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Registry legislation, offences and penalties

The legislation listed below is relevant for the work of the Companies Registry the links will direct you to the Jersey Legal Information Board website, where Jersey laws are published.

Cross-sector legislation relevant to Registry

Companies (Jersey) Law 1991
  Companies (Demerger) (Jersey) Regulations 2018
  Companies (GAAP) (Jersey) Order 2010
  Companies (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2002
  Companies (Standard Table) (Jersey) Order 1992
  Companies (Subsidiaries) (Jersey) Order 2003
  Companies (Transfers of Shares – Exemptions) (Jersey) Order 2014
  Companies (Uncertificated Securities) (Jersey) Order 1999

Companies (Prescribed Regulators) (Jersey) Order 2026

Companies (Secured Creditors and Notice of Application for Administration Order) (Jersey) Order 2026

Companies (Takeovers and Mergers Panel) (Jersey) Law 2009
  Companies (Appointment of Takeovers and Mergers Panel) (Jersey) Order 2009
Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Law 1947
  Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958
Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 2020
  Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Regulations 2020
  Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Order 2020
  Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information – Person with Standing) (Jersey) Order 2023
  Offences and Penalties - Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 2020
 

Offences and penalties for failures to disclose and provide information
Foundations (Jersey) Law 2009
  Foundations (Continuance) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
  Foundations (Mergers) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
  Foundations (Winding Up) (Jersey) Regulations 2009
Incorporated Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2011
  Incorporated Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Order 2011
  Incorporated Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Regulations 2011
Limited Liability Companies (Jersey) Law 2018

 

Limited Liability Companies (General Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 2022

 

Limited Liability Companies (Winding Up and Dissolution) (Jersey) Regulations 2022
Limited Liability Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2017
  Limited Liability Partnerships (Dissolution and Winding Up) (Jersey) Regulations 2018
Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1994
  Limited Partnerships (Additional Charge) (Jersey) Regulations 2012
  Limited Partnerships (Continuance) (Jersey) Regulations 2020
  Limited Partnerships (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1994
  Offences and Penalties - Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1994
Registration of Business Names (Jersey) Law 1956
  Business Names Appeal Rules 1998
  Business Names (Jersey) Order 1998
Security Interests (Jersey) Law 1983
Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012
  Security Interests (Application of Law – Exceptions) (Jersey) Order 2013
  Security Interests (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Order 2013
Separate Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2011
  Separate Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Order 2011

 

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