Draft Elections (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-

STATES OF JERSEY

DRAFT ELECTIONS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) (JERSEY) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 202-

Lodged au Greffe on 23rd December 2025 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee Earliest date for debate: 3rd February 2026

STATES GREFFE

2025  P.119/2025

Draft Elections (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-  Report

REPORT

Following on from the Assembly's decision in March 2025 to adopt P.2/2025 Re-instatement of Senators, the Privileges and Procedures Committee (PPC) worked at speed to bring forward the legislation so that it could be in force in time for the 2026 elections.

In September 2025 Members approved the Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 (the "Senators Law") in order to facilitate the reinstatement of the role of Senator as part of the composition of the States Assembly. At the time the Senators Law was adopted by the Assembly, two other elections-related Laws had been adopted but had not yet received Royal Assent or been registered in the Royal Court.

The amendments made by these Regulations, mainly to the Elections (Jersey) Law 2002, are required to take account of the reinstated office of Senator in provisions that are substituted or inserted by those two other elections-related Laws (the Elections (Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 and the Elections (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025). These Regulations also make a consequential amendment to a provision of the Regulation of Care Law, inserted by the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- which was adopted by the States Assembly on 11th November 2025 (before the Senators Law was registered by the Royal Court).

The Privileges and Procedures Committee is indebted to the Legislative Drafter for her diligence in ensuring that the various strands associated with all of the Elections legislation and the revised constitution of the Assembly hang together effectively.

Financial and staffing implications

There are no additional financial or staffing implications arising from these amendments.

Children's Rights Impact Assessment

The Committee considers that this proposition has no direct or indirect impact on children and that the duty to have due regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child does not arise. Accordingly,  a  Children's  Rights  Impact  Assessment  is  not  required  under  the  Children (Convention Rights) (Jersey) Law 2022.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These  Regulations  amend  the  Elections  (Jersey)  Law 2002  (the  "Elections  Law")  and  the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Law 2014 (the "Regulation of Care Law"). The amendments are consequential on, or incidental or supplementary to, provisions of the Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 (the "Senators Law").

At the time the Senators Law was adopted by the States Assembly on 11 September 2025, 2 other Laws amending the Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 (the Elections (Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 (the "Electoral Registers Law") and the Elections (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 (the "Elections Amendment Law")) had been adopted by the States Assembly but had not yet received Royal Assent or been registered at the Royal Court. The amendments made by these Regulations are required to take account of the reinstated office of Senator in provisions that are substituted or inserted by the Electoral Registers Law or the Elections Amendment Law.

These Regulations also make a consequential amendment to a provision of the Regulation of Care Law, inserted by the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (the "Regulation of Care Amendment Law"), which was adopted by the States Assembly on 11 November 2025 (before the Senators Law was registered by the Royal Court).

Part 1 (Regulation 1): Interpretation

Regulation 1 defines terms used in the Regulations.

Part 2 (Regulations 2 to 9): Elections Law amended Regulation 2 provides that Part 2 amends the Elections Law.

Regulations 3 and 4 amend Articles 9A and 9B of the Elections Law. Article 9A is substituted, and Article 9B inserted, by Article 9 of the Electoral Registers Law. The Electoral Registers Law is not yet in force, and Article 27 of that Law provides for it to be brought into force by an Act of the States. In accordance with Regulation 12(3), Regulation 3 will come into force immediately after Article 9 of the Electoral Registers Law comes into force.

Regulation 5 amends Article 17(2AB) of the Elections Law, inserted by Article 5 of the Elections Amendment Law. The Elections Amendment Law is not yet in force, and Article 28 of that Law provides for it to be brought into force by an Act of the States.

The amendment made by Regulation 5 to inserted Article 17(2AB) replaces the reference to Article 13 of the States of Jersey Law 2005 (the "SoJ Law") with a reference to Article 6G of that Law. Article 6G of the SoJ Law is inserted by Article 11 of the Senators Law, and Article 13 of the SoJ Law is deleted by Article 16 of the Senators Law. Articles 11 and 16 of the Senators Law come into force on 7 June 2026 and, in accordance with Regulation 12(4), Regulation 5 will come into force immediately after that.

Regulation 6 amends the heading to Article 17IA of the Elections Law, inserted by Article 7 of the Elections Amendment Law. The amendment to the heading will distinguish Article 17IA (which makes provision about hustings for Deputy and Connétable elections) from Article 17IB of the Elections Law, inserted by Article 42 of the Senators Law (which makes provision about hustings for Senator elections). Regulation 12(4) provides for Regulation 6 to come into force immediately after Article 7 of the Elections Amendment Law comes into force.

Regulation 7 amends Article 26A(3) of the Elections Law, inserted by Article 12 of the Elections Amendment Law. The amendment changes references to "the" document to references to "each" document because, as a result of amendments to Article 26A of the Elections Law made by Article 46 of the Senators Law, there will in future be a candidate information document for the office of Senator, as well as a candidate information document for the offices of Deputy and Connétable . Regulation 12(6) provides for Regulation 7 to come into force immediately after Article 12 of the Elections Amendment Law comes into force.

Regulations 8 and 9 amend Article 52(3)(b)(ii) and 52A(3)(b) of the Elections Law. Article 52 of the Elections Law is substituted by Article 50 of the Senators Law, and Article 52A of the Elections Law is inserted by Article 51 of the Senators Law. The amendments to Articles 52 and 52A of the Elections Law update the terminology used in those Articles ("invalid ballot papers" instead of "spoilt ballot papers"). This matches the terminology that will be used elsewhere in the Elections Law when the amendments made by Article 15 of the Elections Amendment Law, and related consequential changes made by that Law, come into force. Regulation 12(7) provides for Regulations 8 and 9 to come into force immediately after Article 15 of the Elections Amendment Law comes into force.

Part 3 (Regulations 10 and 11): Regulation of Care (Jersey) Law 2014 amended Regulation 10 provides that Part 3 amends the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Law 2014.

Regulation 11 substitutes paragraph 4(a)(i) and (ii) of Schedule 2 to that Law, as inserted by Article 29 of the Regulation of Care Amendment Law. The amendment updates the references to ordinary elections, to include references to ordinary elections for Senators under Article 6B(1) of the SoJ Law and to ordinary elections for Senators or Deputies under Article 6C of that Law. Articles 6B and 6C of the SoJ Law are inserted in that Law by Articles 9 and 10 of the Senators Law. The Regulation of Care Amendment Law is not yet in force, and Article 52 of that Law provides for it to be brought into force by Order made by the Minister for the Environment. Regulation 12(8) provides for Regulation 11 to come into force on the day on which Article 29 of the Regulation of Care Amendment Law comes into force.

Part 4 (Regulation 12): Citation and commencement

Regulation 12 gives the title of the Regulations and provides for the dates on which each Regulation comes into force. Regulations 1 and 2 come into force on 10 February 2026. The provision made for the commencement of each of the other Regulations is detailed in the notes above.

Draft Elections (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-  Contents

DRAFT ELECTIONS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) (JERSEY) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 202-

Contents

DRAFT ELECTIONS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) (JERSEY) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 202-

Made  [date to be inserted] Coming into force  [date to be inserted]

THE STATES make these Regulations under Article 72B of the  Elections (Jersey) Law 2002 –

PART 1

INTERPRETATION

1  Interpretation

In these Regulations –

"Elections Amendment Law" means the Elections (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025; "Elections Law" means the Elections (Jersey) Law 2002;

"Electoral  Registers  Law"  means  the  Elections  (Electoral  Registers)  (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025;

"Senators Law" means the Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025.

PART 2

ELECTIONS LAW AMENDED

2  Elections Law amended

This Part amends the Elections Law.

3  Article 9A (supplementary electoral registers for elections of Deputies and

Connétable s) amended

1. This Article amends Article 9A (as substituted by Article 9 of the Electoral Registers Law).
2. For paragraph (1) there is substituted –

(1)  This Article applies if the Royal Court has made an order for the holding of –

1. an election for the office of Senator;
2. an election for the office of Deputy or Connétable for a constituency.

(1A)  If the order relates to an election for the office of Senator, the electoral

administrator for each parish must prepare and maintain, in electronic form, a supplementary electoral register for each relevant electoral district that is, or is within, the parish.

3. In paragraph (2), for "An electoral administrator" there is substituted "If the order relates to an election for the office of Deputy or Connétable for a constituency, an electoral administrator".
4. For paragraph (6) there is substituted –

6. In paragraphs (1A) and (2), "relevant electoral district", in relation to an electoral administrator for a parish, means an electoral district that is, or is within, the parish.
7. In paragraph (2), the reference to an electoral administrator for a constituency is a reference to an electoral administrator for a parish that alone, with other parishes, or in part, comprises the constituency.

4  Article 9B (supplementary electoral registers: content) amended

1. This Article amends Article 9B (inserted by Article 9 of the Electoral Registers Law).
2. In paragraph (1), for "Article 9A(2)" there is substituted "Article 9A(1A) or (2)".
3. In paragraph (2)(b), for " Deputy " there is substituted "Senator, Deputy ".

5  Article 17 (order for election) amended

In  Article 17(2AB)  (inserted  by  Article 5  of  the  Elections  Amendment  Law),  for "Article 13 of the States of Jersey Law 2005 (casual vacancy in office of Deputy )" there is substituted "Article 6G of the States of Jersey Law 2005 (casual vacancy in office of Senator or Deputy )".

6  Article 17IA (hustings) amended

In the heading to Article 17IA (inserted by Article 7 of the Elections Amendment Law), after "Hustings" there is inserted ": Deputies and Connétable s".

7  Article 26A (candidate information document) amended

In Article 26A(3) (as substituted by Article 12 of the Elections Amendment Law) –

1. in  sub-paragraph (a),  for  "the  document"  there  is  substituted  "each document";
2. in  sub-paragraph (b),  for  "the  document"  there  is  substituted  "each document".

8  Article 52 (result in election for the office of Senator) amended

In Article 52(3)(b)(ii) (inserted by Article 50 of the Senators Law), for "spoilt" there is substituted "invalid".

9  Article 52A (result in public elections or parish elections) amended

In Article 52A(3)(b) (as substituted by Article 51 of the Senators Law), for "spoilt" there is substituted "invalid".

PART 3

REGULATION OF CARE (JERSEY) LAW 2014 AMENDED

10  Regulation of Care (Jersey) Law 2014 amended

This Part amends the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Law 2014.

11  Schedule 2 (appointment, resources and funding of Commission) amended

In Schedule 2, paragraph 4 (disqualification for appointment), for sub-paragraph (1A)(a)(i) and (ii) (inserted by Article 29 of the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-) there is substituted –

1. an ordinary election for Senators under Article 6B(1) or 6C of the States of Jersey Law 2005;
2. an ordinary election for Deputies under Article 6(3) or 6C of the States of Jersey Law 2005; or
3. an ordinary election for Connétable s under Article 2(3) of the Connétable s (Jersey) Law 2008; and

PART 4

CITATION AND COMMENCEMENT

12  Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Elections (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-.
2. Regulations 1 and 2, and this Regulation, come into force on 10 February 2026.
3. Regulations 3 and 4 come into force on the day on which Article 9 of the Electoral Registers Law comes into force (immediately after that Article comes into force).
4. Regulation 5 comes into force on 7 June 2026, immediately after Articles 11 and 16 of the Senators Law come into force.
5. Regulation 6  comes  into  force  immediately  after  Article 7  of  the  Elections Amendment Law comes into force.
6. Regulation 7  comes  into  force  immediately  after  Article 12  of  the  Elections Amendment Law comes into force.

7. Regulations 8 and 9 come into force immediately after Article 15 of the Elections Amendment Law comes into force.
8. Regulations 10 and 11 come into force on the day on which Article 29 of the Regulation of Care (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- comes into force (immediately after that Article comes into force).