Notice under Article 29a(3) of the States of Jersey Law 2005: Minister for Energy and Environment

STATES OF JERSEY

 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 29A(3) OF THE STATES OF JERSEY LAW 2005: MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Presented to the States on 6th October 2023 by the Chief Minister

STATES GREFFE

2023  R.149

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REPORT

Article 29A(3) of the States of Jersey Law 2005 requires the Chief Minister to present a report to the States for a 14-day period before making an Order to amend the name by which a Minister is described.

At the request of the Minister for the Environment, the Chief Minister confirms that the ministerial office will be renamed to become "Minister for Energy and Environment".

The draft Order attached as Appendix 1 would give legal effect to this change and makes amendments to legislation consequential on that renaming.

It is intended that this Order will be finalised and made at the conclusion of the 14-day notice period.

R.149/2023

Draft States of Jersey (Ministerial Offices) (Amendment) Order 202-  Contents

DRAFT STATES OF JERSEY (MINISTERIAL OFFICES) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 202-

Contents

Draft States of Jersey (Ministerial Offices) (Amendment) Order 202-  Article 1

DRAFT STATES OF JERSEY (MINISTERIAL OFFICES) (AMENDMENT) ORDER 202-

Made  [date to be inserted] Coming into force  [date to be inserted]

THE CHIEF MINISTER makes this Order under Article 29A of the States of Jersey Law 2005 –

1  Minister for the Environment renamed as Minister for Energy and Environment

1. The Minister for the Environment is renamed as the Minister for Energy and Environment.
2. Accordingly, in Article 1 of the States of Jersey (Ministerial Offices) Order 2022, for "Minister for the Environment" there is substituted "Minister for Energy and Environment".
3. The Schedule makes further amendments that are consequential on that renaming.

2  Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the States of Jersey (Ministerial Offices) (Amendment) Order 202- and comes into force 7 days after it is made.

 SCHEDULE

(Article 1(3))

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ON RENAMING AS MINISTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

1  Substitution of Minister's title

1. In each provision in the following table, for "Minister for the Environment" there is substituted "Minister for Energy and Environment" –

2. In the Export of Agricultural Produce (Jersey) Order 1972 –

(a) after the definition "licensee" there is inserted –

" "Minister" means the Minister for Energy and Environment;";

(b) in  the  following  provisions  for  "Minister  for  the  Environment"  there  is substituted "Minister" –

1. Article 1 in the  definitions  "field officer", "inspector"  and "senior produce inspector",
2. Article 2(1) in the 4 places it occurs,
3. Article 3(1) in both places it occurs,
4. Article 4(1) and (2),
5. Article 5(2) in both places it occurs, (3) in both places it occurs, (4), (5)(g), (6) in both places it occurs, (8), (9), (10) in both places it occurs, (11), (12), (13), (14) and (15) in the 3 places it occurs,
6. Article 6(1), (2) in both places it occurs and (5),
7. Article 8(1) in both places, (2)(a) and (2)(b),

(viii)  Schedule 2, Part 2, in the paragraph headed "Presentation", Part 5, in

the paragraph headed "Presentation", Part 7, in the paragraph headed "Grading" in the 4 places it occurs and Part 8, in the paragraph headed "Covers and Markings".

3. In the Potatoes (Precautions against Blight) (Jersey) Order 1961 –

(a) after the definition "lifting" there is inserted –

" "Minister" means the Minister for Energy and Environment;";

(b) in  the  following  provisions  for  "Minister  for  the  Environment"  there  is substituted "Minister" –

1. Article 1 in the definitions of "general notice", "inspector" and "permit",
2. Article 2(1),
3. Article 4(4),
4. Article 6(1), (2) and (3) in both places it occurs,
5. Article 7(1), (2) and (3)
6. Article 8(1).

4. In the Schedule to the Water Pollution (Approval of Code of Practice) (Jersey) Order 2020 in paragraph 2.3 for "Minister of the Environment" there is substituted "Minister for Energy and Environment" in both places it occurs.
5. In the Schedule to the Water Pollution (Code of Good Agricultural Practice) (Jersey) Order 2015, in Section 1 of the Water Code –

1. under the heading "Watercourses" –

1. in the second paragraph, for "Minister for the Environment" there is substituted "Minister for Energy and Environment",
2. in the third paragraph, for "Minister for the Environment" there is substituted "Minister",
3. in the fourth paragraph, for "Minister for the Environment" there is substituted "Minister" in the 3 places it occurs;

2. under the heading "ACTION", in the second bullet point, for "Minister for the Environment" there is substituted "Minister".

6. In Article 6A(1)(a) of the Stamp Duties and Fees (Jersey) Law 1998, for "Minister for Planning and Environment" there is substituted "Minister for Energy and Environment".
7. In Article 11(3) and Schedule 6, paragraph 1(2) of the EU Legislation (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies) (Jersey) Regulations 2015, for "Minister for Planning and Environment" there is substituted "Minister".

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order renames the Minister for the Environment as the Minister for Energy and Environment and makes amendments to legislation consequential on that renaming.

This Order comes into force 7 days after it is made.