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This page is updated monthly to inform users of Laws recently registered on the records of the Island and Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation, with hyper-links to electronic copies of the full text.  It also includes details of new Practice Directions and Judgments published on the site.

Users are advised to note that, with effect from 2^nd May, 2017, references in Guernsey legislation to marriage, married persons or persons who have been married, and to unmarried persons who are or have been living together as if they were married, and related references however expressed, shall be deemed to include same-sex marriage and persons who are or have been in a same-sex marriage or relationship, except where a contrary intention is expressed. Such references should be construed in accordance with sections 2 and 3 of the  Same-Sex Marriage (Guernsey) Law, 2016. Contrary provision is made in the 2016 Law and in the Same-Sex Marriage (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments and Contrary Provisions) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2017: those amendments have been incorporated into the consolidated texts on this website.

Legislation most recently registered or approved.

Ordinance approved by the States on the 15 January, 2020

• Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (Insolvency) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020

Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on 11 December, 2019

• Income Tax (Guernsey) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2019
• Income Tax (Zero 10) (Company Higher Rate) (Amendment) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019
• Income Tax (Zero 10) (Company Intermediate Rate) (Amendment) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019
• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (Privileges and Immunities) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019
• Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Drug Trafficking (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Disclosure (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Terrorism and Crime (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinances made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 10^th December, 2019

• European Communities (Official Controls) (Implementation and General Provisions) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019
• Reform (Guernsey) Law, 1948 (Amendment) (No 2) Ordinance, 2019
• Document Duty (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019

Law registered on the 9 December, 2019

• Social Insurance (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2019

Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 27 November, 2019

• Reform (Guernsey) Law, 1948 (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Income Tax (Guernsey) (Approval of Agreement with Bermuda) Ordinance, 2019
• Social Insurance (Rates of Contributions and Benefits, etc.) Ordinance, 2019
• Health Service (Benefit) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Long-term Care Insurance (Guernsey) (Rates) Ordinance, 2019
• Severe Disability Benefit and Carer's Allowance Ordinance, 2019
• Income Support (Implementation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Financial Services Ombudsman (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2019
• Electoral Roll Ordinance, 2019
• Organisation of States' Affairs (Transfer of Functions and Consequential Matters) Ordinance, 2019
• Environmental Pollution (Guernsey) Law, 2004 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019
• Environmental Pollution (Air Pollution) Ordinance, 2019
• Environmental Pollution (Enforcement and Appeals) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on 8^th November, 2019

• Excise Duties (Budget) Ordinance, 2019
• Taxation of Real Property (Guernsey and Alderney) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019

Laws registered on the 4 November, 2019

• Reform (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2019
• Severe Disability Benefit and Carer's Allowance (Guernsey) Amendment Law 2019

Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 16 October, 2019

• Customs and Excise (Discretionary Financial Penalties) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019
• Public Holidays Ordinance, 2019
• Probation (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 27 September, 2019

• Income Tax (Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Financial Services Ombudsman (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Open Market Housing Register (Deletion of Inscriptions) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinance approved by the States of Deliberation on the 17 July, 2019

• Transfer of States Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Information Systems and Services) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinances laid before the States of Deliberation on the 12 June, 2019

• Plant Health (Enabling Provisions) (Guernsey) Law, 2014 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019
• Plant Health (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019

Laws registered on the 3 June, 2019

• Armed Forces (Offences and Jurisdiction) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018
• Probation (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018
• Administrative Decisions (Review) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2018

Ordinances laid before the States of Deliberation on the 22 May, 2019

• International Trade Agreements (Implementation) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019
• European Union (Amendment of Legislation) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinance approved by the States of Deliberation on the 24 April, 2019

• Merchant Shipping (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002 (Wreck Removal Convention) Ordinance, 2019  

Ordinances made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 23 April, 2019

• Plant Health (Enabling Provisions) (Guernsey) Law, 2014 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019
• Plant Health (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinance made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 2 April, 2019

• Import Duties (Tariff and Related Provisions) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinances laid before the States on the 27 March, 2019

• Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Seat Belts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 
• Road Traffic (Trailer Registration) Ordinance, 2019
• Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles and Trailers) (Periodic Technical Inspections) Ordinance, 2019
• Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Road Traffic (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019
• Lighting of Vehicles and Skips (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019 
• European Union (Brexit) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019

Laws registered on 26th March, 2019

• Register of Driving Instructors (Guernsey) Law, 2018 
• Referendums (Enabling Provisions) (Guernsey) Law, 2018
• European Union (Amendment of Legislation) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018
• Customs and Cross-Border Trade (General and Enabling Provisions) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018
• Sanctions (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018

Ordinance made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 26 March, 2019

• European Union (Amendment of Legislation) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinance made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 12th March, 2019

• International Trade Agreements (Implementation) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 27th February, 2019

• Electronic Transactions (Electronic Agents) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019
• Land Planning and Development (Certificates of Lawful Use) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinance made by the Policy & Resources Committee on 12 February, 2019 

• European Union (Brexit) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinance approved by the States of Deliberation on the 1st February 2019

• Data Protection (Authorised Jurisdiction) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019

Ordinances made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 15 January, 2019

• Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Seat Belts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 
• Road Traffic (Trailer Registration) Ordinance, 2019
• Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles and Trailers) (Periodic Technical Inspections) Ordinance, 2019
• Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Road Traffic (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019
• Lighting of Vehicles and Skips (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019

Laws registered on the 14 January, 2019

• European Union (Brexit) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018
• International Trade Agreements (Implementation) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018

2020 Ordinances made by the Chief Pleas of Sark

• Reform (Election of Conseillers) (By-Election) (Sark) Ordinance, 2020

2019 Ordinances made by the Chief Pleas of Sark

• Sark Machinery of Government (Transfer of Functions) Ordinance, 2018 (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (Sark) Ordinance, 2019
• Reform (Election of Conseillers) (By-Election) (Sark) Ordinance, 2019
• Fishing (Sark) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019
• Electric Bicycles (Sark) Ordinance, 2019

Latest Guernsey Statutory Instruments

• No. 1 - The Income Support (Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020
• No. 2 - The Data Protection (General Provisions) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020

Latest 2019 U.K. Statutory Instruments registered in Guernsey

• 2019/151 - The Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
• 2019/254 - The Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Guernsey) (EU Exit) Order 2019
• 2019/1108 - The Territorial Sea Act 1987 (Guernsey) Order 2019
• 2019/1275 - The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records and Registration) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Latest Practice Directions

• Practice Direction 1/2018 - Mental Health Review Tribunal

Latest 2019 Unreported Judgments

• [2019]GRC002 - De La Haye v The Law Officers of the Crown
• [2019]GRC003 - In the matter of the Arasbridge Unit Trust
• [2019]GRC004 - Smith v Carey Olsen
• [2019]GRC005 - A Taxpayer v Director of Income Tax
• [2019]GRC006 - Liang v RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited
• [2019]GRC007 - Smith v Carey Olsen
• [2019]GRC008 - Gomoll v Ruggaber
• [2019]GRC009 - Public Trustee v Red River Properties Limited and Others
• [2019]GRC010 - Bookless v The Law Officers of the Crown
• [2019]GRC011 - Rusnano Capital AG (in liquidation) v Molard International (Ptc) Limited and Pullborough International Corp
• [2019]GRC012 - A W Holdings Corp v The Constables of The Castel Parish and HM Procureur and HM Receiver
• [2019]GRC013 - A and C v PQ, RS and T Trustees Limited
• [2019]GCA014 - Carlyle Capital Corporation Limited v Conway Others
• [2019]GRC015 - In the matter of: Highbridge Investments LP, Inc
• [2019]GCA016 - Carey Olsen v Smith
• [2019]GRC017 - X Trustees Limited v Y Trustees Company Limited and Beneficiary E
• [2019]GRC018 - Law Officers of the Crown v Stewart
• [2019]GRC019 - Law Officers of the Crown v Collum and Clayton
• [2019]GRC020 - Law Officers of the Crown v Wardrop
• [2019]GRC021 - Law Officers of the Crown v Mozgala
• [2019]GRC022 - Law Officers of the Crown v Fox
• [2019]GRC023 - Law Officers of the Crown v Fawcett
• [2019]GRC024 - Law Officers of the Crown v Halker
• [2019]GRC025 - Law Officers of the Crown v Pepperrell
• [2019]GRC026 - Law Officers of the Crown v Le Prevost
• [2019]GRC027 - Law Officers of the Crown v Jehan
• [2019]GRC028 - Law Officers of the Crown v Dawson-Ball and MacPane
• [2019]GRC029 - Law Officers of the Crown v Walters
• [2019]GRC030 - Law Officers of the Crown v Easton
• [2019]GRC031 - Law Officers of the Crown v Noviks
• [2019]GRC032 - Law Officers of the Crown v Meagher and Clarke
• [2019]GRC033 - Law Officers of the Crown v Bettie
• [2019]GRC034 - Law Officers of the Crown v Vaivars
• [2019]GRC035 - Law Officers of the Crown v Leonczuk
• [2019]GRC036 - Law Officers of the Crown v Thomason
• [2019]GRC037 - A v R
• [2019]GRC038 - In the matter of the liquidation of Conqueror Holdings Limited
• [2019]GRC039 - Le Billon v Law Officers of the Crown
• [2019]GRC040 - Law Officers of the Crown v Dixon
• [2019]GRC041 - Law Officers of Crown v Glen-Williamson
• [2019]GCA042 - Leonczuk v Law Officers of the Crown
• [2019]GRC043 - Pontin v The President of the Committee for the Environment and Infrastructure
• [2019]GRC044 - Law Officers of the Crown v Lewell
• [2019]GRC045 - Law Officers of the Crown v Barbosa
• [2019]GRC046 - Law Officers of the Crown v D
• [2019]GRC047 - Law Officers of the Crown v Tostevin
• [2019]GRC048 - Law Officers of the Crown v Valt
• [2019]GJC049 - Re A [A Child] [Non-accidental injury]
• [2019]GRC050 - Popat v Popat and Others
• [2019]GRC051 - Law Officers of the Crown v Prestidge and McDermott
• [2019]GRC052 - M Limited as Trustee of the B Trust v W
• [2019]GRC053 - Law Officers of the Crown v Prestidge and McDermott
• [2019]GRC054 - Law Officers of the Crown v Prestidge and McDermott
• [2019]GRC055 - Rutowicz v Channel Welders Limited
• [2019]GRC056 - Law Officers of the Crown v Bucknall
• [2019]GRC057 - Law Officers of the Crown v Lydall
• [2019]GRC058 - Law Officers of the Crown v Robinson
• [2019]GRC059 - Law Officers of the Crown v Wray
• [2019]GRC060 - Law Officers of the Crown v Smith and Stevens
• [2019]GRC061 - Law Officers of the Crown v Moriarty
• [2019]GRC062 - Law Officers of the Crown v Norman
• [2019]GRC063 - Khuller v FNB International Trustees Limited
• [2019]GRC064 - ITG Ltd and Bayeux Ltd v Geneva Trust (Tchenguiz Trusts) et al
• [2019]GRC065 - In the matter of the K Trust
• [2019]GRC066 - In the matter of the St John Ambulance Pension Scheme
• [2019]GRC067 - Law Officers of the Crown v Baller
• [2019]GRC068 - Law Officers of the Crown v Le Noury
• [2019]GRC069 - Law Officers of the Crown v Bichard and Le Page
• [2019]GRC070 - Sahara City Co Limited v Chiverton
• [2019]GRC071 - Brehaut and Others v Brehaut
• [2019]GRC072 - Law Officers of the Crown v Goulding
• [2019]GRC073 - Law Officers of the Crown v Ferryspeed Guernsey Limited
• [2019]GRC074 - In the Matter of the B Trust, A v Nerine Trust Company Limited
• [2019]GRC075 - Sampson and Others v Estera Corporate Trustees (Guernsey) Limited

Latest Orders of the Royal Court

• ORC 1/2018 - The Royal Court High Hedges (Appeals and References) Rules, 2018 
• ORC 2/2018 - The Royal Court Mental Health Review Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules, 2018
• ORC 3/2018 - The Mental Health Review Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules (No.2), 2018
• ORC 4/2018 - The Royal Court (Costs and Fees) (Amendment) Rules, 2018
• ORC 5/2018 - The Magistrates Court (Fees) (Amendment) Rules, 2018
• ORC 6/2018 - The Shorthand Notes and Transcripts (Criminal Cases) (Amendment) Rules, 2018
• ORC 7/2018 - The Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Rules, 2018