States Minutes 8th May 1990

STATES MINUTES 8t h May , 1990 P r ic e : 75p

THE STATES assembled on Tuesday, 8th May, 1990 at 9.30 a.m. under

t he Presidency of the Bailiff ,

S i r P eter Crill, C.B.E.

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All Members were present with the exception of -

S enator Reginald Robert Jeune - out of

t he Island.

S enator Bernard Thomas Binnington -

o ut of the Island.

E dgar John Becquet, Deputy of

T rinity - out of the Island.

H endricus Adolphus Vandervliet, Deputy

o f St. Lawrence - out of the Island.

H arry Hall ewell Baudains, Deputy of

S t. Clement - out of the Island.

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P r aye rs

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Subordinate legislation tabled

The following enactments were laid before the States, namely -

1 . Health Insurance (Pharmaceutical B enef it List) (Amendment No. 6) ( Je r sey) Order 1990. R & O 8054.

2 . Post Office (Postal Orders)

( A m endment No. 14) (Jersey) Order 1990. R & O 8055.

3 . Health Insurance (Pharmaceutical

B enef it) (General Provisions)

( A m endment No. 30) (Jersey) Order 1990. R & O 8056.

4 . Depositors and Investors

( P reven tion of Fraud) (List of

R egi stered Persons) (Amendment) ( Je r sey) Order 1990. R & O 8057.

Census 1989: report

The Etat Civil Committee by Act

dated 30th April, 1990, presented to the States a report of the Census for 1989.

THE STATES ordered that the said report be printed and distributed.

Matters noted - land transactions

THE STATES noted an Act of the

Finance and Economics Committee dated 30th April, 1990 showing that in pursuance of Standing Orders relating to certain transactions in land, the Committee had approved -

( a) as recommended by the Public

S er vices Committee, the renewal of t he l  ease from Mr. Anley John

D o r ey Richardson of a shed at St.

O u en, m easuring approximately

1,625 s quare feet, required for

s tor age, for a period of one year

f rom 1st April, 1990 at an annual

r en t of £2,550;

( b) as recommended by the Public

S er vices Committee, the sale to

D o w nland Properties Limited of an ar ea of land adjacent to Haut de

l a G arenne, St. Martin , measuring appr oximately 1,100 square feet,

f or a c onsideration of £4,000,

w i t h each side being responsible

f or t he payment of its own legal

f ee s ;

( c) as recommended by the Public

H e al th Committee, the sub-lease

f rom United Foods Limited of Unit 2, B ellozanne Valley, St. Helier ,

a t hr ee-bedroomed unfurnished

f lat , for a period of three years

com mencing 6th April, 1990, at an annua l rent of #7,800, with annual r en t reviews linked to the Jersey

C os t of Living Index, required for occu pation by staff employed by

t he C ommittee;

( d) as recommended by the Public

H e al th Committee, the lease from Mr . R oy Huelin Vibert of No. 9,

B aycr oft Nurseries, St. Clement , a t hr ee -bedroomed partly furnished hous e, from 1st April, 1990 to

30t h June, 1991, at an annual rent f or t he period of the lease of #7,280 , required for occupation by s taf f employed by the Committee;

( e) as recommended by the Public

H e al th Committee, the lease from

Mr . E ugene Rault and Mrs. Rosalind Mar y Rault, née Le Feuvre, of

N o . 8, P oonah Road, St. Helier , a

f our -bedroomed furnished property, f or a pe riod of two years,

com mencing 9th April 1990, with an annua l review linked to the Jersey

C os t of Living Index, required for

occu pation by staff employed by

t he C ommittee.

Matters lodged

The following subjects were lodged au Greffe'' -

1 . Licensing (Jersey) Law 1974: r ev iew. P.60/90.

P r es ented by the Tourism

C om mittee.

2 . Telecommunications Board: capital pr op osals 1991 and 1992. P.61/90.

P r es ented by the

T el ecommunications Board.

3 . Draft Decimal Currency (Amendment N o . 5 ) (Jersey) Law 199 . P.62/90.

P r es ented by the Finance and

E conom ics Committee.

4 . Benefits for those in need:

r ec om mendations of Working Party - am endm ents. P.63/90.

P r es ented by Senator Richard

J os eph Shenton.

The following subjects were lodged on 1st May, 1990 -

1 . Benefits for those in need:

r ec om mendations of Working Party. P .58/ 90.

P r es ented by the Finance and

E conomics Committee.

2 . Draft Video Recordings (Jersey) L aw 199 . P.59/90.

P r es ented by the Education

C om mittee.

Licensing (Jersey) Law 1974: review. P.130/89. Withdrawn

THE STATES noted that the President

of the Tourism Committee had withdrawn the Licensing (Jersey) Law 1974: review (lodged on 26th September, 1989), a revised Proposition having been lodged at the present Sitting (P.60/90).

Arrangement of Public Business for next Sitting on 29th May 1990.

THE STATES confirmed that the following subjects lodged au Greffe should be considered at the next Sitting on 29th May, 1990 -

F ield 232, St. John : rezoning for r esidential development. P.14/90. L odged: 30th January 1990.

I sland Development Committee.

L es Vaux Trust Housing

A ssociation: grant of loan. P.55/90. L odged: 24th April 1990.

F inance and Economics

C ommittee.

D raft Decimal Currency

( Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 199 . P .62/90.

F inance and Economics

C ommittee.

Cable television. Statement

The President of the

Telecommunications Board made a statement in the following terms -

I wish to inform the House that the

T elecommunications Board will shortly i ssue a licence to a local company,

J ersey Cable Limited, which will

e nable it to operate a full-scale

c able television service on the

I sland.

T he licence will remain in force until 3 1st December, 1993 at which time its r enewal will be reviewed.

J ersey Cable Limited are the current h olders of a restricted temporary

c able television licence which is r enewed annually.

T he new licence will enable the

c ompany to extend its coverage

g eographically and to increase the

n umber of programmes simultaneously t ransmitted from six to around thirty.

A lthough there are no regulations

c urrently in force, the terms of the

l icence ensure that the programme

c ontent will be of a standard similar

t o that obtaining in the United

K ingdom and will be subject to the

c ontrol of the Broadcasting Committee.

I t is hoped that in 1991 the

B roadcasting Committee will introduce l egislation based on a Broadcasting

B ill currently being discussed by the

U nited Kingdom parliament. This

l egislation provides for the

e stablishment of a regulatory body

w ith adequate powers to monitor and

c ontrol cable television systems.

T he decision to issue a licence at

t his time was taken in consultation

w ith the Broadcasting Committee and H er Majesty's Attorney General.''

Greville Bathe Fund: appointment of Trustee

THE STATES, adopting a Proposition

of the Finance and Economics Committee, approved the appointment of Jurat Mazel Joan Le Ruez as a Trustee for the purpose of administering the income of the Greville Bathe Fund in place of Maxwell Gordon Lucas, Esquire, who, on 13th February, 1990, ceased to hold the office of Jurat.

Firearms (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 1990 (Appointed Day) Act 1990

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article

3 of the Firearms (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 1990, made an Act entitled the Firearms (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 1990 (Appointed Day) Act 1990.

Emergency Powers and Planning (Jersey) Law 1990. P.53/90

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Emergency Powers and Planning (Jersey) Law 1990.

Westaway Trust (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 1990. P.47/90

THE STATES subject to the sanction

of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Westaway Trust (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 1990.

Shell-Fish (Underwater Fishing) (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 1990. P.51/90

THE STATES by virtue and in exercise

of the powers conferred upon them by the Order in Council of the fourteenth day of April 1884, made Regulations entitled the Shell-Fish (Underwater Fishing) (Amendment) (Jersey) Regulations 1990.

Field 77, Gorey: approval of drawings. P.54/90

THE STATES adopting a Proposition of the Housing Committee -

( a) agreed to the construction of six

hous es on Field 77, Gorey, and to

appr ove Drawings No. 3635/06A,

07A , 08A, 09A and 10 showing the pr op osed development of six three- bedr oomed units of accommodation;

( b) authorised the Greffier of the

S t a tes to sign the said Drawings on be half of the States;

( c) agreed that the units of

acc ommodation be sold to

appl icants qualifying under the S t a tes loan scheme;

( d) authorised the Finance and

E conom ics Committee to make

avai lable bridging finance under

A r t icle 7(1)(e) of the Public

F i na nces (Administration) (Jersey) L aw 1967, as amended;

( e) authorised the Attorney General and t he Greffier of the States to

pas s the necessary contracts.

THE STATES rose at 11.05 a.m.

E .J .M. P O T T E R G r e f fi er of the States.