The Antarctic Act 1994 (Jersey) Order 1995

Article 2

SCHEDULE MODIFICATIONS IN THE EXTENSION OF THE ANTARCTIC ACT 1994 TO JERSEY

1.  Any reference to an enactment shall be construed, unless the contrary intention appears, as a reference to that enactment as it has effect in Jersey.

2.  In section 3, for “the United Kingdom” in each place where it occurs there is substituted “Jersey”.

3.  In section 5(3), in the definition of “British vessel”, before “a United Kingdom ship”, there is added “a ship registered in Jersey or”.

4.  In section 17 for “any place in the United Kingdom” there is substituted “Jersey”.

5.  In section 20, the words “on indictment” and the words from “and on summary conviction” to the end are omitted.

6.  In sections 21, 22, 23 and 24, for “any part of the United Kingdom” and “that part”, in each place where either expression occurs, there is substituted “Jersey”.

7.  For section 28 there is substituted the following section:

Proceedings for an offence under this Act shall not be instituted in Jersey except by or with the consent of the Attorney General for Jersey.”.

8.  In section 31(1), in the definition of “United Kingdom national”, at the end there is added:

“(f) a body incorporated under the law of Jersey;”.

9.  In section 32, for subsection (3) there is substituted:

“(3) Regulations made under this Act shall not have effect in Jersey until they, and any order bringing them into force, are registered by the Royal Court.”.

10.  In the Schedule, the entries relating to the Antarctic Minerals Act 1989(1) and the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990(2) are omitted.

(1)

1989 c. 21.

(2)

1990 c. 40.