States Minutes 24th September 1991

STATES MINUTES 2 4 th September 1991

 THE STATES assembled on Tuesday,  24th September 1991 at 9.30 a.m. under   the Presidency of the Deputy Bailiff ,

V e rnon Amy Tomes, Esquire.

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All Members were present with the exception of -

S enator Terence John Le Main - out of t he Island.

S enator Dereck André Carter - out of

 t he Island.

E nid Clare Quenault, Connétable of St. B relade - out of the Island.

S tanley John de la Haye, Connétable of S t. Martin - ill.

 J ohn Le Gallais, Deputy of St.

S aviour - out of the Island.

 R obin Ernest Richard Rumboll, Deputy

o f St. Helier - out of the Island.

 H arry Hall ewell Baudains, Deputy of

S t. Clement - out of the Island.

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P rayers read by the Greffier _ _ _ _ _ _______

Distinguished visitors - welcome

The Deputy Bailiff welcomed to the States Professor R. Lepelley, Director of the Department of Norman Studies at the University of Caen, and Monsieur Jean- Pierre Gohel, Secretary-General of the University.

Supply of judicial and legal services in the Island

The Deputy Bailiff made a statement in the following terms -

  Following the presentation of

 r eports from the Judicial Services

 R eview Committee into the supply of  j udicial and legal services in the

 I sland the Bailiff has appointed a

 C ommittee to conduct a review into

 l egal practice in Jersey.

T he terms of reference which have been a greed by the Bailiff , the Chairman of

t he Committee and the Legislation

C ommittee are as follows -

 1 .  The availability and cost of legal s e rv ices.

 2 .  The fixing of fees in non-

c o n tentious civil matters by the R o y al Court.

 3 .  The level of taxed costs allowed i n c ivil and criminal cases.

4 .  The legal aid scheme.

 5 .  The methods of dealing with c o m plaints.

 6 .  Disciplinary proceedings against p r a ctitioners, and to consider

s u c h other matters concerning the p r a ctice of law in Jersey as it

c o n siders justice and the public

i n te rest require.

T he Committee will consist of -

S i r Godfray Le Quesne, Q.C. ( C h airman)

S i r Cecil Clothier, Q.C.

M  r . Alan D. Parsons (a senior E n g lish solicitor)

J u r at P.G. Blampied

A  d vocate Peter Mourant

M  r . Peter W. Luce

M  r . John Averty.

S e c retary - Mr. Anthony J.C. P a i nes.

A notice is to be inserted in the

J ersey Evening Post to advise the

g eneral public of the establishment of

t he Committee and its terms of

r eference and to invite submissions.''

Subordinate legislation tabled

The following enactments were laid before the States, namely -

 1 .  Post Office (Postal Orders)

( A m endment No. 16) (Jersey) Order 1 9 9 1 R & O 8259

 2 .  Post Office (Foreign Post

P r o visions) (Amendment No. 19) ( J er sey) Order 1991 R & O 8260

 3 .  Post Office (Foreign Parcel Post P r o visions) (Amendment No. 13) ( J er sey) Order 1991 R & O 8261

 4 .  Post Office (General Provisions)

( A m endment No. 33) (Jersey) Order 1 9 9 1 R & O 8262

 5 .  Battle of Britain Air Display

( J er sey) Order 1991 R & O 8263

 6 .  Data Protection (General

P r o visions) (Amendment) (Jersey) O  rd er 1991 R & O 8264

 7 .  Island Planning (Tree

P r e servation) (Saint Peter) ( N o . 1) (Jersey) Order 1991 R & O 8265

 8 .  Road Traffic (Public Parking

P l a ces) (Amendment No. 20)

( J er sey) Order 1991 R & O 8266

 9 .  Depositors and Investors

( P r evention of Fraud) (List of

R e g istered Persons) (Amendment) ( J er sey) Order 1991 R & O 8267

Public Services Committee - appointment of member

THE STATES appointed Edwin Le Gresley Godel, Connétable of St. Mary as a member of the Public Services Committee.

Medical Officer of Health: report

for 1990

The Public Health Committee by Act dated 3rd July 1991 presented to the States the report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1990.

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

Manpower report 1st January 1990 to 30th June 1991. R.C.25

The Establishment Committee by Act dated 30th August 1991 presented to the States a report on manpower for the period 1st January 1990 to 30th June 1991.

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

Regulation of Undertakings and Development: report for 1990. R.C.26

The Finance and Economics Committee

by Act dated 16th September 1991, presented to the States a report on the operation of

the Regulation of Undertakings and Development (Jersey) Law 1973, as amended, for the year 1990.

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

Welfare benefit: revised rates from 1st October 1991. R.C.27

The Finance and Economics Committee

by Act dated 16th September 1991, presented to the States a report setting out the

revised rates of welfare benefit from 1st October 1991.

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

Matters noted - land transactions

THE STATES noted Acts of the Finance

and Economics Committee dated 19th August, 2nd and 16th September 1991, showing that in pursuance of Standing Orders relating to certain transactions in land, the Committee had approved -

 ( a) as recommended by the Harbours a n d Airport Committee, the

p u r chase from Mr. Guy John Le

S u e ur and Mrs. Sadie Anthea

R e n nard née Le Sueur and the

e x ti nguishment of the life

e n jo yment of Mr. Alfred James

M  o namy of Field 793, St. Peter

( m e asuring approximately 4

v e r gées) for a consideration of

# 1 5 ,000, with the Committee's

b e in g responsible for all legal

c o s ts involved in the transaction;

 ( b) as recommended by the

H  o using Committee, the sale to Mr. A  rt hur John Le Boutillier and Mrs. R u t h Margaret Le Boutillier, née

d u Feu, of 215 square metres of

l a nd on the boundary between Field 1 3 6 7, St. Helier and the property

L e s Peupliers', for the sum of

# 1 0 , with Mr. and Mrs. Le

B o u tillier being responsible for

a l l legal costs involved in the

t ra n saction;

 ( c) as recommended by the

I s la nd Development Committee, the r e n ewal of the lease of Fields

1 6 0 9, 1610 and 1459, St. Ouen to

M  r . Brian Herbert Langlois and

M  r s. Pearl Doreen Langlois, née

L u c e, for a period of nine years

f ro m 29th September 1991 at an

a n n ual rent of #220, subject to

t ri e nnial reviews;

 ( d) as recommended by the Harbours

a n d Airport Committee, the lease

t o D an Air Services Limited for a

p e r iod of three years, commencing

l st J anuary 1991, of 391 square

f e et of accommodation to be used

a s T icket Desk and Reservation

O  ff ice (Letting No. B10) at a rate

o f # 15 a square foot, representing

a n a nnual rent of #5,865 and 209

   sq uare feet of accommodation to be u s e d as Rear Office and Staff

A  cc ommodation (Letting No. B10A) a t a rate of #8 a square foot,

r e p resenting an annual rent of

# 1 , 672, with annual increases

b a s ed on the Jersey Cost of Living I n d ex;

 ( e) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, the renewal of

t h e lease from Mrs. Florence

M  a rgery Marston, née Martin of the s tu d io flat at 54 Marina Court,

E s p lanade, St. Helier , for a

p e r iod of one year from lst

S e p tember 1991 at an annual rent

o f # 3,696;

 ( f) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, the lease from M  r s. Eleven Hefford, née Hervé of t h e three-bedroomed property 17

C o u rt Drive, La Route de la Haule, S t . Lawrence, from 15th July 1991 t o 3 1st July 1994 at an annual

r e n t of #10,140, subject to annual

i n cr eases in line with the Jersey

   C ost of Living Index;

 ( g) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, the lease from M  r s. Doris May Perchard, née

S y m ons of the three-bedroomed

p r o perty Dorita, Manor Park Road, L a Pouquelaye, St. Helier , for a

p e r iod of one year from lst August 1 9 9 1 at an annual rent of #6,960;

 ( h) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, the lease from

M  r . John Goronwy Morgan and Mrs. Y  v onne Joan Morgan, née Gibbs, of t h e three-bedroomed property, La

N  o isette, Chemin de l'Eglise, St.

O  u en, for a period of three years

f ro m 29th September 1991 at an

a n n ual rent to be set at

# 1 0 ,491.73, plus cost of living

r is e from June 1990 to June 1991,

a n d subject to annual increases in

l in e with the Jersey Cost of

L i v ing Index;

 ( i) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, the lease from M  r s. Marjorie Lucy Illien, née

C h i ng, of the three-bedroomed

p r o perty 23 Clos de Pas, Green

S t re et, St. Helier, for a period

o f t hree years from lst September 1 9 9 1 at an annual rent of #7,800, s u b ject to annual increases in

l in e with the Jersey Cost of

L i v ing Index;

 ( j) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, the renewal of t h e lease from Mr. Roy Huelin

V  ib ert of the three-bedroomed

p r o perty 9 Baycroft Nurseries, St. C l e ment, for a period of one year f ro m lst July 1991 at a rent of

# 1 6 5 a week;

 ( k) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, the renewal of t h e lease from Mr. Roy Huelin

V  ib ert of the three-bedroomed

p r o perty 1 Baycroft Nurseries, St. C l e ment, for a period of one year f ro m lst July 1991 at a rent of

# 1 6 5 a week;

 ( l) as recommended by the

E d u cation Committee, the lease

f ro m Mr. Martyn Manning of the

t h re e-bedroomed property Dajong' 9 L e Clos Vert, Victoria Village,

T r in ity, for a period of three

y e a rs from 1st August 1991 at an

a n n ual rent of #8,840, subject to

a n n ual cost of living reviews;

 ( m) as recommended by the

E d u cation Committee, the lease

f ro m J. Baxter Marett Investments ( J er sey) Limited, of a three-

b e d roomed house at 9 Clos de

P a t ier, St. Saviour, for a period

o f three years, commencing 1st

J u ly 1991, at an annual rent of

# 8 , 580, subject to annual cost of

l iv i ng reviews;

 ( n) as recommended by the Public

S e r vices Committee, the purchase

f ro m Mr. John Michael Horrell of

1 1 3 square feet of land in Field

5 7 0 , St. Ouen, as shown on Drawing N  o . 1541B, for a consideration of

# 1 1 3 with the Committee's being

r e sp onsible for the payment of all

l e ga l fees involved in the

t ra n saction and for the cost of

c o n struction of a wall separating t h e site from the remainder of the f ie l d;

 ( o) as recommended by the

H  o using Committee and with the

s u p port of the Island Development C o m mittee, the purchase from Mrs. J e n nifer Dawn Stannard, née

W  h eeler of No.111 St. Saviour's

R o a d, St. Helier for the sum of

# 1 1 5,000 with each side being

r e sp onsible for its own legal

fe e s;

 ( p) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, the lease to Mr. G  io vanni Galante of the Snex Bar a t t he General Hospital,

G  lo ucester Street, St. Helier, for

a p e riod of one year commencing

1 s t August 1991 with an option to r e n ew, at an annual rent of

# 4 , 560;

 ( q) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, to the lease

f ro m Mrs. Mary Sugden, née

B o o thman, of the four-bedroomed p ro perty Villa El Sueno, Old Mont C o c hon, St. Helier , for a period

o f t hree years from 1st September

1 9 9 1 at an annual rent of #12,740, s u b ject to annual increases in

l in e with the Jersey Cost of

L i v ing Index;

 ( r) as recommended by the Agriculture

a n d Fisheries Committee, the lease

t o t he Jersey New Waterworks

C o m pany Limited of Field No. 443,

S t . Catherine, St. Martin

( m e asuring approximately 1.10.0

v e r gées) required to construct an

i m p ounding pond and pumping

s ta t ion, for a period of 21 years

c o m mencing on 1st September 1991 a t a n annual rent of #1, with the

p a y ments being commuted forward to t h e inception of the agreement;

 ( s) as recommended by the

D  ef ence Committee, the lease from M  r . Henry George St. John of the

t h re e-bedroomed bungalow

F e rndown'', Le Fourneaux, St.

B r e lade required to accommodate an

o f fi cer of the Territorial Army,

f o r a period of three years

c o m mencing 16th September 1991, at a n a nnual rent of #9,360, with

a n n ual rent reviews in line with

t h e Jersey Cost of Living Index;

 ( t) as recommended by the Public

S e r vices Committee, to the

i n cr ease of rent paid to Mrs. E.A.

G  au tier in respect of Field No.

1 2 7 2, St. Helier required to form

p a r t of the Department's nursery

c o m plex at Warwick Farm, to #1,200 a y e ar with effect from 25th

D  ec ember 1991.

Matter noted - financial transaction

THE STATES noted an Act of the

Finance and Economics Committee dated 19th August 1991, showing that in pursuance of Rule 5 of the Public Finances (General) (Jersey) Rules 1967, as amended, the Committee had noted that the Housing Committee had accepted the lowest of seven tenders, namely that submitted by A.C. Mauger and Son (Sunwin) Limited, in the sum of #1,796,837 in a contract period of 65 weeks for the construction of 20 three- bedroomed houses and four two-bedroomed flats at Field 355A, Grouville .

Matters lodged

The following subjects were lodged au Greffe'' -

 1 .  Lodging houses and staff

a c c ommodation standards: code of p r a ctice P.144/91

P r e sented by the Public Health

C o m mittee

 2 .  Homesdale Guest House, New S t . John's Road, St. Helier: lease P . 1 45/91

P r e sented by the Public Health

C o m mittee

 3 .  Imprisonment for debt  P.146/91

P r e sented by Deputy M.C. Buesnel

o f S t. Helier

 4 .  Opera House, St. Helier : loan P . 1 47/91

P r e sented by the Finance and E c o nomics Committee

 5 .  Draft Finance (Designation of

T r a ding Committees) (Jersey) Act 1 9 9  P.148/91

P r e sented by the Finance and

E c o nomics Committee

 6 .  The Future of Secondary Education P . 1 49/91

P r e sented by the Education

C o m mittee

 7 .  Draft Judicial Fees (Amendment) ( J er sey) Regulations 199  P.150/91 P r e sented by the Finance and

E c o nomics Committee

 8 .  Jersey Heritage Trust: appointment

o f C hairman P.151/91

P r e sented by the Public Services

C o m mittee

The following subjects were lodged on 3rd September 1991 -

 1 .  Fishermen's store: approval of p l an s P.129/91

P r e sented by the Harbours and A  ir port Committee

 2 .  West of Albert warehouses:

a p p roval of plans P.130/91

P r e sented by the Harbours and A  ir port Committee

 3 .  Draft Trusts (Amendment No. 2)

( J er sey) Law 1991 (Appointed Day) A  ct 199  P.131/91

P r e sented by the Finance and

E c o nomics Committee

 4 .  Draft Hire Cars (No. 2) (Jersey)

R e g ulations 199  P.132/91

P r e sented by the Defence Committee

5 .  Green zone sites: agricultural

b u i ldings P.133/91

P r e sented by the Island D  ev elopment Committee

6 . Draft Harbours (Administration) ( A m endment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 1 9 9 P.134/91

P r e sented by the Harbours and

A  ir port Committee

 7 .  States' Members allowance and

i n co me support P.135/91

P r e sented by the House Committee

The following subjects were lodged on 10th September 1991 -

 1 .  Draft Banking Business (Jersey)

L a w 1991 (Appointed Day) Act 199 P . 1 36/91

P r e sented by the Finance and

E c o nomics Committee

 2 .  24 Esplanade and 42 Commercial S t re et, St. Helier: lease P.137/91

P r e sented by the Public Services

C o m mittee

 3 .  Draft Pesticides (Jersey) Law 1991 ( A p pointed Day) Act 199  P.138/91 P r e sented by the Agriculture and

F i s heries Committee

 4 .  Draft Sea-Fisheries (Amendment N  o . 5) (Jersey) Law 199 P.139/91 P r e sented by the Agriculture and

F i s heries Committee

 5 .  Belle Vue Pleasure Park and Fields 9 1 and 91A, St. Brelade,

r e zo ning - rescission P.140/91

P r e sented by Senator R.J. Shenton

 6 .  Les Mielles Golf Course, St.

O u en - rescission P.141/91

P r e sented by Deputy S. Syvret of S t . Helier

The following subjects were lodged on 17th September 1991 -

 1 .  Housing: strategy for the 90's

P . 1 42/91

P r e sented by the Housing Committee

2.  Jersey Transport Authority:

c o m position P.143/91

P r e sented by Senator R.J. S h e nton.

States' Members remuneration. P.109/91. Withdrawn

THE STATES noted that the President

of the House Committee had withdrawn the proposition relating to States' Members remuneration (lodged on 16th July 1991), the Committee having presented a revised proposition (P.135/91).

States' Members remuneration. P.123/91. Withdrawn

THE STATES noted that Senator

Richard Joseph Shenton had withdrawn his proposition relating to States' Members remuneration (lodged on 6th August 1991).

Springfield, St. Helier : rezoning of land. P.139/90. Withdrawn

THE STATES noted that in pursuance of Standing Order 17(6) the following subject, which was lodged au Greffe'', had been withdrawn -

S pringfield, St. Helier : rezoning of l and P.139/90

L odged: 25th September 1990

I sland Development Committee

Arrangement of Public Business for the present Sitting

THE STATES confirmed that the following subjects lodged au Greffe should be considered at the present Sitting -

G orey Youth Club: grant to Variety C lub of Jersey P.125/91

L odged: 20th August 1991

E ducation Committee

T rinity Youth Centre

T rust: grant P.126/91

L odged: 20th August 1991

E ducation Committee

P rojet de Règlements (199 .) s ur l'Etat Civil P.127/91

L odged: 20th August 1991 E tat Civil Committee

N o. 5 St. Saviour's Crescent,

S t. Saviour: appointment of Special Committee P.128/91

L odged: 20th August 1991

D eputy S. Syvret of St. Helier

F ishermen's store: approval of

p lans P.129/91

L odged: 3rd September 1991

H arbours and Airport Committee

W est of Albert

w arehouses: approval of plans P.130/91 L odged: 3rd September 1991

H arbours and Airport Committee

D raft Trusts (Amendment No. 2)

( Jersey) Law 1991 (Appointed Day) Act 1 99  P.131/91

L odged: 3rd September 1991

F inance and Economics Committee

D raft Hire Cars (No. 2)

( Jersey) Regulations 199  P.132/91 L odged: 3rd September 1991

D efence Committee

G reen zone sites: agricultural

b uildings P.133/91

L odged: 3rd September 1991

I sland Development Committee

D raft Harbours (Administration)

( Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 199 P .134/91

L odged: 3rd September 1991

H arbours and Airport Committee

B anking Business (Jersey) Law

1 991 (Appointed Day) Act 199  P.136/91 L odged: 10th September 1991

F inance and Economics Committee

2 4 Esplanade and 42 Commercial S treet, St. Helier: lease P.137/91 L odged: 10th September 1991

P ublic Services Committee

D raft Pesticides (Jersey) Law

1 991 (Appointed Day) Act 199  P.138/91 L odged: 10th September 1991

A griculture and

F isheries Committee

D raft Sea-Fisheries (Amendment N o. 5) (Jersey) Law 199  P.139/91 L odged: 10th September 1991

A griculture and

F isheries Committee

E stablishment Committee: s upport for policies. P.65/91 L odged: 23rd April 1991

S enator R.J. Shenton

( THE STATES rejected the

r equest of Deputy Alan Payn Bree of G rouville, Industrial Disputes Officer t hat this subject be deferred from the p resent Sitting).

S tates' Members allowance and i ncome support P.135/91

L odged: 3rd September 1991 H ouse Committee

L es Mielles Golf Course, St. O uen - rescission P.141/91

L odged: 10th September 1991 D eputy S. Syvret of St. Helier

Arrangement of Public Business for the next Sitting on 8th October 1991

THE STATES confirmed that the following subjects lodged au Greffe should be considered at the next Sitting on 8th October 1991 -

J ersey Transport

A uthority: composition P.143/91 L odged: 17th September 1991

S enator R.J. Shenton

L odging houses and

s taff accommodation standards: code of p ractice P.144/91

L odged: 24th September 1991

P ublic Health Committee

H omesdale Guest House, New St. J ohn's Road, St. Helier: lease

P .145/91

L odged: 24th September 1991 P ublic Health Committee

O pera House, St. Helier : loan

P .147/91

L odged: 24th September 1991

F inance and Economics Committee

D raft Finance (Designation of

T rading Committees) (Jersey) Act 1 99  P.148/91

L odged: 24th September 1991

F inance and Economics Committee

D raft Judicial Fees (Amendment)

( Jersey) Regulations 199  P.150/91 L odged: 24th September 1991

F inance and Economics Committee

J ersey Heritage

T rust: appointment of Chairman P .151/91

L odged: 24th September 1991 P ublic Services Committee

B elle Vue Pleasure Park

a nd Fields 91 and 91A, St. Brelade , r ezoning - rescission P.140/91

L odged: 10th September 1991

S enator R.J. Shenton

Valuation and negotiation of land

and property in Jersey. Question and answer (Tape No. 106)

Deputy Leonard Norman of St. Clement asked Senator Reginald Robert Jeune , President of the Policy and Resources Committee, the following question -

  Is the President able to confirm

 t hat he and his Committee have full

 c onfidence in the competence of the  v aluer seconded from Devon County  C ouncil as a valuer of, and negotiator  f or, land and property in Jersey?''

The President of the Policy and Resources Committee replied as follows -

  Yes. My Committee has benefited, and  c ontinues to benefit, from the

 i ndependent advice received from a v aluer employed by Devon County C ouncil who has assisted as a valuer a nd negotiator in respect of major

p roperty transactions in which the

S tates have had or have an interest.

F or the future, the Property

M anagement Office, approved by the S tates earlier this year, will be

r esponsible for all property

a cquisitions. However, it was also

m ade clear in the report supporting

t he setting up of that office that

a ssistance would be obtained through

t he employment of external valuers and s urveyors as required.''

Weighbridge area and the waterfront development. Questions and answers (Tape No. 106)

Deputy Stuart Syvret of St. Helier

asked the Connétable of St. John, President of the Island Development Committee, the following questions -

1.  What procedure is to be used

i n a l lo cating to private

d e v e lo pers the States owned

l a n d t hat forms a large part

o f t h e waterfront development?

F o r e x ample, is the land to be

l e as e d or sold? If the latter,

i s th i s to be by auction or

t e n d er ?

 2 .  What procedure of evaluation is u s e d when deciding the price that S t a tes owned land is to be sold

f o r?

 3 .  Is a similar procedure used when t h e States are negotiating to buy

a n y areas of land that may be

n e c essary as part of the

w  at erfront scheme?

 4 .  What, if any, precautions are to

b e t aken to prevent the area for

p r iv ate development to be sold by t h e States from being bought by

o n e developer, thereby creating a

m  o nopolistic situation that would n o t be in the best interest of the

c o m munity?

 5 .  Will all the development options b e a dvertised?

 6 .  Has any agreement been reached on t h e sale and development of any

p a r t of the Weighbridge island

s it e ?

 7 .  Has the private

d e v elopment opportunity on the i sl a nd site been advertised?

 8 .  In the opinion of the Public

S e r vices Department the efficient f u n ctioning of the future bus

s ta t ion on the island site has

b e e n compromised by the siting of a J e rsey Electricity Company

s u b station away from the south

w  es t corner and its relocation

f u rt her to the north west; this

a p p arently to satisfy the

r e q uirements of a private

d e v eloper. As the Public Services D  ep artment is concerned that the

b u s station site as originally

p r o posed might not be large

e n o ugh, would the President of

I s la nd Development Committee

p l ea se explain the situation?''

The President of the Island Development Committee replied as follows -

1.  My Committee has not yet given

a n y c o nsideration as to how

t h e S t ates owned land in the

w  at e r front area might be

a l lo c a ted, either by sale or

l e as e , to private developers.

T h e C ommittee has taken the

v i e w t hat its first objective

i s to g ain approval for the

c o n t en t of the Waterfront Plan

a n d t o consider its

i m p l e mentation thereafter.

C l e a rl y as far as the land

r e c la m ation site is concerned,

t im  e i s on our side inasmuch

    a s l a n d is unlikely to be

a v a il a ble for development for

a t l ea s t two/three years.

2 .  When States owned land is disposed

o f e ither by sale or lease it is

u s u ally at its market value, that

v a lu e being determined by

i n d ependent valuers and being

b a s ed on the existing or proposed u s e of the land.

 3 .  The same principles apply in

r e la tion to the valuation of land f o r purchase by the States.

 4 .  The Committee has yet to address t h is question and will not do so

u n t il such time as there is an

a p p roved waterfront plan.

H  o wever, I think it is safe to say

t h at the Committee would be

l o o king to ensure that development

o p p ortunities were not disposed of

t o a single developer.

 5 .  It is likely that private

d e v elopment opportunities will be a d v ertised.

 6 .  No, other than the granting

o f d evelopment permission to the

J e rs ey Electricity Company

L i m ited for the construction of a p r im ary distribution sub-station.

 7 .  No, although clearly the

p u b lication of the Waterfront Plan h a s identified the possibility for

p r iv ate development.

 8 .  The Island Development Committee i s u naware of the opinion of the

P u b lic Services Department. The

I s la nd Development Committee has p r o posed and approved the siting

o f t he Jersey Electricity

C o m pany's substation in a position

e a rm arked in the Waterfront Plan

a s b eing suitable for retail use.

T h e Committee does not believe

t h at this decision in any way

c o m promises the operation of a bus s ta t ion on the Weighbridge island

s it e and indeed provision is made

f o r at least 20 standard'' bus

b a y s together with an opportunity

f o r additional small bus/minibus

s ta n ds. This capacity exceeds that

n e c essary to run the Jersey Motor

T r a nsport's existing public

t ra n sport service and thus enables

o t h er operators to be able to use

t h e site.

I t is not true to suggest that

t h e location of the Jersey

E l e ctricity Company's substation h a s been chosen to satisfy the

r e q uirements of a private

d e v eloper. However, the potential f o r development on the southern

p a r t of the Weighbridge island

s it e is governed by the ability of

a n y private developer to assemble a v i able site. The Island

D  ev elopment Committee was

c o n cerned that an earlier

s u g gested location for the Jersey E l e ctricity Company's substation m  ay have prejudiced this

o p p ortunity and thus prevented the u s e of private sector funds to

a c h ieve the development of the

i sl a nd site in accordance with the a ims of the Waterfront Plan. My C o m mittee is acutely aware of the i n d ecision of its predecessors and

o t h er States Committees in

r e la tion to the Weighbridge island s it e and believes that the only

r e al istic way to achieve its

d e v elopment, hopefully sooner

r a th er than later, is through the

p r iv ate sector.''

Census for 1991. Statement

The President of the Etat Civil

Committee made a statement in the following terms -

  Members will know that in March of  t his year a census of population was

 h eld, the main purpose being to

m onitor the rate of population growth a nd to analyse the causes of that

 g rowth.

I am pleased now to be able to give M embers the first results of that

c ensus. The total resident population

o f the Island in March of this year - t hat is those present on the census

n ight of 10th/11th March, excluding v isitors, plus those normally resident b ut absent on census night - was

8 4,082 or 1,273 more than in 1989.

O f that increase 427 is accounted for

b y the natural increase of the

p opulation - that is, the excess of

l ive births over deaths - and 846 by

n et immigration. This represents a

r ate of net immigration of 423 a year

b etween 1989 and 1991, which compares w ith a figure of 699 a year between

1 986 and 1989 and 820 a year between

1 981 and 1986.

T he Census Officer has prepared a

s hort preliminary report on the census

f or my Committee, and this will be

c irculated to members during this

m orning's sitting. A full report on

t he census will be prepared by the

C ensus Officer, and my Committee will p resent this to the States at the

e arliest possible date.

I should like to take this opportunity

o f publicly thanking all who have been i nvolved in the census - the Census

O fficer, Colin Powell, and his

a ssistant, John Christensen; the

A ssistant Census Officer, the

s upervisors and enumerators who

u ndertook the field work and the

c lerks who coded the census

q uestionnaires prior to their despatch

t o the United Kingdom where the

r esults were processed and tabulated

b y Dr. McNabb and his team at

U niversity of Wales in Cardiff.

C arrying out a census is a very

c onsiderable task.

I should like also to thank all the

r esidents of the Island for their co-

o peration upon which the success of t he Census ultimately depends.''

Consultative document on immigration policy

The President of the Policy and

Resources Committee made a statement in the following terms -

I would like to remind Members that

t ogether with all the papers on their

d esks there is an important

c onsultative document on the subject

o f immigration policy. It has been

p rovided so that Members will have the

o pportunity of studying it in some

d epth, and we would welcome comments

o n this consultative document not

l ater than 31st October 1991. It

i s having a wide circulation and

v arious institutions are examining it

b ut I did want to draw the attention

o f Members to it so that they would

g ive urgent and careful consideration

t o it.

Public Finances (Administration) (Amendment No. 16) (Jersey) Law 1991 Appointed Day Act 1991

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article

13 of the Public Finances (Administration) (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law 1991 made an Act entitled the Public Finances (Administration) (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law 1991 Appointed Day Act 1991.

Gorey Youth Club: grant to Variety Club of Jersey P.125/91

THE STATES, adopting a proposition

of the Education Committee approved a grant for #300,000 on a pound for pound basis to the Variety Club of Jersey which represents half the capital cost of the proposed Youth Club and Sports Hall at the Hilgrove Hall site.

Trinity Youth Centre Trust: grant P.126/91

THE STATES, adopting a proposition

of the Education Committee approved a grant on a pound for pound basis of #350,000 to the Trinity Youth Centre Trust, which represents half of the estimated capital

costs of the proposed Youth centre to be built in the Parish of Trinity .

Règlements (1991) sur l'Etat Civil. P.127/91

THE STATES, by virtue of Article 71A

of the Loi (1842) sur l'Etat Civil made Regulations entitled Règlements (1991) sur l'Etat Civil.

No. 5 St. Saviour's Crescent, St.

Saviour: appointment of Special Committee. P.128/91

THE STATES commenced consideration

of a proposition of Deputy Stuart Syvret of St. Helier asking the States to decide whether they were of opinion to appoint a Special Committee to examine and report on the facts surrounding the sale of No. 5 St. Saviour 's Crescent, St. Saviour, by the Crown and questions arising therefrom.

After discussion, Deputy Syvret withdrew the proposition.

Fishermen's store: approval of plans. P.129/91

THE STATES, adopting a proposition

of the Harbours and Airport Committee approved plans Nos. 2867/01a, 2867/05a and 2867/07a for the construction of a fishermen's store block at La Collette.

West of Albert warehouse: approval of plans. P.130/91

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Harbours and Airport Committee -

 ( a) approved Drawings Nos. 90 052:10, 9 0 0542:11, 90 052:12, 90 052:13,

9 0 052:14 for the construction of

a w  arehouse west of Albert Pier;

 ( b) approved the acceptance of a

n e g otiated tender from A.C. Mauger

&   S on (Sunwin) Limited in the sum

o f # 1,099,794.

Trusts (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey)

Law 1991 (Appointed Day) Act 1991. P.131/91

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article

5 of the Trusts (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 1991 made an Act entitled the Trusts (Amendment No. 2) (Appointed Day) Act 1991.

Hire Cars (No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 1991. P.132/91

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article

22A of the Hire Cars (Jersey) Law 1964, as amended made Regulations entitled the Hire Cars (No. 2) (Jersey) Regulations 1991.

Green zone sites: agricultural buildings. P.133/91

THE STATES, adopting a proposition

of the Island Development Committee expressed their support for the Island Development Committee's intentions to grant development permission for the construction of the following agricultural buildings,

both of which will be on sites located in

the Green Zone -

 ( a) an agricultural storage building

a t S eawood, La Rue des Champs, St. S a v iour (Drawing No. 742.1.2

r e fe rs);

 ( b) an extension to an agricultural

s to r age shed at Field 259 (Bethel F a r m), La Rue de la Mare du Sud, S t . Peter (Drawing No. 301/1

r e fe rs).

Harbours (Administration) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 1991. P.134/91

THE STATES, subject to the sanction

of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Harbours (Administration) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Law 1991.

Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991 (Appointed Day) Act 1991. P.136/91

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article

51 of the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991 made an Act entitled the Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991 (Appointed Day) Act 1991.

24 Esplanade and 42 Commercial

Street, St. Helier: lease. P.137/91

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Public Services Committee -

 ( a) agreed that, in accordance with

t h e rent review provided for in

t h e lease, the rent in respect of

t h e property 24, Esplanade and 42, C o m mercial Street, St. Helier,

l e as ed to McAra Limited, should be i n cr eased to #44,400 a year with

e f fe ct from 24th June 1991;

 ( b) approved an extension of lease of t h e above property to McAra

L i m ited for the period 24th June

1 9 9 4 until 23rd June 1997 on the s a m e terms and conditions as the

e x is ting lease, but subject to a

r e n t review based upon market

f o rc es on 24th June 1994.

Pesticides (Jersey) Law 1991 (Appointed Day) Act 1991. P.138/91

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article

19 of the Pesticides (Jersey) Law 1991,

made an Act entitled the Pesticides