Jersey Law 12/1999

MAGISTRATE’S COURT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT No. 7) (JERSEY) LAW 1999

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A LAW   to amend further the Magistrate’s Court (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 1949; sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the

13th day of APRIL 1999

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(Registered on the 30th day of April 1999)

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STATES OF JERSEY

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The 17th day of November 1998

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THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law –

ARTICLE 1

After Part III of the Magistrate’s Court (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 1949, as amended,1 there shall be inserted the following Part –

“PART IIIA

PROSECUTION OF PROCEEDINGS

ARTICLE 12A

PROCEEDINGS BY A LEGALLY QUALIFIED PROSECUTOR

The conduct of proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court may, with the approval of the Attorney General, be undertaken on behalf of the prosecution by –

(a)     an advocate; or

(b)     a solicitor or a person who has been admitted –

(i)      to the degree of the Utter Bar of one of the Inns of Court of England and Wales; or

(ii)     as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales,

and who is employed in the Law Officers Department.

ARTICLE 12B

RÔLE OF THE MAGISTRATE

In proceedings conducted in accordance with Article 12A of this Law, the Magistrate shall perform only a judicial rôle.”.

ARTICLE 2

Article 4 of the Criminal Justice (Evidence and Procedure) (Jersey) Law 19972 is repealed.

ARTICLE 3

This Law may be cited as the Magistrate’s Court (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 1999.

G.H.C. COPPOCK

Greffier of the States.