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THE STATES assembled on Tuesday, 9th December, 1986 at 10.15 a.m. under the Presidency of the Bailiff ,
Peter Leslie Crill, Esquire, C.B.E. ____________
All members were present with the exception of –
Sir Martin Le Quesne, Deputy of St. Saviour – out of the Island.
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Prayers ____________
Subordinate legislation tabled.
The following enactments were laid before the States, namely –
- Amendment (No. 8) to the Tariff of Harbour and Light Dues. R & O 7583.
- Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order, 1986. R & O 7584.
- Depositors and Investors (Prevention of Fraud) (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order, 1986. R & O 7585.
Committee of Inquiry into controls over public entertainments.
There were nominated for appointment as President of the Committee of Inquiry into controls over public entertainments –
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Deputy Norman Stuart Le Brocq of St. Helier – proposed by Deputy Philip George Mourant of St. Helier .
Deputy Leonard Norman of St. Clement – proposed by Senator Terence John Le Main.
THE STATES, having proceeded to a secret ballot, appointed Deputy Le Brocq as President of the Committee.
The result of the ballot was as follows –
Deputy Le Brocq – 30 votes Deputy Norman – 21 votes.
Deputy Industrial Disputes Officer: appointment.
THE STATES appointed Senator Peter Geoffrey Kevitt Manton as Deputy Industrial Disputes Officer.
Committee for Postal Administration: resignation of member.
THE STATES noted the resignation of Senator John Stephen Rothwell from the Committee for Postal Administration.
Jersey Council for Safety and Health at Work: Report and Accounts for the year 1985–1986. R.C.23.
The Social Security Committee by Act dated 27th November, 1986, presented to the States the Report and Accounts of the Jersey Council for Safety and Health at Work for the year 1985–1986.
THE STATES ordered that the said Report and Accounts be printed and distributed.
Three Oaks Vineries, St. Lawrence : Green Zone exception (P.118/86): further information. P.166/86.
The Island Development Committee by Act dated 24th November, 1986, presented to the States a Report containing further information regarding the proposed Green Zone exception to permit the construction of a dwelling at Three Oaks Vineries, St. Lawrence (lodged on 2nd September, 1986).
THE STATES ordered that the said Report be printed and distributed.
Administrative Decisions (Review) (Jersey) Law, 1982: report of the Panel of Members regarding complaints received between 1st February, 1985 and 31st January, 1986. R.C.24.
The Special Committee to consider the relationship between Committees and the States by Act dated 28th November, 1986, presented to the States a Report of the Panel of Members regarding complaints received under the Administrative Decisions (Review) (Jersey) Law, 1982, during the period 1st February, 1985 to 31st January, 1986.
THE STATES ordered that the said Report be printed and distributed.
Department of Postal Administration: report for 1985. R.C.25.
The Committee for Postal Administration by Act dated 4th December, 1986, presented to the States a Report of the Department for Postal Administration for the year 1985.
THE STATES ordered that the said Report be printed and distributed.
Resources Recovery Board: report for 1985. R.C.26.
The Resources Recovery Board by Act dated 20th November, 1986, presented to the States a Report on the operation of the services administered by the Board for 1985.
THE STATES ordered that the said Report be printed and distributed.
Matter noted – land transaction.
THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 1st December, 1986, showing that in pursuance of Standing Orders relating to certain transactions in land, the Committee had approved, as recommended by the Agriculture and Fisheries Committee, the renewal of the lease to Mr. Donald John Le Sech of La Grande Maison, St. Catherine, St. Martin , for a further period of one year with effect from 25th December, 1986, at the existing annual rent of £2,628.
Matter noted – financial transaction.
THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 1st December, 1986, showing that in pursuance of Rule 5 of the Public Finances (General) (Jersey) Rules, 1967, as amended, the Committee had noted that the Defence Committee had accepted the lowest of three tenders, namely that submitted by B & C Construction Limited in the sum of £40,734.22 in a contract period of 20 weeks, for the construction of an improved security system at Police Headquarters.
Matter lodged.
The following subject was lodged "au Greffe" –
Tourism: Paris Office – reduction in cost. P.167/86. Presented by Deputy Corrie Stein of Grouville .
Licensing Law: report and recommendations. Questions and answers.
Deputy Leonard Norman of St. Clement asked Senator John Stephen Rothwell, President of the Tourism Committee, the following questions –
"In May, 1982, the Tourism Committee set up a Sub- Committee to report upon and recommend appropriate amendments to the Licensing Law. The report was, I understand, completed and presented to the Tourism Committee on 11th October, 1984.
Will the President please advise –
- Why the report and recommendations have not yet been made available to the States?
- When he intends to make the report and recommendations available to the States?".
The President of the Tourism Committee replied as follows –
"1. In April 1982, the Tourism Committee appointed a
Sub-Committee to review the present Licensing Law.
That Sub-Committee met or corresponded with a great number of local organisations and individuals to seek their opinions and advice and in December 1983 presented its report and recommendations to the Tourism Committee. These were discussed at length during several meetings of the Committee, and in April 1984 sent to the Bailiff 's office for comment by the Licensing Bench. In August 1984 the Sub- Committee and President met with the full Licensing Assembly to discuss the proposals.
After further work by the Sub-Committee, the Tourism Committee accepted the review, and in November 1984 it was lodged with the Crown Officers' Department for comment by the Attorney General.
I wrote to the Attorney General in June 1985, asking if he was in a position to comment on the proposals, and the Attorney General replied that due to extreme pressure of work, he hoped that the matter would be dealt with that summer.
In the meantime considerable activity had taken place in relation to the present Law. In March 1985 the States repealed Articles 27, 36 and 51 (R & O – 7373) which restricted the sale of goods in hotels, and in November 1985 repealed Article 14 (R & O – 7442) which dealt with the strength of spirits.
Unfortunately no comments on the revision were forthcoming from the Attorney General's office. I wrote again in February 1986 acknowledging that the Attorney General had recently taken up his new appointment. However, I enclosed a list of actions taken by the Sub-Committee since 1982 in order that the Attorney General should be fully briefed.
The Attorney General wrote to me in June 1986, agreeing it was time that the revision was given priority and that endeavours would be made to give the Committee a reply before the end of the month. Regretfully up until the time that these questions were lodged no reply had been received.
2. I am sure that this House will not be unsympathetic towards the situation in which the Crown Officers have found themselves over the past two years in relation to their changing roles, and the enormous workload imposed on them.
Since being notified that Deputy Norman intended asking questions today, I wrote again to the Attorney General, requesting that the revision of the Law be given urgent priority.
The Attorney General has now informed me that he will give the revision of the Licensing Law as much priority as he is able, bearing in mind all the other urgent matters he has to deal with at the present time.".
Planning applications – re-advertisement. Statement.
The President of the Island Development Committee made a Statement in the following terms –
"1. In 19th August, 1986 the States adopted a Proposition
by Deputy C. Stein requesting the Island Development Committee to alter its procedures to ensure that where a development proposal is the subject of a revised or new application, or is reconsidered on appeal, the application should be re-advertised in the Jersey Evening Post'.
- I wish to inform the House that the Committee has since altered its procedures, where necessary, to implement the wishes of the House with regard to each category of application mentioned in the Proposition, as follows.
- Revised plans
All such applications of public or neighbourhood consequence are being re- advertised.
- New applications
New applications always have been advertised, so no alteration of procedure is involved.
- Applications reconsidered on appeal
All applications subject of request for reconsideration that are of any public or neighbourhood consequence, and might have any prospect of the Committee changing its original decision, are being re-advertised prior to any redetermination. Fresh applications are, in fact, often being required in this category if the circumstances so dictate.
- The Committee believes that the re- advertising just described fulfills the spirit and intent of the Proposition. In other words, it allows objectors every opportunity to make further representations in all those cases where changes are involved that may affect their properties or the public interest.
- The Committee fully accepts that re-advertising in these cases represents correct procedure and, indeed, this was already being done to a considerable extent. However, the main concern of the Committee at the time of the debate was that the Proposition actually called for the total re-advertising of any revised plans or any appeal, irrespective of whether these related to purely technical or other completely non-public matters, or where there was no prospect of the Committee making any change in its original decision.
- The Committee remains concerned that the re- advertisement of these types of revised plans, orof appeals carrying no prospect of success, is both a major and meaningless exercise. It could only irritate the public as being invited to see plans that are of no possible public consequence, cause serious delays in the flow of work on the building sites awaiting decisions over purely technical amendments, and require additional resources in the Planning Department for the time-consuming task of showing and explaining plans.
- The Committee hopes that the House will accept that the Committee should be left to administer its affairs with commonsense and also its reassurance that any revised plans or appeals of public or neighbourhood consequence are now the subject of complete re- advertisement.".
Radio interference and radio transmitter licence enforcement in Jersey. Statement.
The President of the Telecommunications Board made a Statement in the following terms –
"Jersey Telecoms currently acts as an agent for the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in all matters relating to radio and television interference and law enforcement concerning unlicensed transmissions. To this end the Board employs an engineer for two days each week and operates a van for which it is fully reimbursed by the Department of Trade and Industry. Anyone with radio or television interference problems can obtain a form, from any Post Office, which when completed is returned to Jersey Telecoms which then investigates the source of the interference and takes or recommends remedial action.
The Department of Trade and Industry has now decided that it will take back the running of these services in Jersey and the transfer will be made as soon as it is practical to do so after 1st January, 1987. From the transfer date, Jersey Telecoms will cease to have any responsibility either for investigating cases of radio and television interference or for licence enforcement.
The Department of Trade and Industry's policy, in interference cases, will be to encourage customers to employ their dealers to do investigations and any remedial work. A booklet, aimed at both customers and dealers, showing what to do in such cases, will be available from most Post Offices. In addition, the Department of Trade and Industry is also working with receiver manufacturers to improve their equipment's interference immunity. However, the Department of Trade and Industry will still provide a full Radio and Television Interference Service and any person may report interference by using the form available from most Post Offices. If householders so choose, they may ask the Department of Trade and Industry to visit their homes, but for this service will be asked to pay £21.00 per visit. A radio interference service is also provided for commercial undertakings.
The Department of Trade and Industry will operate from a base in Southampton and visit the Island at least four times a year to carry out licence enforcement work but will provide a response within 24 hours to urgent radio or television interference complaints.
As far as the customer is concerned there will be little change in the level of service available but, from takeover, the service will tend to come from the retailers of electrical equipment and the Department of Trade and Industry will concentrate on licence enforcement rather than tracing interference.
The Board has consulted the Broadcasting Committee, Channel Television and the B.B.C. concerning this transfer of responsibility and none of these bodies has objected.".
Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Scheme. Statement.
The Vice-President of the Establishment Committee made a Statement in the following terms –
"It is with pleasure that I inform the House that the Establishment Committee and representatives of the staff who are members of the Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Scheme, the main pension scheme for States' and Parish employees, last week reached agreement on proposals for reform of the Scheme. Those proposals, which meet long-standing objectives of the Staff Groups and the Establishment Committee, are now being put to the employee groups for ratification. Thereafter my Committee will be bringing specific recommendations to this House.
As a consequence of the proposals, the Establishment Committee has decided that if the agreement is ratified it will modify its present strict rule that women members of the Scheme must retire at the age of 60.
A further report will be made to the House in due course.".
Supplementary and Additional Votes of Credit.
THE STATES considered an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 1st December, 1986, presenting Acts of the undermentioned Committees and, acceding to the requests contained therein, granted to the said Committees Supplementary (S) and Additional (A) votes of credit out of the General Reserve as follows –
S A
£ £
Finance and Economics Committee
Bailiff 's Chambers
0301 Staff 37,900 Crown Officers' Department
0311 Staff 41,300
Viscount's Department
0331 Staff 18,800 0332 Premises 2,400
Police Court
0341 Staff 4,400
Probation Service
0351 Staff 15,000 0352 Premises 400
Income Tax Department
0378 Capital Servicing 38,600
Official Analyst's Department 0381 Staff
0383 Supplies and Services
Carried forward
13,300
12,000
145,500 38,600
£ £
Finance and Economics Committee (cont'd.)
Brought forward 145,500 38,600
States' Greffe
0391 Staff 29,900 0392 Premises 300
States' Greffe Printing Section
0403 Supplies and Services 7,500 Treasury
0412 Staff 40,300 Commercial Relations Department
0431 Staff 4,800
Non-Departmental Expenditure
0605 Insurance 27,500 0608 Telephones for Jurats, etc. 400 0640 Miscellaneous 5,000
Establishment of H.E. The
Lieutenant-Governor
0701 Staff 9,400 Total request £309,200 270,600 38,600
Defence Committee
Civil Emergency Office
1053 Supplies and Services 800
Immigration and Nationality
Department
1101 Staff 18,600 Carried forward 19,400
£ £
Defence Committee (cont'd.)
Brought forward 19,400 Police
1201 Staff 169,600
Fire Service
1301 Staff 37,700 Total Request 226,700
Public Works Committee
Land Reclamation
1918 Capital Servicing 800
Administration
2002 Supplies and Services 700 2005 Establishment 3,300 2019 Emergency Employment
Scheme 30,000
Coast Protection
2023 Supplies and Services 3,000 2024 Transport 3,000
Highways and Public Land –
Beaches and Toilets – Cleaning
2063 Supplies and Services 20,000 Public Buildings
2082 Premises 15,500
Public Parks and Gardens
2092 Premises 2,400 2093 Supplies and Services 6,300
Total Request 85,000
£ £
Education Committee
2400 Pre-School Education 9,600
Primary Non-Fee Paying
2501 Teaching Staff 634,000 2502 Non-Teaching Staff 13,000 2509 Capital Servicing 40,300
Secondary Non-Fee Paying
2601 Teaching Staff 699,200 2602 Non-Teaching Staff 15,400
Victoria College
2611 Teaching staff 168,500 2612 Non-Teaching Staff 6,000 2619 Capital Servicing 5,400
Victoria College Boarding House
2622 Staff 2,700
Jersey College for Girls
2631 Teaching Staff 156,200 2632 Non-Teaching Staff 6,200
Technical and Vocational Education
2701 Teaching Staff 25,000
Adult Education
2711 Teaching Staff 1,800 2712 Non-Teaching Staff 500
Special Education
2801 Teaching Staff 106,000 2802 Non-Teaching Staff 4,600
2810 Handicapped Children 17,600 Carried forward 1,912,000
£ £
Education Committee (cont'd.)
Brought forward 1,912,000 Residential School
2832 Staff 20,000
Scholarships, Grants and Cost
of Advanced Education
2856 Grants to Students 157,200
Sports and Recreation
2880 Cost of Maintaining
Playing Fields and
Grounds 35,900 Child Welfare – Group Homes
2922 Staff 1,900
Child Welfare – Children Boarded
Out
2930 Children Boarded Out 7,100 Public Libraries
3002 Staff 20,800
Teachers' Pension Increases, etc.
3070 Teachers' Pension Increases
and Pensions for
Recognised Service 45,300 Administration
3152 Staff 74,500
Advisory Services 3171 Staff
15,400 Total Request 2,290,100
£ £
Public Health Committee
Crematorium
3231 Staff 1,000
Grants
3251 Jersey Family Welfare
Centre 10,000 3252 Jersey District Nursing
Association 25,000
Health and Social Services
3261 Environmental Health
Services 500 3262 M.M.R. Tuberculosis and
Diseases of the Chest 100 3264 Cervical Cytology and
Family Planning 100 3265 Welfare of the Aged and
Infirm 400 3266 School Medical Service
and Speech Therapy 900
Le Geyt Centre
3271 Staff 8,000 3278 Capital Servicing 200
General Hospital
3401 Staff 455,000 3408 Capital Servicing 42,200
Pathological Laboratory
3411 Staff 5,000
Maternity Hospital
3421 Staff 40,000 3428 Capital Servicing 1,000
Carried forward 589,400
STATES MINUTES
Public Health Committee (cont'd.)
Brought forward
St. Saviour 's Hospital 3431 Staff
Overdale Hospital 3441 Staff
Day Care Centre and Day Hospital 3441A Staff
Ambulance Service 3461 Staff
Transport 3461A Staff
Maison Le Pape 3471 Staff
The Willows 3481 Staff
Laundry Trading Account 3491 Staff
Total request
Agriculture and Fisheries Committee
Administration
4103 Supplies and Services 4105 Establishment
4108 Capital Servicing
Carried forward
9th December, 1986
S A
£ £
589,400 213,000 101,000 22,000 21,000 7,000 9,000 1,000
12,000 975,400
2,000 7,000 3,700
12,700
£ £
Agriculture and Fisheries Committee (cont'd.)
Brought forward 12,700 Howard Davis Farm
4113 Supplies and Services 5,000
Slaughterhouse
4122 Premises 1,000 4125 Establishment 1,500
Subsidies and Grants
4142 Agriculture Loans –
Interest Subsidy 40,000 4143 Growers – Interest
Subsidy Scheme 20,000 Total request 80,200
Tourism Committee
Administration
4601 Staff 27,200 4602 Premises 300
Advertising, Publicity and
Promotional Expenses
4614 Paris Office 1,000 4615 Jersey Conference Bureau 1,600
Life Saving Services
4630 Life Saving Services 1,600 Total request 31,700
Etat Civil Committee
4706 1986 Census Expenses 9,500
£ £
Social Security Committee
Services Related to Employment
4821 Job Centre 4,900 4822 Safeguarding of Workers 8,400
Total request 13,300
Cottage Homes Committee
4901 Staff 1,800 4902 Premises 300
Total request 2,100
Establishment Committee
States' Personnel Department:
Personnel and Organisation
Divisions
5101 Staff 33,400 5103 Supplies and Services 15,500 5106 States' Training Schemes 2,400
States' Personnel Department:
Computer Services Division
5121 Staff 31,600 Total request 82,900
Island Development Committee
Administration
5201 Staff 36,000 5208 Expenses on Properties
Purchased 35,000
Miscellaneous
5215 Les Mielles Maintenance 1,100 Total request 72,100
£ £
Elizabeth House Committee
Elizabeth House
5300 Staff 3,300 Housing Committee
Administration
5401 Staff 19,400
Staff Houses
5411 Staff 11,700 5412 Maintenance 8,100
Total request 39,200
Prison Board
Administration
5501 Staff 39,300 5508 Capital Servicing 300
Total request 39,600
Fort Regent Development Committee
General Overheads
5711 Staff 24,000 5712 Premises 9,800
Swimming Pool and Gloucester Hall
5721 Staff 16,800 Total request 50,600
Gambling Control Committee
5801 Staff 500 5802 Premises 100 5805 Establishment 300
Total request 900
£ £
Industrial Relations Committee
6301 Staff 1,000
CAPITAL VOTES OF CREDIT
Education Committee
C0507 Quennevais Playing
Fields Development 68,300
C0518 Redevelopment of
Central Library 1,010,000 Total request 1,078,300
Public Health Committee
C0628 Hospital Redevelopment –
Completion Phases –
Design Consultant's
Fees and Initial
Planning 70,000
The total requests granted for the December Supply Day amounted to £5,461,100.
The total of deferred Supply items amounted to £309,500.
Defence Committee: Police – establishment. Deferred Supply. P.168/86.
THE STATES deferred consideration of the request of the Defence Committee for a supplementary vote of credit in the sum of £49,500 for Police: establishment (1205).
The Proposition relative thereto was lodged "au Greffe" by Deputy David John de la Haye of St. Ouen .
Resources Recovery Board: sewer extensions. Deferred Supply. P.169/86.
THE STATES deferred consideration of the request of the Resources Recovery Board for a supplementary vote of credit in the sum of £260,000 for sewer extensions (C.0452).
The Proposition relative thereto was lodged "au Greffe" by Deputy Corrie Stein of Grouville .
Airport Departures Hall Buffet extension.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Harbours and Airport Committee –
- approved Drawings Nos. 193/429 and 430 showing the construction of an extension to the Departures Hall Buffet at the Airport; and
- authorised the Greffier of the States to sign the said Drawings on behalf of the States.
Airport – lease of land and accommodation to Esso Petroleum Company Limited.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Harbours and Airport Committee –
- approved the renewal of the lease to Esso Petroleum Company Limited of office accomm- odation and hard standing area at the Airport, and land adjoining the Quennevais Road (areas shown coloured red on Drawing No. 1.02.01.182) at an annual rent of £11,604, the whole for a term of eight years, with effect from 1st January, 1986, with a rent review clause at the third and sixth years;
- authorised the Greffier of the States to sign the necessary agreement with the company; and
- authorised the Treasurer of the States to receive the payments as they became due.
Health Services Disciplinary Tribunal: appointment.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Social Security Committee and in pursuance of Articles 1 and 36 of the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law, 1967, as amended, appointed the undermentioned as Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members of the Health Services Disciplinary Tribunal for a period of 3 years from 1st January, 1987, namely –
Advocate David Eldon Le Cornu – Chairman Advocate Geoffrey Ivor Gruchy – Vice-Chairman Miss Elizabeth Mary Farewell
Trevor Jones Williams
Mrs. Sheila Minnie Daphne Billot
Percival Charles Hembest
Gerald Francis Voisin
Social Security Tribunal: appointment.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Social Security Committee and in pursuance of Article 1 of the Social Security (Jersey) Law, 1974, as amended, appointed the undermentioned as Chairman and Members of the Social Security Tribunal for a period of 3 years from 1st January, 1987, namely –
Advocate Mrs. Anita Sarelle Regal – Chairman Bernard Louis Dubras
Michael Bernard Kavanagh
Mrs. Daphne Woolford
Peter Leslie Sandall
Peter Le Gallais.
Family Allowances Tribunal: appointment.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Social Security Committee and in pursuance of the First Schedule of the Family Allowances (Jersey) Law, 1972, as amended, appointed the undermentioned as Chairman and Members of the Family Allowance Tribunal for a period of 3 years from 1st January, 1987, namely –
Advocate Geoffrey Ivor Edgar Gruchy – Chairman Bernard Louis Dubras
Eric Ivor Messenger
Mrs. Ruth Ethelwyn Le Sauteur
Mrs. Audrey Vivienne Jackson
Mrs. Ruth Hambly.
Minimum income for elected Members of the States: Act. THE STATES resolved as follows –
- In the Act, dated 28th April, 1981, with regard to the
provision of a minimum income for elected Members of the States, as amended –
- in the preamble after the word "becoming" there shall be inserted the words "or remaining";
- in paragraph 1 after the words "sixty-five years of age" there shall be inserted the words, "or who has attained that age since the date of his most recent election to the States,".
- This Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the
first day of January, 1986.
Merchant Shipping (Registry of British Ships) (Jersey) Law, 1986. P.144/86.
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Merchant Shipping (Registry of British Ships) (Jersey) Law, 1986.
Customs and Excise (General Provisions) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law, 1986. P.146/86.
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Customs and Excise (General Provisions) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law, 1986.
Sheltered Workshop at Highlands: Grant Aid and Management. P.127/86.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Education Committee –
- approved the transfer of responsibility for grant aid for the Sheltered Workshop from the Education Committee to the Social Security Committee with effect from 1st January, 1987;
- agreed that the States should be represented on the Board of Management by a member of each of the Social Security, Public Health and Education Committees.
Amendment (No. 10) to the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey. P.156/86.
THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 16 and 27 of the States of Jersey Law, 1966, as amended, made a Standing Order entitled Amendment (No. 10) to the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey.
Fuel Oil Supply and Distribution: proposals. P.157/86.
THE STATES, having accepted an amendment of Deputy John Le Gallais of St. Saviour that after the word "Jersey" there should be added the following words "the Finance and Economics Committee should be instructed to consider, in concert with the appropriate Committees, the following proposals and to report back to the States without delay", and that the letter (a), sub-paragraph (a)(ii) and sub- paragraph (b) should be deleted and sub-paragraphs (iii) (iv), (v) and (vi) renumbered, adopted a Proposition of Senator Richard Joseph Shenton and agreed that having regard to the recommendations set out in the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into matters relating to the supply and distribution of fuel oil in Jersey the Finance and Economics Committee should be instructed to consider in concert with the appropriate Committees, the following proposals and to report back to the States without delay –
- a fourth supplier of fuel oil should be established in the Island;
- the storage tanks to be used by the fourth supplier should be installed by the States and leased to the supplier;
- the clause in the lease of land at La Collette to the La Collette Consortium which enables the area described as the "expansion area" to be released in the public interest, should be invoked;
- the fourth supplier and the existing La Collette Consortium should be required to maintain minimum stock levels;
- there should be regular publication of the prices of oil products in the Island.
Petty Debts Court. P.158/86.
THE STATES, having accepted an amendment of Deputy Edgar John Becquet of Trinity that in paragraph (a) for the words "to amend the appropriate" there should be substituted the words "to consider whether there is a need to enact", adopted a Proposition of Senator Richard Joseph Shenton and requested the Legislation Committee –
- to consider whether there is a need to enact legislation to change the name of the Petty Debts Court to something more in keeping with modern society; and
- to investigate whether the present practice and procedures of that Court need amending in any way.
Regulation of Undertakings and Development (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations, 1986. P.159/86.
THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 3 of the Regulation of Undertakings and Development (Jersey) Law, 1973, as amended, made Regulations entitled the Regulation of Undertakings and Development (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations, 1986.
76 Val Plaisant. St. Helier : purchase. P.145/86.
THE STATES, adopting a Proposition of the Public Works Committee –
- approved the acquisition by that Committee of No. 76 Val Plaisant, St. Helier required in connexion with road improvement proposals contained in Proposition
- of the Island Plan, lodged "au Greffe" on29th July, 1986, from Mrs. Phyllis Gorfil, née Menkin, representing Cardav Limited for the sum of £76,000;
- authorised the payment or discharge of expenses to be incurred in connexion with the acquisition of this property and all interests therein, from the Committee's Capital vote of credit under the heading "Roads – improvements, property acquisition and investigation" (Vote No. C0303), each party being responsible for the payment of its own legal fees;
- authorised the Attorney General and the Greffier of the States to pass, on behalf of the public, any contracts which it may be found necessary to pass in connexion with the acquisition of the said property and any interests therein.
Deputy Michael Adam Wavell of St. Helier , having declared an interest in the matter, withdrew from the Chamber prior to the debate.
Finance (Jersey) Law, 1987. P.163/86.
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Finance (Jersey) Law, 1987.
Committee of Inquiry into controls over public entertainments: appointment of members.
THE STATES, on the proposition of Deputy Norman Stuart Le Brocq of St. Helier , appointed the following as members of the Committee of Inquiry into controls over public entertainments –
Senator Anne Baal
Charles Alan Le Maistre, Connétable of Grouville Deputy Jack Roche of St. Saviour
Deputy Leonard Norman of St. Clement .
Compliments of the Season.
The Bailiff wished the Members of the States and their families the compliments of the Season.
Senator Ralph Vibert on behalf of the Senators, Connétable Charles Alan Le Maistre of Grouville on behalf of the Connétable s and Deputy Philip George Mourant of St. Helier on behalf of the Deputies responded and wished, in return, the Bailiff and Mrs. Crill, the Deputy Bailiff and Mrs. Tomes, the Attorney General, the Solicitor General and the Officers of the States, the compliments of the Season.
The States rose at 3.45 p.m.
E.J.M. POTTER, Greffier of the States.