Motor Vehicles
(International Circulation) (Jersey) Law 1953
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Motor Vehicles
(International Circulation) (Jersey) Law 1953
A LAW to enable the States to make Regulations
for facilitating international circulation of motor vehicles
Commencement
[see
endnotes]
1 Regulations
for facilitating international traffic
(1) For the purpose of
enabling effect to be given to any international agreement for the time being
in force in respect of Jersey, the States may make Regulations
providing –
(a) for
the grant and authentication of any passes, certificates or other documents
relating to vehicles or the drivers of vehicles which may be required for
purposes of travel abroad by persons resident in Jersey;
(b) for
modifying in relation to vehicles brought temporarily into Jersey by persons
resident outside Jersey, and in relation to persons so resident who are
temporarily in Jersey, any enactment relating to vehicles or the drivers of
vehicles.
(2) Regulations under this Article
may provide –
(a) for
modifying any such enactment as aforesaid in respect of matters appearing to
the States to be incidental to or connected with the matters regulated by any
such international agreement;
(b) for
extending any privilege conferred by the Regulations to persons resident
outside Jersey who are temporarily in Jersey but are not entitled thereto by
virtue of any such international agreement, or in relation to vehicles brought
temporarily into Jersey by such persons, being persons or vehicles satisfying
such conditions as may be specified by or under the Regulations;
(c) for
the payment in respect of any such documents as are mentioned in paragraph (1)(a)
of such fees as appear to the States to be appropriate having regard to any
services performed in connection therewith in pursuance of the Regulations.
(3) Regulations under this Article
may be amended by subsequent Regulations and shall remain in force until
repealed.
(4) In this Article,
“vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle intended or
adapted for use on roads and any vehicle drawn by such a vehicle.
2 Citation
This Law may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation)
(Jersey) Law 1953.