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STATES OF JERSEY

STATES OF JERSEY LAW 2005: DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS – CHIEF MINISTER TO ASSISTANT MINISTER – DIGITAL, COMPETITION AND INNOVATION

Presented to the States on 19th April 2016 by the Chief Minister

STATES GREFFE

2016  R.36

REPORT

On 15th April 2016, the Chief Minister made a Ministerial Decision delegating certain of his functions under Article 28 of the States of Jersey Law 2005 (MD-C-2016-0047, available at www.gov.je).

Article 28 of the States of Jersey Law 2005 permits a Minister to delegate, wholly or partly, functions to an Assistant Minister or an officer.

The Law states, inter alia

"28  Power of Minister to delegate functions

  1. A Minister may delegate, wholly or partly, functions conferred upon or vested in the Minister by or under this Law or any other enactment or any enactment of the United Kingdom having effect in Jersey, to –
  1. one of his or her Assistant Ministers;
  2. an officer.
  1. A Minister shall not delegate –
    1. any power to make an enactment;
    2. any power to decide an appeal under an enactment;
    3. any function the delegation of which is prohibited by an enactment.
  2. The delegation of functions by a Minister under this Article shall not prevent the Minister exercising those functions personally.
  3. Where any licence, permit or authorization is granted in purported exercise of functions delegated under paragraph (1), no criminal proceedings shall lie against any person for any act done, or omitted to be done, in good faith and in accordance with the terms of the licence, permit or authorization, by reason that the functions had not been delegated, or that any requirement attached to the delegation of the functions had not been complied with.
  4. In this Article –

"Minister" includes the Chief Minister;

"officer" means a States' employee within the meaning of the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005 and includes a member of  the  States  of  Jersey  Police  Force  and  an  officer  appointed  under paragraph 1(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 as extended to Jersey by the Immigration (Jersey) Order 1993.

  1. The  States  may  by Regulations  amend  the  definition  "officer"  in paragraph (5)."

The terms of the delegations, and the legislation under which those delegations were made, were recorded in a Report attached to the Ministerial Decision, as shown below –

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Delegations

The Chief Minister wishes to put the following delegations in place:

 

Delegate:

Functions delegated and relevant legislation:

Assistant Minister, Senator P.F.C. Ozouf

Responsibility for – the digital sector of the economy, promoting competition and innovation, the intellectual property framework and related legislation (the delegated areas).

Legislation:

Competition and Regulation

Competition Regulatory Authority (Jersey) Law 2001 Telecommunications (Jersey) Law 2002

Postal Services (Jersey) Law 2004

Competition (Jersey) Law 2005

Innovation

Jersey Innovation Fund loan authorisations (arising from the administration of the special fund established by the States under the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 with the adoption of P.124/2012 – Jersey Innovation Fund: establishment, funding and operation).

Responsibility was transferred to the Chief Minister with the adoption by the States of P.46/2015 – Draft States of Jersey (Transfer of Functions No. 8) (Miscellaneous Transfers) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.

Intellectual Property framework

Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 Merchandise Marks (Jersey) Law 1958

Patents (Jersey) Law 1957

Registered Designs (Jersey) Law 1957

Trade Marks (Jersey) Law 2000

Broadcasting and Electronic Communications

Communications (Jersey) Order 2003

Wireless Telegraphy (Jersey) Order 2006

Electronic Communications (Jersey) Law 2000

Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) (Jersey) Law 2010

Radio Equipment (Jersey) Law 1997

Public Health (Ships) (Jersey) Order 1971 (the reference in Article 34 only) Public Health (Aircraft) (Jersey) Order 1971

Broadcasting Act 1990 (Jersey) (No. 2) Order 1991

Broadcasting (Jersey) Order 2003

Telecommunication Services (Jersey) Order 1972

Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005

R.36/2016

 

Delegate:

Functions delegated and relevant legislation:

 

In order to enable the Assistant Minister to deal with all matters in the delegated areas, the Chief Minister delegates to Senator P.F.C. Ozouf

  1. All functions in respect of the aforementioned legislation and all related subordinate legislation.
  1. In relation to the digital sector of the economy, competition, innovation and the intellectual property framework generally –

Standing Order 17(1)(a) – making statements;

Standing Order 19(c) – lodging Propositions; and

Standing Order 35(1)(b) – presenting Reports or Comments.

  1. All powers and functions given to the Chief Minister, including all powers to make enactments in the delegated areas.