States Greffier v Les Pas Holdings [1998] JLR 285 (22 July 1998)
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- [1998] JLR 285
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Holding and result
The language used to express a compulsory purchase under art. 4(1) need not mirror the exact terms of art. 2, as art. 4(1) governs the permitted purposes.
Court disposition
application allowed
02
Material facts
Parties
States Greffier
ApplicantLes Pas Holdings
Respondent03
Procedural history
Posture
Civil / Judgment
04
Questions and positions
Legal issues
Whether a compulsory purchase under Island Planning (Jersey) Law 1964, art. 4(1) must be expressed in the exact terms set out in art. 2
Party arguments
- Applicant
- The purchase need not be expressed in the exact terms of art. 2; art. 4(1) controls the permitted purposes.
- Respondent
- The purchase must be expressed in the exact terms set out in art. 2.
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Legal principles
- 01
Island Planning (Jersey) Law 1964, art. 4(1)
It is unnecessary for a compulsory purchase under Island Planning (Jersey) Law 1964, art. 4(1) to be expressed in the exact terms set out in art. 2; art. 4(1) controls the permitted purposes, not the language in which they are expressed.
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Ratio, limits and disposition
Ratio decidendi
The language used to express a compulsory purchase under art. 4(1) need not mirror the exact terms of art. 2, as art. 4(1) governs the permitted purposes.
Court disposition
application allowed
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