Public Thoroughfares (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law 2021

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The Public Thoroughfares (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2021

THE States, in pursuance of their Resolution of the 29^th May, 2015[a], have approved the following provisions which, subject to the Sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, shall have force of law in the Island of Guernsey.

Amendment of the 1958 Law.

1. (1) In section 1 of the Public Thoroughfares (Guernsey) Law, 1958[b] ("the 1958 Law"), after the definition of "the Committee" insert the following definition –

""the Electricity Company" means "Guernsey Electricity Limited" whose registered office is at Electricity House, North Side in the Parish of Vale,".

(2) For the heading of section 5 substitute "Telecommunication licensees, Electricity Company and Gas Company.".

(3) In the first paragraph of section 5 of the 1958 Law, after "granted or deemed to have been granted under that Law" insert ", the Electricity Company".

(4) In section 5(b) of the 1958 Law –

(a) after "in the case of" insert "the Electricity Company or", and

(b) after "mains" insert ", service cables".

Extent.

2. This Law shall extend to the Island of Guernsey.

Citation.

3. This Law may be cited as the Public Thoroughfares (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2021.

Commencement.

4. This Law shall come into force on the day of its registration on the records of the Island of Guernsey.

[a]	Article VI of Billet d'État No. IX of 2015.
[b]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XVII, p. 440; as amended by Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXIII, p. 395; Vol. XXXI, p. 278; Order in Council No. XIV of 2001; Ordinance No. XXXIII of 2003; and No. IX of 2016.