Recent Changes
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 2nd 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 made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 12th March, 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
Ordinance approved by the States of Deliberation on the 1st February 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
Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 12 December, 2018
- Financial Services Ombudsman (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Terrorism and Crime (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Disclosure (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Income Tax (Zero 10) (Company Intermediate Rate) (Amendment) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2018
- Disclosure (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2018
- Income Tax (Pension Amendments) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2018
- Income Tax (Guernsey) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2018
- Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Repeals, etc.) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordinance, 2018
Ordinances laid before the States of Deliberation on the 12 December, 2018
Law registered on the 10 December, 2018
Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 28 November, 2018
- Income Tax (Guernsey) (Approval of Agreement with United Kingdom) Ordinance, 2018
- Income Tax (Substance Requirements) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Social Insurance (Rates of Contributions and Benefits, etc.) Ordinance, 2018
- Health Service (Benefit) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Long-term Care Insurance (Guernsey) (Rates) Ordinance, 2018
- Severe Disability Benefit and Carer's Allowance Ordinance, 2018
- Family Allowances Ordinance, 2018
- Income Support (Implementation) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2018
- Legal Aid (Guernsey and Alderney) (Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, 2018
Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 9 November, 2018
- Excise Duties (Budget) Ordinance, 2018
- Taxation of Real Property (Guernsey and Alderney) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Document Duty (Rates) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Document Duty (Anti-Avoidance) (Rates) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
Laws registered on the 5 November, 2018
- Separation, Maintenance and Affiliation Proceedings (Alderney) (Amendment) Law, 2018
- Gambling (Alderney) (Amendment) Law, 2018
- Gambling (Alderney) (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2018
Ordinance made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 30 October, 2018
Ordinance approved by the States of Deliberation on the 25 October 2018
Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 24 October 2018
- Parochial Collection of Waste (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2018
- Waste Management Services (Charging) Ordinance, 2018
- Sark Machinery of Government (Transfer of Functions) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2018
- Director of Income Tax (Transfer of Functions) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2018
Ordinance laid before the States of Deliberation on the 24 October 2018
Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on 26 September, 2018
- Interpretation and Standard Provisions (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2016 (Commencement and Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Income Tax (Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
Ordinance made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 20th July, 2018
Ordinance approved by the States of Deliberation on the 18 July, 2018
Ordinance laid before the States of Deliberation on the 18 July, 2018
Ordinance approved by the States of Deliberation on 27th June, 2018
Ordinance laid before the States of Deliberation on 27th June, 2018
Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 6th June, 2018
- Income Support (Implementation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Alderney (Application of Legislation) (Income Support) Ordinance, 2018
- Income Tax (Guernsey) (Approval of Agreement with San Marino) Ordinance, 2018
- Electoral System Referendum (Guernsey) Law, 2018 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2018
Ordinance laid before the States of Deliberation on the 6th June, 2018
Ordinance made by the Policy & Resources Committee on 22nd May, 2018
Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 16th May, 2018
- Data Protection (Commencement Amendment and Transitional) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordinance 2018
- Data Protection (Law Enforcement and Related Matters) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordinance 2018
Ordinance laid before the States of Deliberation on the 16th May, 2018
Law registered on the 14th May, 2018
Law registered on the 9th April, 2018
Ordinance made by the Policy & Resources Committee on the 27th March, 2018
- Post Office (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2001 (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
Laws registered on the 12th March, 2018
- Income Support (Guernsey) Law, 2017
- Interpretation and Standard Provisions (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2016
Ordinance approved by the States of Deliberation on the 28th February, 2018
- Liquor Licensing (Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
Ordinances approved by the States of Deliberation on the 7th February, 2018
- Parochial Church Property (Guernsey) Law, 2015 (Commencement) Ordinance, 2018
- Income Tax (Guernsey) (Approval of Agreement with the Bahamas) Ordinance, 2018
- Employment and Discrimination Tribunal (Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
Ordinances laid before the States of Deliberation on the 7th February, 2018
- Venezuela (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2017
- Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons (Guernsey) (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance, 2017
Ordinances laid before the States of Deliberation on the 17th January, 2018
- Document Duty (Guernsey) Law, 2017 (Commencement and Amendment) Ordinance, 2017
- Document Duty (Rates) Ordinance, 2017
- Document Duty (Anti-Avoidance) (Guernsey) Law, 2017 (Commencement and Amendment) Ordinance, 2017
- Document Duty (Anti-Avoidance) (Rates) Ordinance, 2017
Laws registered on the 15th January, 2018
- Same-Sex Marriage (Alderney) Law, 2017
- Reform (Sark) (Amendment) Law, 2017
- Affiliation Proceedings (Sark) Law, 2017
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
Latest Guernsey Statutory Instruments
- No. 1 - The Health Service (Benefit) (Limited List) (Pharmaceutical Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019
- No. 2 - The Motor Vehicles, Licensing and Traffic (Fees) (Guernsey) Regulations, 2019
- No. 3 - The Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Motor Vehicles) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (Commencement) Regulations, 2019
- No. 4 - The Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles and Trailers) (Periodic Technical Inspections) Ordinance, 2019 (Commencement) Regulations, 2019
- No. 5 - The Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019 (Commencement) Regulations, 2019
- No. 6 - The Lighting of Vehicles and Skips (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (Commencement) Regulations, 2019
- No. 7 - The Road Traffic (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2019 (Commencement) Regulations, 2019
- No. 8 - The Road Traffic (Trailer Registration) Ordinance, 2019 (Commencement) Regulations, 2019
- No. 9 - The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (Commencement) Regulations, 2019
- No. 10 - The Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Guernsey and Alderney) (Brexit) Regulations, 2019
- No. 11 - The Seat Belts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Regulations, 2019
- No. 12 - The Parking Places (Amendment) Order, 2019
- No. 13 - The Air Navigation (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Foreign Aircraft Operations) Regulations, 2019
- No. 14 - The Electoral System Referendum (Retention and Destruction of Ballot Papers) Regulations, 2019
- No. 15 - The Social Insurance (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019
- No. 16 - The Liquor Licensing (Fees) Regulations, 2019
- No. 17 - The Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Rules 2019
- No. 18 - The Companies (Panel on Takeovers and Mergers) (Brexit) (Guernsey) Regulations, 2019
- No. 19 - The Companies (Regulation of Auditors) (Brexit) (Guernsey) Regulations, 2019
- No. 20 - The Open Market Housing Register (Guernsey) Law, 2016 (New Inscriptions) Regulations, 2019
- No. 21 - The Lighting of Vehicles and Skips (Exemptions) Order, 2019
- No. 22 - The Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Rear Under-Run Protection and Sideguards) Regulations, 2019
- No. 23 - The Road Traffic (Construction and Use) (Exemptions) Regulations, 2019
- No. 24 - The Road Traffic (Trailer Registration) Regulations, 2019
- No. 25 - The Notifiable Animal Diseases Order, 2019
- No. 26 - The Customs and Excise (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Personal Reliefs) (Amendment) Order 2019
- No. 27 - The Customs and Excise (Safety and Security) (Export) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations 2019
- No. 28 - The Liquor Licensing (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
- No. 29 - The Immigration (Fees) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Order 2019
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
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
Latest 2018 Unreported Judgments
- Guernsey Judgment 1/2018 - M v St Anne's Trustees Limited
- Guernsey Judgment 2/2018 - Tchenguiz, Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees S.A. v Akers, Hamedani & Fort Trustees Limited, Balchan Management Limited
- Guernsey Judgment 3/2018 - In re the Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust ("the TDT")
- Guernsey Judgment 4/2018 - In re the Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust ("the TDT")
- Guernsey Judgment 5/2018 - NYX Gaming Group Limited
- Guernsey Judgment 6/2018 - Lovering V AFR Advocates
- Guernsey Judgment 7/2018 - Artemis Trustees Limited and anr v M Sandle and anr
- Guernsey Judgment 8/2018 - Artemis Trustees Limited and anr v M Sandle and anr
- Guernsey Judgment 9/2018 - Artemis Trustees Limited and anr v M Sandle and anr
- Guernsey Judgment 10/2018 - Artemis Trustees Limited and anr v M Sandle and anr
- Guernsey Judgment 11/2018 - D v The Law Officers of the Crown
- Guernsey Judgment 12/2018 - Hindle v Kitching
- Guernsey Judgment 13/2018 - Canargo Cayman Limited
- Guernsey Judgment 14/2018 - Maplecross Properties Limited
- Guernsey Judgment 15/2018 - In re Le Marquand
- Guernsey Judgment 16/2018 - Tchenguiz, Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees S.A. v Akers
- Guernsey Judgment 17/2018 - Dockerill v Chilcott and Chilcott v Dockerill
- Guernsey Judgment 18/2018 - Trident Corporate Services (No.1) Limited v LAM Developments Limited
- Guernsey Judgment 19/2018 - SPL Guernsey ICC Limited and its Incorporated Cells v Addison
- Guernsey Judgment 20/2018 - Liang v RBC Trustees (Guernsey) Limited
- Guernsey Judgment 21/2018 - M v St Anne's Trustees
- Guernsey Judgment 22/2018 - Sargent v The Public Trustee of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
- Guernsey Judgment 23/2018 - Re M, A MINOR CHILD
- Guernsey Judgment 24/2018 - Bond v Equiom Trust (Guernsey) Limited
- Guernsey Judgment 25/2018 - Harnish v Elizabeth College
- Guernsey Judgment 26/2018 - Lovering v Atkinson, Ferbrache and Richardson
- Guernsey Judgment 27/2018 - Tinkler v Stobart Group Limited
- Guernsey Judgment 28/2018 - In the matter of Waterman and The Drug Trafficking (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000 as amended
- Guernsey Judgment 29/2018 - Investec Trust (Guernsey) Limited v Glenalla and Rawlinson & Hunter
- Guernsey Judgment 30/2018 - Tchenguiz and Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees SA v Akers
- Guernsey Judgment 31/2018 - The Registrar of La Chambre de Discipline v An Advocate
- Guernsey Judgment 32/2018 - Forfeiture Of Money, etc in Civil Proceedings (Bailiwick Of Guernsey) Law 2007 v Heykers
- Guernsey Judgment 33/2018 - In the matter of the OSM Provident Fund
- Guernsey Judgment 34/2018 - In the matter of Re X [A Child: Relocation]
- Guernsey Judgment 35/2018 - Sandle v Artemis Trustees Limited and anr
- Guernsey Judgment 36/2018 - Law Officers of the Crown v Fawcett
- Guernsey Judgment 37/2018 - Tchenguiz and Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees SA v Akers
- Guernsey Judgment 38/2018 - Lovering v Atkinson, Ferbrache and Richardson
- Guernsey Judgment 39/2018 - HSBC Bank PLC v Doyle
- Guernsey Judgment 40/2018 - Garfield v Glass-Garfield
- Guernsey Judgment 41/2018 - Forfeiture Of Money, etc in Civil Proceedings (Bailiwick Of Guernsey) Law 2007 - Heykers v HM Comptroller
- Guernsey Judgment 42-2018 - Fountain Street Developments Ltd
- Guernsey Judgment 43-2018 - Falla v Law Officers of the Crown
- Guernsey Judgment 44-2018 - HMP Hugo Heykers and ABM Amro Channel Islands Ltd
- Guernsey Judgment 45-2018 - Civil Forfeiture of Money H.F.M. Heykers
- Guernsey Judgment 46-2018 - Forfeiture of Money in Civil Proceedings Heykers HMC
- Guernsey Judgment 47-2018 - Y v Guernsey Financial Services Commission
- Guernsey Judgment 48-2018 - Ruling on the Reference of Points of law by the SBAT
- Guernsey Judgment 49-2018 - Stephen Chilcott v Janice Dockerill
- Guernsey Judgment 50-2018 - Ian Birnie v Nigel Batiste
- Guernsey Judgment 51-2018 - Fountain Street Developments Limited and The Companies (Guernsey) Law 2008 costs
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