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A total of 344 pieces of island legislation have had to be updated to remove references to the late Queen – while the States of Jersey Police has got a new-look crest to reflect the new monarch.
Although the legislation updates were not "legally necessary", the Law Revision Board explained that they are "helpful to users of legislation".
In most cases, any words that refer to the late Queen are replaced with words that refer to the King – for example, “Her Majesty’s Attorney General” is changed to “His Majesty’s Attorney General”, and “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second” is changed to “His Majesty King Charles the Third”.
However, in some cases, the Law Revision Board decided to remove reference to the Sovereign entirely.
Pictured: Some references to Her Majesty had to be kept to reflect past actions.
This was to "modernise the drafting to align with current drafting practice", as well as preserving the legal effect of the legislation in cases where the it must apply to both past and future actions of the Sovereign.
Not all references to Her Majesty were removed, however, as some needed to be retained to refer to past actions or mentions contained in the text of international agreements.
The States of Jersey Police also recently confirmed that they are "sporting a new look for 2024", with the crest being updated to show the King's crown.
We are sporting a new look for 2024 - the first major update to our Force crest since the States of Jersey Police were formed in 1952 with the addition of the King’s Crown. The new crest will be phased in throughout 2024. pic.twitter.com/e4wYm5o0B0
— Inspector David Turnbull MCMI fCMgr ???????? (@SoJP_InspCPT) January 11, 2024
Inspector David Turnbull confirmed that there had no cost or waste as a result of the changes.
"I has been completed in-house and will only appear on uniform, vehicles and paperwork naturally as we replace through wear and tear and age!"
However, it could still be a while before we see the King's face on Jersey money.
Pictured: The Bank of England expects the new King Charles III banknotes to enter circulation by mid-2024.
The Bank of England unveiled the design of the new King Charles III banknotes on 20 December 2022.
They are set to enter circulation by mid-2024.
Following the death of the Queen in September 2022, the Jersey's Treasury said there were no existing plan in place for replacing currency in the event of a monarchs death, but that this "may lead to consideration of a new issue of notes and coins."
However, they admitted that the process could take "several years", with public consultation before the final designs are decided.
The final decision would be made by the Treasury Minister, who may also consult with "colleagues in other Crown Dependencies to adopt a collaborative approach to any issuance."
Pictured: The final decision on any redesigns of Jersey money rests with the Treasury Minister.
The last time the island updated its notes was 2010 – at which point it had been 20 years since the island had last updated its money.
The new designs featured different aspects of Jersey's history, architecture and culture, including the crests of the island's 12 parishes and wording in French and Jèrriais.
Several new security features – including a dashed silver security thread and a hologram on higher denomination notes containing a central image that changes according to viewing angle – were also added.
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