The Trustee Savings Banks Regulations 1972

Application to the Channel Islands

24.—(1) These Regulations shall extend to the Channel Islands.

(2) In the application of these Regulations to Jersey—

(a) any reference to a mentally disordered person shall be construed as a reference to a person suffering from mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 1969;

(b) any reference to a receiver in relation to a mentally disordered person shall be construed as a reference to a curator;

(c) any reference to a receiving order shall be construed as a reference to a declaration of “désastre”;

(d) any reference to the Official Receiver shall be construed as a reference to Her Majesty's Viscount for Jersey or to an “attourné” appointed in bankruptcy, as the case may be;

(e) any reference to the Treasury Solicitor shall be construed as a reference to Her Majesty's Receiver General for Jersey;

(f) nominations under Regulation 11 above shall only be made if they are within the testamentary powers of the nominator according to Jersey law;

(g) any reference to the age of majority shall be construed as a reference to the age of majority by Jersey law.

(3) In the application of these Regulations to Guernsey, Alderney and Sark—

(a) any reference to a mentally disordered person shall be construed as a reference to a person who under any law for the time being in force in any of the Islands of the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a person of unsound mind;

(b) any reference to a receiver in relation to a mentally disordered person shall be construed as a reference to a guardian appointed by the Royal Court of Guernsey, the Court of Alderney or the Court of the Seneschal of Sark, as the case may be;

(c) any reference to the Treasury Solicitor shall be construed as a reference to Her Majesty's Receiver-General;

(d) for Regulation 7 of these Regulations there shall be substituted the following Regulation:—

“7.   Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the trustees that any person who is the sole depositor is insolvent, the trustees may, if they think fit, pay the deposits standing in the name of such depositor or any part thereof to any person who makes application in that behalf and who satisfies them that he is a proper person to receive payment.”