1 – Offences
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2 – limitation on
scope of offences
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(1) Miscellaneous offences
under customary law
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Arson.
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Treason.
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Any offence under customary law
not otherwise mentioned in this Table that carries no
maximum sentence and for which the sentence is imposable by the Superior
Number of the Royal Court.
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(2) Offences against the
person under customary law
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Kidnapping.
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Manslaughter.
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Murder.
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(3) Sexual offences under
customary law
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Indecent assault.
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Gross indecency occurring before
23rd November 2018.
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Incest occurring before 23rd
November 2018.
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Rape occurring before 23rd
November 2018.
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(4) Offences under the
Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2018
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Article 5 (rape).
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Article 6 (sexual
penetration without consent).
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Article 8 (causing sexual
act without consent).
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Where the sexual act caused,
allegedly involved any penetration described in Article 8(2)(a)(i) to (iv).
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Article 9(1) and (2) only (penile
penetration or sexual penetration of a young child).
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Article 10 (causing or
inciting a sexual act with a young child).
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The offence is one of causing
engagement in an act and the act allegedly involved any penetration described
in Article 10(2)(a)(i) to (iv).
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(5) Sexual offences under
the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016[3]
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Article 74 (sexual
offences: prohibited acts).
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The offence of committing a prohibited
act described in Article 74(2)(a) or (b) allegedly involved penetration
(within the meaning of Article 77(3)).
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Article 76 (sexual
offences: coercion).
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The prohibited act referred to
in Article 76 is one described in Article 74(2)(a) or (b) and allegedly
involved penetration (within the meaning of Article 77(3)).
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(6) Drugs offence under the
Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999[4]
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Article 61 (fraudulent evasion
of prohibitions and restrictions).
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The offence of evasion of
prohibition or restriction in connection with alleged importation or
exportation having effect by virtue of Article 4 of the Misuse of Drugs
Law where the goods were a Class A drug.
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(7) Drugs offences under the
Misuse of Drugs Law
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Article 5 (restrictions on
production and supply of controlled drugs).
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The offences under Articles 5,
8(2) and 11B are in respect of a Class A
controlled drug allegedly being produced, supplied, offered for supply,
carried, concealed or had in possession of.
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Article 8(2) (restrictions
on possession of controlled drugs).
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Article 11B
(use of ships for illicit traffic of drugs).
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(8) Offences under the Loi (1884)
sur les matières explosives[5]
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Article 2
(causing by means of any explosive substance, an explosion of a nature likely
to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property).
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Article 3(1) (doing any act with intent to cause or
conspiring to cause by means of any explosive substance, an explosion likely
to endanger life or to cause serious injury to property or making, possessing
or having control of any explosive substance with the intention of
endangering life or causing serious injury to property).
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(9) Offences under the
International Criminal Court (Jersey) Law 2014[6]
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Article 45 (genocide,
crimes against humanity and war crimes).
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Article 46 (conduct
ancillary to genocide, etc. committed outside jurisdiction).
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(10) Offences under the
Crime and Security (Jersey) Law 2003[7]
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Article 2 (use etc. of
nuclear weapons).
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Article 4 (assisting or
inducing certain weapons – related acts overseas).
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(11) Offences under the
Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002[8]
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Article 51 (directing
terrorist organization).
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Article 55 (terrorist
bombing: jurisdiction).
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(12) Offences under the Firearms (Jersey) Law 2000[9]
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Article 38 (possession of
firearms with intent to injure).
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Article 39 (use of firearms
to resist arrest, etc.).
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(13) Offence under the
Torture (Jersey) Law 1990[10]
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Article 1 (torture).
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(14) Offences under the
Chemical Weapons Act 1996 as extended to Jersey by the Chemical Weapons Act
1996 (Jersey) Order 1998[11]
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Section 2 (use etc. of
chemical weapons).
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Section 11 (premises or
equipment for producing chemical weapons).
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(15) Offence under the
Taking of Hostages Act 1982 as extended to Jersey by the Taking of
Hostages (Jersey) Order 1982[12]
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Section 1 (hostage-taking).
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(16) Offence under the
Biological Weapons Act 1974 as extended to Jersey by the Biological Weapons
Act 1974 (Jersey) Order 1974[13]
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Section 1 (restriction on
development etc. of certain biological agents and toxins and of biological
weapons).
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(17) Offence under the
Geneva Conventions Act 1957 as extended to Jersey by the Geneva
Conventions Act (Jersey) Order 1966[14] subject to the exceptions and modifications applied by the Geneva
Conventions (Amendment) Act 1995 as extended to Jersey by the Geneva Conventions
Act (Jersey) Order 1999[15]
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Section 1 (grave breaches
of scheduled conventions).
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(18) Inchoate offences
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Conspiring or attempting to
commit an offence which is a qualifying offence.
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Aiding, abetting, counselling,
inciting or procuring the commission of an offence which is a qualifying
offence.
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