A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Jersey guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Arbitration Jersey Law 1998
Provides Jersey’s arbitration framework rather than the UK arbitration statutes.
Open the legal source ↗Bankruptcy Desastre Jersey Law 1990
Provides Jersey’s desastre framework and related insolvency consequences.
Open the legal source ↗Companies Jersey Law 1991
Governs Jersey companies and local corporate transactions, separate from the UK Companies Act.
Open the legal source ↗Competition Jersey Law 2005
Provides local competition and merger rules administered through Jersey’s competition framework.
Open the legal source ↗Courts of Jersey
Explains Jersey’s customary-law and statutory system and its civil, criminal, family and probate court functions.
Open the legal source ↗Electricity Jersey Law 1937
Provides a local electricity statutory foundation; current permissions and project arrangements require separate assessment.
Open the legal source ↗Human Rights Jersey Law 2000
Provides the domestic Jersey human-rights framework; local procedure and current amendments remain relevant.
Open the legal source ↗Intellectual Property Office Jersey
Official current trade mark, patent and design processes, including relevant transitional arrangements.
Open the legal source ↗Jersey accommodation and status guidance
Explains how residential and employment status affects access to Jersey accommodation.
Open the legal source ↗Jersey data protection laws
Identifies the two 2018 Jersey privacy laws and local authority registration framework.
Open the legal source ↗Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal
Identifies the local tribunal and JACS support for employment and discrimination disputes.
Open the legal source ↗Jersey maritime legislation guidance
Identifies Jersey shipping and maritime safety instruments and relevant local administration.
Open the legal source ↗Jersey Public Finances Manual
Official public financial governance source used to identify procurement responsibilities and current requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Jersey tenant and landlord rights
Explains the residential tenancy framework and amendments effective from April 2026.
Open the legal source ↗Jersey unfair practices law guidance
Explains the Jersey consumer unfair-practices regime, separate from UK consumer legislation.
Open the legal source ↗Jersey work permit policy
Explains local work permissions and the separate Control of Housing and Work requirements.
Open the legal source ↗JFSC company registry guidance
Explains local incorporation, nominated persons and relevant registry or consent requirements.
Open the legal source ↗JFSC regulated sector collection
Official collection for banking, insurance, funds, investment and other regulated financial sectors.
Open the legal source ↗JFSC sanctions and asset-freezing guidance
Explains the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing Jersey Law 2019 and local licensing guidance.
Open the legal source ↗Planning and Building Jersey Law 2002
Official planning and building statute at the identified version; project permissions and later amendments require checking.
Open the legal source ↗Revenue Jersey tax overview
Identifies Jersey’s separate fiscal system and Revenue Jersey administration; current transaction treatment requires specific review.
Open the legal source ↗Royal Court Rules 2004
Official point-in-time Royal Court procedural rules; later changes and the relevant court route require checking.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
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