Royal Court
(Amendment No. 11) Rules 2010
Made 16th December 2010
Coming into force 1st
January 2011
THE SUPERIOR NUMBER OF THE ROYAL COURT, in pursuance of Article 13
of the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1948[1] and Article 29 of the Sex
Offenders (Jersey) Law 2010[2], has made the following Rules –
1 Interpretation
In these Rules “principal Rules”
means the Royal Court Rules 2004[3].
2 Part
6 amended
After Rule 6/37 of the principal Rules there shall be inserted the
following Rule –
“6/38 Procedure
on certain applications under the Sex Offenders (Jersey) Law 2010
(1) The following applications to the Royal
Court under the Sex Offenders (Jersey) Law 2010[4], that is to say,
applications otherwise than upon conviction or sentencing –
(i) the
Attorney General under Article 10(2), (3) or (4)(b); or
(ii) the
Attorney General or the offender under Article 10(11);
(i) the
Attorney General under Article 11(1) and (10); or
(ii) the
Attorney General or the defendant under Article 11(7) or (13);
(i) the
Attorney General under Article 12(1); or
(ii) the
Attorney General or the notifier under Article 12(6); and
(d) by the Attorney General under –
(i) Article 13(2);
(ii) Article 14(1);
(iii) Article 15(2)
or (3); or
(iv) Article 16(1),
shall be made by
representation.
(2) The jurisdiction of the Bailiff under Rule
3/8 in relation to certain representations shall extend to a representation by
which an application referred to in paragraph (1) is made, whether or not
an interim injunction is sought.”.
3 Part 18
amended
(1) In
Rule 18/2 of the principal Rules –
(a) at
the end of paragraph (2) the words “, and a reference to the entry
shall be made in the margin of the entry of the power or letters of appointment
affected” shall be deleted; and
(b) at
the end of paragraph (4) the words “, and a reference to the entry
shall be made in the margin of the entry of the contract or testamentary
disposition affected and in the index of the Register” shall be deleted.
(2) Rule 18/7
of the principal Rules shall be repealed.
(3) In
Rule 18/9(2) of the principal Rules –
(a) in
sub-paragraph (a) for the words “durable paper 17 inches in height
and 10¾ inches in width” there shall be substituted the words
“A4 paper each of a minimum weight of 100g/m2”;
(b) in
sub-paragraph (b) for the words “2 inches” and
“1½ inches” there shall be substituted in each case the
words “1¼ inches”;
(c) in
sub-paragraph (d) the words “and the revenue stamps shall be affixed
to the blank side of the coding sheet” shall be deleted;
(d) for
sub-paragraph (g) there shall be substituted the following
sub-paragraph –
“(g) the revenue stamps shall be
affixed to a separate blank sheet attached to the rear of the contract.”.
4 Part 19
amended
In Part 19 of the principal Rules –
(a) in
the heading the words “CONNETABLE, CENTENIER OR” shall be deleted;
(b) in
Rule 19/1 the words “a Connétable, a Centenier or”
shall be deleted;
(c) in
Rule 19/2 the words “Connétable, Centenier or, as the case
may be,” shall be deleted.
5 Citation
and commencement
(1) These
Rules may be cited as the Royal Court (Amendment No. 11) Rules 2010.
(2) These
Rules shall come into force in 1st January, 2011.
P. MATTHEWS
Deputy Judicial Greffier