Jersey R & O 5014
Royal Court (Jersey) Law, 1948
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PETTY DEBTS COURT (JERSEY) RULES, 1967
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IN THE ROYAL COURT
OF JERSEY
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The 11th day of
December, 1967
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THE
SUPERIOR NUMBER OF THE ROYAL COURT, in pursuance of Article 11 of the Royal
Court (Jersey) Law, 1948
and Article 2 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law, 1967,
and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf, has made the following
Rules : -
INTERPRETATION
1.-(1) In
these Rules –
“the Court” means the Petty Debts Court;
“the Greffier” means the Judicial Greffier;
“the Judge” means the Judge of the Court.
(2) References
in these Rules to any other enactment are references to that enactment as
amended.
SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS GENERALLY
2. Except
where rules of court or any other enactment otherwise expressly provides or the
Court otherwise orders, service of any document in any proceedings before the
Court may be effected by personal service or ordinary service.
PERSONAL SERVICE : WHEN REQUIRED
3. Personal
service is required in the case of the following summonses for appearance
before the Court, that is to say, a summons –
(a) to
reply to an action brought under Article 2 or 3 of the “Loi (1946)
concernant l’expulsion des locataires réfractaires”;
(b) to
reply to proceedings brought under the Separation and Maintenance Orders (Jersey) Law, 1953;
(c) to
appear before the Court pursuant to Article 5 of the Maintenance Orders
(Facilities for Enforcement) (Jersey) Law,
1953.
SERVICE THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF THE VISCOUNT’S DEPARTMENT
: WHEN REQUIRED
4. Service
through the intermediary of the Viscount’s Department is required –
(a) where
personal service is required;
(b) in
the case of a summons to witness the confirmation of an arrest.
APPLICATION OF ROYAL
COURT RULES RELATING TO SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS
5. The
following provisions of the Royal
Court (Process, Fines and Forfeitures) (Jersey) Rules, 1967,
shall apply for the purposes of these Rules as they apply for the purposes of
those Rules, that is to say –
Rule 7 (Ordinary service : how effected);
Rule 8 (Personal service : how effected);
Rule 9 (Personal service on body
corporate);
Rule 10 (Personal service on the States or
a Committee or other administration of the States);
Rule 11 (Substituted service);
Rule 12 (Service of process on agent of oversea
principal);
Rule 13 (Service of process for recovery of
land where no one appears to be in possession);
Rule 14 (Record of service);
subject, however, to the following modifications –
(a) in
Rule 8, all the words from “or, in the case of an order of justice”
to the end shall be omitted;
(b) in
Rules 11, 12 and 13, for the references to the Court there shall be substituted
references to the Judge.
TIME WITHIN WHICH SUMMONS TO BE SERVED
6.-(1) Except
where provision is otherwise made, a summons for appearance before the Court
shall be served at least four clear days before the day on which the defendant
is required to appear, and this Rule shall apply not only to the first summons
in an action but also to all subsequent summonses therein.
(2) The
provisions of paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) of Rule 1B of the Royal Court (General) (Jersey)
Rules, 1963,
shall apply for the purpose of the interpretation of this Rule.
JUDGEMENT BY DEFAULT NOT TO BE GIVEN WHERE SUMMONS NOT SERVED IN
DUE TIME
7. The
Court shall not give judgement by default in any action unless it is satisfied
that the summons was served in due time.
FORM OF SUMMONS AND RECORD OF SERVICE
8. A
summons and a record of service shall be in the appropriate form set out in the
First Schedule to these Rules or in a form (in French or English) substantially
to the like effect.
POWER TO SET ASIDE JUDGEMENTS BY DEFAULT
9.-(1) Any
judgement by default may be set aside by the Court on such terms as to costs or
otherwise as it thinks fit.
(2) An
application under paragraph (1) of this Rule shall be supported by an affidavit
stating the circumstances in which the default has arisen.
AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
10.-(1) The
“Loi (1891) sur la Cour pour le recouvrement de menues dettes”
shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in the Second Schedule to
these Rules.
(2) The
enactments specified in the Third Schedule to these Rules shall be repealed to
the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.
CITATION AND COMMENCEMENT
11.-(1) These Rules may be cited as the Petty Debts Court
(Jersey) Rules, 1967.
(2) These
Rules shall come into force on the first day of January, 1968:
Provided that, during the two months next following that date, the
enactments amended and repealed by Rule 10 of these Rules shall continue to
have effect as if these Rules had not been made and, during that period, the
provisions of the said enactments and of these Rules shall have equal validity.
P.E. LE COUTEUR,
Judicial Greffier.
FIRST SCHEDULE
(Rule 8)
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Form of summons.
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To A.B. of
...............................................................................(address)
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You are
required to appear in the Petty Debts Court, Seale Street, Saint Helier, on
....……............................. (day of the week) the
............................. day of ........................... 19.......,
at........................... o’clock in the morning, to defend the
action of which particulars appear below. If you do not appear, judgment may
be given in your absence.
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(Insert here a copy of
the “billet”)
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(Signed)...............................................
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Advocate/Solicitor.
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Dated the..............................…... day
of ........................................,19...
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Forms
of record of service.
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(To be indorsed on the back of the “billet”)
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SERVICE
BY POST.
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The summons in
this action to appear in the Petty Debts
Court on ....................... (day of the
week) the ………..................... day of
………...................., 19…, was posted by me in a
letter addressed to the defendant at ............................………………..
on ............................ (day of the week) the
……................... day of
………....................., 19...
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(Signed)............................................
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Clerk
to.............................................
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Advocate/Solicitor.
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Dated the .............................. day of
......................................, 19......
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Ordinary service by other means.
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The summons in
this action to appear in the Petty Debts
Court on
.…................…….. (day of the week) the
...............................
day of .…..........................., 19..., was served by me by
leaving
it at
…………………………………............................
(or, as the case may be) on
..………….................. (day of the week) the
.................. day of
........................…………...., 19...
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(Signed)......................................................
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Clerk
to .....................................................
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Advocate/Solicitor.
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Dated the .................................. day of
...…................................., 19...
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Personal service.
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The summons in
this action to appear in the Petty Debts
Court on ............................. (day of
the week) the .................................
day of ………………., 19..., was delivered by
me to A.B.
personally on ….................... (day of the week) the
............................
day of .............…...…........., 19..., at
………………..............................
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(Means of knowledge of the identity of the
person served must be inserted here)
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(Signed)
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Viscount Substitute.
(or
as the case may be)
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Dated the .................................. day of
........................................., 19...
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SECOND SCHEDULE
(Rule 10(1))
AMENDMENTS TO THE “LOI (1891) SUR LA COUR POUR LE
RECOUVREMENT DE MENUES DETTES”.
1. For
Articles 5 and 6 there shall be substituted the following Articles -
“Article 5.
Les
causes seront introduites par un
ajour qui énoncera la désignation des parties, le lieu, le jour
et l’heure de l’audience, et le montant et la nature de la demande.
Article
6.
L’acteur remettra ou fera remettre un billet
conforme à l’ajour au bureau du Greffier Judiciaire, au plus tard
avant midi, le jour précédant celui de l’audience”.
2. In
Article 19, for the words “la bille ou semonce” there shall be
substituted the words “l’ajour”.
3. In
sub-paragraph (b) of Article 24, for the word “billes” there shall
be substituted the word “ajours”.
4. In
sub-paragraph (c) of Article 24, for the words “les honoraries du
prévôt” there shall be substituted the words “les
frais de l’exploit”.
THIRD SCHEDULE
(Rule 10(2))
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Short Title
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Extent of Repeal
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“Loi (1891) sur la Cour pour le recouvrement de menues
dettes”.
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“Loi (1946) concernant l’expulsion des locataires
réfractaires”.[11]
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In Article
2(1), the words “par l’entremise du Département du Vicomte”.
In Article
3(1), the words “par l’entremise du Département du Vicomte”.
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