Police Force
(Disposal of Property) (Jersey) Regulations 1975
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Police Force
(Disposal of Property) (Jersey) Regulations 1975
THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 20 of the Police Force (Jersey)
Law 1974, have made the following Regulations –
Commencement [see endnotes]
1
Subject to the provisions of Regulation 2,
where property has come into the possession of a police officer, and the owner
of the property cannot be ascertained or found, the property may be disposed of
by sale by auction or otherwise, as follows –
(a) where the property is a
perishable article, or its custody involves unreasonable expense or
inconvenience, it may be sold at any time, but the proceeds of sale shall
remain in the possession of the police for 3 months from the date of sale;
(b) in the case of any
other property (other than money) the same shall be sold as soon as may be
after it has been in the possession of the police for 3 months;
(c) where the property
consists of money it shall be dealt with as hereinafter provided in like manner
as if it were the proceeds of a sale, after it has remained in the possession
of the police for 3 months.
2
Where a person has been convicted of an offence in connection with
any property which has come into the possession of a police officer, no action,
other than the sale of perishable goods, shall be taken under Regulation 1
until the expiration of at least 3 months from the date of conviction, or,
where notice of appeal has been given, 3 months after the date of hearing, or
abandonment, of the appeal, as the case may be.
3
The Chief Officer may pay to any person by whom property has been
delivered to the police such reasonable compensation as the Chief Officer
thinks fit.
4
After the deduction of any expenses incurred in connection
with –
(a) the sale or storage of
property;
(b) advertising for the
owner of the property;
(c) the payment of
compensation under Regulation 3,
the proceeds of the sale of any property shall be credited to the
Annual Income of the States.
5
These Regulations may be cited as the Police Force (Disposal of
Property) (Jersey) Regulations 1975.