Jersey Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Bailiwick of Jersey

Type: British crown dependency

Capital: St. Helier

Political subdivisions: 12 parishes

Legal system: English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court

National holiday: Birthday of the Queen, 16 June

Branches: the Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief is the personal representative of the Crown and is entitled to sit and speak in the Assembly of the States (legislature) but not vote; the Assembly is presided over by the Bailiff who has a right of dissent and a casting vote; it consists of 12 senators (elected for six years), 12 constables (triennial), and 29 deputies (triennial); the Crown is ultimately responsible for the island’s “good” government

Government leaders: Adm. Sir William PILLAR, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief (since 1985); Peter CRILL, Bailiff, President of the Assembly of the States and the Royal Court (since 1975)

Suffrage: universal adult

Communists: probably none

NOTE: The information regarding Jersey on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jersey 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jersey 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.