Collecting for Charity ( 8.62.1.L3 )
LOCAL INFORMATION
8.62.1.L3
Collecting for Charity
Extent: Jersey
Updated: December 2016
Words you may need to know
Bailiff – the civic head of the Island and President of the Royal Court and the States Assembly
See: http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/about/history/Pages/BailiffJersey.aspx
Customary – a system or practice that is officially recognised because it has been done that way for so long.
Prohibition – when something is not allowed
Introduction
The Bailiff exercises a customary right (which derives from the prohibition against begging) over the collecting of money in public places. There are a number of different types of permissions that apply before you can hold a public collection.
For further information see:
The Bailiff’s Chambers website on collecting for charity:
http://www.gov.je/Leisure/Events/OrganisingPublicEvent/Pages/CollectingPublic.aspx
Tel: 01534 441100 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Association of Jersey Charities website:
http://jerseycharities.org/useful-information-and-forms.html
Tel: 01534 840138 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.