5)     A person appointed under paragraph (1) shall have all the powers of a Jurat for the purpose of discharging the duties in relation to the cause or matter in respect of which he or she was appointed.”.