Alderney (Application of Legislation) (Document Duty) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020

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The Alderney (Application of Legislation)

(Document Duty) (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2020

THE STATES, in pursuance of their Resolution of the 18^th August, 2020[a], and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2 of the Alderney (Application of Legislation) Law, 1948[b] and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby order:-

Document Duty Law of 1973 and Ordinance of 2003 to continue to have effect in Alderney.

1. The Document Duty (Guernsey) Law, 1973[c] and the Document Duty Ordinance, 2003[d] shall continue to have effect in the Island of Alderney subject to the exceptions, adaptations and modifications set out in sections 2 and 3.

Modification of Document Duty Law of 1973.

2. As respects the application of the Document Duty (Guernsey) Law, 1973 in Alderney -

(a) in sections 1(1), 5 and 6(1) and (2) for “the States” wherever appearing substitute “the States of Alderney”,

(b) in sections 1 and 5 for "Her Majesty's Greffier" substitute “the Greffier (within the meaning of the Government of Alderney Law, 2004)”,

(i) the reference to "the Cadastre" is to the valuation carried out and maintained under the provisions of section 4 of the Alderney (Application of Legislation) Law, 1948,

(ii) in the definition of “this Island” for “Guernsey” substitute “Alderney”,

(iii) in the definition of “prescribed” for “the States” substitute “the States of Alderney”,

(iv) after the definition of “rate” insert the following definition -

““the Records of this Island" include the Register of Companies within the meaning of the Companies (Alderney) Law, 1994 and the Alderney Land Register kept under the Alderney Land and Property, etc. Law, 1949,”, and

(v) the definition of “the States” is repealed.

Modification of Ordinance of 2003.

3. As respects the application of the Document Duty Ordinance, 2003 in Alderney, section 7 does not apply.

Saving for existing Ordinances.

4. Subject to sections 1, 2 and 3 and the exceptions, adaptations and modifications effected thereby, any Ordinance enacted by the States of Deliberation under sections 1(1) and 6(1) and (2) of the Document Duty (Guernsey) Law, 1973 and in force immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance shall continue to have effect in the Island of Alderney -

(a) as it had effect therein immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance in all respects as if it were an Ordinance of the States of Alderney,

(b) until repealed or amended by Ordinance of the States of Alderney made under those sections as they have effect in the Island of Alderney.

Citation.

5. This Ordinance may be cited as the Alderney (Application of Legislation) (Document Duty) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.

[a]	Article I of Billet d'État No. XVII of 2020.
[b]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XIII, p. 448; there are amendments not material to this Ordinance.
[c]	Ordres en Conseil Vol. XXIV, p. 74; there are amendments not material to this Ordinance.
[d]	Ordinance No. VI of 2003; there are amendments not material to this Ordinance.