Former La Motte Street School
(Validation and Abrogation of Covenants) (Jersey) Law 2016
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Former La Motte Street School
(Validation and Abrogation of Covenants) (Jersey) Law 2016
A LAW to validate the use of land formerly known as the La Motte Street
School and to abrogate certain restrictive covenants attaching to that land,
and for connected purposes.
Commencement [see endnotes]
1 Interpretation
In this Law –
“covenants” means the covenants set out in the Schedule,
which are contained in the contract by which the former La Motte Street
School was acquired by the Public of the Island from the Parish of
St. Helier on 25th September 1964;
“former La Motte Street School” means the house,
school, buildings, yard, land and appurtenances formerly known as the “La Motte
Street School”, “The Saint James’ Schools” and “The
Jersey Infant School”.
2 Validation and abrogation of covenants
Despite the terms of the covenants requiring the former
La Motte Street School to be used exclusively for the purposes of
providing primary school education –
(a) it is declared to have
been lawful for the Public of the Island to have used the former La Motte
Street School, or any part of it, for different purposes; and
(b) it shall be lawful for
the Public of the Island to use or dispose of the former La Motte Street
School, or any part of it, free from those covenants.
3 Registration
of Law in Public Registry
(1) The Royal Court shall,
when it orders the registration of this Law, also order the registration of a
copy of this Law, signed by the Greffier of the States, in the Public Registry
of Contracts.
(2) The registration of a
copy of this Law in the Public Registry of Contracts shall have like effect as
a contract passed before the Royal Court.
(3) No fees shall be
payable under the Stamp Duties and Fees (Jersey) Law 1998 in relation to the
registration of a copy of this Law as required by paragraph (1).
4 Citation
This Law may be cited as the Former La Motte Street School
(Validation and Abrogation of Covenants) (Jersey) Law 2016.
SCHEDULE
(Article 1)
covenants
contained within the contract by which the former La Motte street school
was acquired by the public of the island on 25th september 1964
1. “;
que ladite maison, salle d’école, édifices, cours, terrains
et appartenances maintenant vendus seront employés à
l’avenir à fin d’héritage pour l’usage
exclusive d’une école ou écoles pour
l’éducation des enfants des pauvres et pour nul autre objet et que
lesdites prémisses seront disposées et administrées de
manière à pouvoir fournir les soins et l’instruction
religieuse à au moins cent cinquante enfants de l’âge de
dix-huit mois à l’âge de six ans en outre telle autre
école qui pourrait y être tenue; le tout à fin
d’héritage.”;
“; that the said
house, school, buildings, yard, land and appurtenances now sold shall in the
future be used exclusively as a school or schools for the education of the poor
and for no other object, and that the premises shall be arranged and
administered in such manner as to provide for the care and religious
instruction of at least 150 children between the ages of 18 months
and 6 years, and this in addition to such other school as may be run
there; the whole in perpetuity.”.
2. “Que
lesdits héritages secondement décrits demeureront
incorporée avec l’école originelle “La Motte
Street School” et seront tenus et possédés par ledit Public
de cette Ile à tous égards aux termes de la Loi sur
l’Instruction Primaire de la même manière comme si lesdits
héritages secondement décrits eussent formé partie de
ladite Ecole “La Motte Street School” au moment de la cession
de jouissance d’iceux en vertu de l’Article dix de la Loi sur
l’Instruction Primaire passé par les Etats et confirmée par
Ordre de Sa Très Excellente Majesté en Conseil en date du seize
Décembre, mil neuf cent douze; le tout à fin
d’héritage.”;
“That the
hereditaments secondly described and now incorporated within the original
school “La Motte Street School” shall be held and possessed by
the said Public of the Island in all respects under the terms of the Loi sur l’Instruction Primaire in the same manner as if the hereditaments secondly described
formed a part of “La Motte Street School” at the moment of the
cession and enjoyment thereof by virtue of Article 10 of the Loi sur l’Instruction Primaire passed by the States and confirmed by Order of Her Most Excellent
Majesty in Council on 16th December 1912; the whole in
perpetuity.”.