Jersey &
Guernsey Law Review – June 2011
SUMMARY OF JERSEY LEGISLATION
1 January
– 30 April 2011
1. LAWS
ADOPTED BY THE STATES
(a) Employment (Amendment No 6) (Jersey) Law
201-
(P.143/2010 adopted in 3rd reading, 18.1.11)
This Law amends the provisions
in the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003 regarding
redundancy.
(b) States of Jersey (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Law 201-
(P.176/2010 adopted in 3rd reading 20.1.11)
This Law alters the terms of
office of States members, provides for a single election day in spring and
reduces the number of Senators from 12 to 10.
(c) Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 201-
(P.191/2010 adopted in 3rd reading 1.2.11)
This Law requires that funds,
financial services and economic resources not be made available to persons who
are designated as suspected or believed to be supporting terrorist activities.
(d) Loi (No. 7) (201-) concernant
la charge de juge d’instruction
(P.148/2010 adopted in 3rd reading 15.3.11)
This Law revises the
qualifications for appointment as a Magistrate or Assistant Magistrate.
(e) Banking Business (Amendment No 7) (Jersey)
Law 201-
(P.10/2011 adopted in 3rd reading 15.3.11)
This Law enables the Minister
for Economic Development to make Orders relating to the accounting and audit of
persons registered to carry on banking business.
(f) Public Elections (Amendment No 4) (Jersey)
Law 201-
(P.14/2011 adopted in 3rd reading 17.3.11)
This Law makes miscellaneous
amendments to the arrangements for conducting, and voting in, a public
election.
2. LAWS,
ORDERS IN COUNCIL, ETC. REGISTERED
IN THE ROYAL COURT
(a) Census (Amendment No 3) (Jersey) Law 2011
(L.1/2011—registered 21.1.11. In force 28.1.11)
(b) Drug Trafficking Offences (Amendment No 3)
(Jersey) Law 2011
(L.2/2011—registered 25.2.11. In force 4.3.11)
(c) Income Tax (Amendment No 33) (Jersey) Law
2011
(L.3/2011—registered 25.2.11. In force for year of assessment 2009
and ensuing years, by acte opératoire)
(d) Income Tax (Amendment No 35) (Jersey) Law
2011
(L.4/2011—registered 25.2.11. Articles 1 and 4 in force 25.2.11; art
2 not brought into force; art 3 in force 20.4.11)
(e) Incorporated Limited Partnerships (Jersey)
Law 2011
(L.5/2011—registered 1.4.11.11. Not brought into force)
(f) Separate Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law
2011
(L.6/2011—registered 1.4.11. In force 20.4.11)
(g) Advocates and Solicitors (Amendment No 5)
(Jersey) Law 2011
(L.7/2011—registered 1.4.11. In force 8.4.11)
(h) Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2011
(L.8/2011—registered 1.4.11. In force 1.4.11)
3. APPOINTED DAY
ACTS
(a) Separate Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law
2011 (Appointed Day) Act 2011
(R&O.42/2011—in force 6.4.11)
Whole Law brought into force on 20th April 2011.
4. REGULATIONS MADE BY THE STATES
(a) Restriction on Smoking (Warning Notices)
(Jersey) Regulations 2011
(R&O.4/2011—in force 25.1.11)
These Regulations impose
requirements for the printing of warning notices on packets of tobacco
products.
(b) Public Employees (Contributory Retirement
Scheme) (Amendment No 18) (Jersey) Regulations 2011
(R&O.11/2011—in force 9.2.11)
These Regulations ensure that
the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme is recognized by HM Revenue
and Customs as a Qualified Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme.
(c) Public Employees (Contributory Retirement
Scheme) (Existing Members) (Amendment No 11) (Jersey) Regulations 2011
(R&O.12/2011—in force 9.2.11)
These Regulations amend the
Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme for the “existing
members” group that supplement the amendments made by
R&O.11/2011, described above.
(d) Public Employees (Contributory Retirement
Scheme) (New Members) (Amendment No 14) (Jersey) Regulations 2011
(R&O.13/2011—in force 9.2.11)
These Regulations amend the Public
Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme for the “new members”
group that supplement the amendments made by R&O.11/2011, described above.
(e) Public Employees (Contributory Retirement
Scheme) (Former Hospital Scheme) (Amendment No 5) (Jersey) Regulations 2011
(R&O.14/2011—in force 9.2.11)
These Regulations amend the
Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme for the “former hospital
scheme” group of members that supplement the amendments made by
R&O.11/ 2011, described above.
(f) Employment (Minimum Wage) (Amendment No 7)
(Jersey) Regulations 2011
(R&O.15/2011—in force 1.4.11)
These Regulations provide that
services charges, tips, gratuities and cover charges paid to an employee
through the payroll no longer count towards payment of the minimum wage. They
also increase the maximum amounts in respect of accommodation and subsistence
that may be taken into account when calculating a person’s total
remuneration.
(g) Companies (Amendment No 5) (Jersey) Regulations
2011
(R&O.20/2011—in force 23.2.11)
These Regulations enable Jersey companies to merge with other bodies incorporated
in or outside Jersey.
(h) Gambling (Remote Gambling Disaster Recovery)
(Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 2011
(R&O.24/2011—in force 17.3.11)
These Regulations provide for
the continuous operation of e-gambling in Jersey.
(i) States of Jersey (Transfer of Functions No
4) (Treasury and Resources to Chief Minister) (Jersey) Regulations 2011
(R&O.39/2011—in force 6.4.11)
These Regulations transfer the
functions of the Minister for Treasury and Resources under the Data Protection
(Jersey) Law 2005 to the Chief Minister.
(j) Licensing (No 17) (Jersey) Regulations 2011
(R&O.40/2011—in force 7.4.11)
These
Regulations extend licensing hours on 29 and 30 April 2011.
(k) Income Support (Amendment No 6) (Jersey)
Regulations 2011
(R&O.41/2011—in force 1.6.11)
These Regulations increase the
basic income support component rate for a household.
5. OTHER SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION OF NOTE
(a) Royal Court (Amendment No 12) Rules 2011
(R&O.56/2011—in force 10.5.11)
These amending Rules make
provision for proceedings under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Jersey)
Law 2011.
(b) Magistrate’s Court (Service of
Summons) Rules 2011
(R&O.57/2011—will commence on same day as Magistrate’s
Court (Amendment No 10) (Jersey) Law 2011)
These Rules make provision for
the service of a summons issued under the Magistrate’s Court
(Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 1949.