Register of Names
and Addresses (Comparison with Electoral Registers) (Jersey)
Regulations 2015
Made 14th July 2015
Coming into force 21st
July 2015
THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 1(2) and 5(2) of the Register of Names
and Addresses (Jersey) Law 2012[1], have made the following
Regulations –
1 Interpretation
(1) In
these Regulations –
“principal Law” means the
Register of Names and Addresses (Jersey) Law 2012[2];
“registrable facts” do not
include an individual’s social security number.
(2) In
these Regulations, any reference to an electoral register shall be construed in
accordance with the Public Elections (Jersey) Law 2002[3].
2 Use
of registrable facts
(1) The
Minister, the Privileges and Procedures Committee, the parishes and the
Association of Electoral Administrators may use the registrable facts relating
to all individuals registered in the Register of Names and Addresses for the
purposes of –
(a) comparing those registrable facts with the information
recorded in electoral registers; and
(b) without prejudice to the generality of Article 2(3)(a)
of the principal Law, considering the use of the registrable facts in
connection with the maintenance of electoral registers.
(2) The
definition “public authority” in Article 1(1) of the principal
Law shall include, for the purposes only of the use permitted by paragraph (1)
of this Regulation –
(a) the Privileges and Procedures Committee; and
(b) the Association of Electoral Administrators, incorporated
under the Companies Act 2006 of the United Kingdom (Company Number
02406897).
3 Citation
and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Register
of Names and Addresses (Comparison with Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Regulations 2015
and shall come into force 7 days after they are made.
l.-m. hart
Deputy Greffier of the States