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Channel Islands. Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, part of the ancient Duchy of Normandy, annexed to the kingdom of England by William the Conqueror: by the (English) Interpretation Act, 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c. 63), s. 18(1)(b), included in the expression British Isles. They ae governed by their own laws and not bound by any statute of the British Parliament, unless expressly named therein. An appeal lies from their Courts to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.