Criminal Justice (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2014

Criminal Justice (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2014

A LAW to amend further the Criminal Justice (Jersey) Law 1957.

Adopted by the States                                            9th September 2014

Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 10th December 2014

Registered by the Royal Court                             19th December 2014

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

1        Criminal Justice (Jersey) Law 1957 amended

In Article 4 of the Criminal Justice (Jersey) Law 1957[1] –

(a)     in paragraph (1) the words “Provided that” to the end of the paragraph shall be deleted;

(b)     after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph –

“(1A) Any term of imprisonment fixed under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment within the jurisdiction for the time being of the Magistrate’s Court in the case of an order made by –

(a)     the Magistrate’s Court;

(b)     the Youth Court; or

(c)     the Royal Court on appeal against a decision of the Magistrate’s Court.”.

2        Citation and commencement

This Law may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 2014 and shall come into force 7 days after the day it is registered.

l.-m. hart

Deputy Greffier of the States

 


 



[1]                                    chapter 08.320


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