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Criminal Procedure (Jersey) Law 2018: (Appointed Day) (No.2) Act 201- and associated Regulations

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A decision made on 30 August 2019

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2019-0090

Decision Summary Title :

Criminal Procedure (Jersey) Law 2018 Appointed Day Act No. 2 and associated Regulations

Date of Decision Summary:

29th August 2019

Decision Summary Author:

 

Assistant Director, Criminal Justice

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

 Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Criminal Procedure (Jersey) Law 2018 Appointed Day Act No. 2 and associated Regulations

Date of Written Report:

29th August 2019

Written Report Author:

Legislative Drafting Office

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:  The Appointed Day Act necessary to bring further sections of the Criminal Procedure (Jersey) Law 2018 into force, and the Regulations made under those activated provisions necessary to allow them to function properly, consisting of the -

  • Draft Criminal Procedure (Transitional Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 201-
  • Draft Criminal Procedure (Qualifying Offences) (Jersey) Regulations 201-
  • Draft Criminal Procedure (Form of Oath) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

Decision(s):  The Minister for Home Affairs approved the relevant Appointed Day Act, three sets of Regulations and the associated accompanying reports and requested that they be lodged au Greffe for debate on 22nd October 2019.  

Reason(s) for Decision: The Assembly approved the Criminal Procedure (Jersey) Law 2018 on 20th March 2018, and an Appointed Day Act to bring some limited sections into force was approved on 16th July 2019. This Act will bring further sections of that Law into force.

 

Resource Implications: None as a result of this decision.

 

Action required:  The Greffier of the States is requested to lodge the Act and Regulations ‘au Greffe’, for debate on 22nd October 2019.

 

Signature:

 

Position: 

 

Connétable Len Norman

Minister for Home Affairs

Date Signed:

 

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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