States Minutes 7th December 1993

STATES MINUTES 7t h D ecem ber 1993

T HE STATES assembled on Tuesday, 7th December 1993 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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His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Air Marshal Sir John Sutton, K.C.B.,

w as pr e sent.

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All Members were present with the exception of -

S enator John Stephen Rothwell - ill

R onald Winter Blampied, Deputy of St. H elier - ill

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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 . Motor Vehicles (Construction and

U s e ) (Amendment No. 30) (Jersey) Order 1993. R & O 8617.

2 . Motor Cars (Driving Instruction)

( A m endment No. 4) (Jersey) Order 1993. R & O 8618.

3 . Telecommunications (Telephones)

( A m endment No. 21) (Jersey) Order 1993. R & O 8619.

Welfare benefits: recommended rates from 1st January 1994. R.C.37

The Finance and Economics Committee, by Act dated 29th November 1993, presented to the States a report setting out the recommended rates of welfare benefit from 1st January 1994.

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

Broadcasting Committee: report for 1992/1993. R.C.38

THE Broadcasting Committee, by Act dated 3rd December 1993, presented to the States its report for the period 1st March 1992 to 3rd December 1993.

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

Jersey Council for Safety and Health at Work: report and accounts for the year ending 30th September 1993. R.C.39

The Social Security Committee, by Act dated 6th December 1993, presented to the States the report and accounts of the Jersey Council for Health and Safety at Work for the year ending 30th September 1993.

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

Financial support for unemployed persons - reimbursement from general revenues (P.183/93): comments of the Finance and Economics Committee. P.206/93

The Finance and Economics Committee, by Act dated 15th November 1993, presented to the States its comments on the proposition of Deputy Leonard Norman of St. Clement regarding financial support for unemployed persons - reimbursement from general revenues.

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

Matters noted - land transactions

THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 29th November 1993 showing that in pursuance of Standing Orders relating to certain transactions in land, the Committee had approved -

( a) as recommended by the Public Health C ommittee, the renewal of the lease from M rs. Joan Annie Perée, née Swift, of the

one -bedroomed property, Flat 4, 73

R ouge B ouillon, St. Helier , from 1st

N o vem ber 1993 to 30th November 1995, at an a nnual rent of £4,876, subject to a

r ev iew on 1st November 1994

( b) as recommended by the Housing

C om mittee, the granting of a wayleave t o t he Jersey Electricity Company

L i m ited, in perpetuity, for the supply

of e lectricity to the housing

deve lopment at Clos du Fort, St.

H e l ier, with both parties paying their

ow n l egal expenses;

( c) as recommended by the Housing

C om mittee, to enter into a deed of

ar rang ement with Mr. Edward Mundy and Mr s . Karen Christina Mundy, née Sawyer, i n o rder to ratify the existing water

and e lectricity supplies to Santa Anna,

R out e de L'Hermite, St. Peter , through

t he r oadway belonging to the public and

t he t  wo openings on to same, which

s houl d not be permitted to encroach on

t he r oad in any way, for a

cons ideration of £500, plus all

r ea s onable legal fees resulting from

t he t  ransaction;

( d) as recommended by the Housing

C om mittee, to enter into a deed of

ar rang ement with Mr. John Philip Le

Mar quand and Mrs. Rachel Elaine Le

Mar quand, née Pim, in order to ratify

var ious irregularities regarding the

eas tern and southern boundaries of 1

May field, La Grande Route de St.

Mar tin, St. Saviour , towards a footpath and r oadway belonging to the public, as f ol l ows -

( 1 ) that the right to maintain the

thr e e exi sting openings to the

pr oper ty's southern boundary would not con stitute the right, in the

ca s e o f doors, gates and the like,

now e s tablished in the future, in

an d acr oss such openings, to

en cr oa ch on the road in any way

w hat s oe ver;

( 2 ) that the surface water emanating fr om t h e property should only be pe r m it ted to drain into the main

st or m dr ain situated in the

roadw ay;

( 3 ) that the right to re-establish the eas tern boundary should be subject to t he t erms and conditions to be agreed w i t h the Head of Conveyancing at the L aw Officers' Department;

( 4 ) that Mr. and Mrs. Le Marquand pay al l r ea s onable legal fees

res ul t i ng from the transaction;

f or a c onsideration of £500;

( e) as recommended by the Housing

C om mittee, the transfer of ownership of t w o a reas of land at Trinity Road and

L es Vaux New Road, St. Helier , to the P ar ish of St. Helier for a

cons ideration of £20 (£10 each) with

eac h party paying its own legal fees

ar is ing from the transaction, the two

ar eas of land being -

( 1 ) 602 square feet of land on the

co r ner of the Beau Vallon housing de vel opm ent, Trinity Road, St.

H el i e r ; and

( 2 ) 425 square feet of land near

C her r y Orchard Court bordering Les V aux N ew Road, St. Helier :

T he t ransfer was subject to the

condi tion that the Parish of St. Helier under take to reconstruct the roadside w a l l at Cherry Orchard Court and to bear the cost of reconstructing the

s tor age sheds on a site yet to be

deci ded by the Housing Committee, cons truction of which would be subject t o t he approval of the Island

D e vel opment Committee;

( f) as recommended by the Public Health C om mittee, the renewal of the lease

f rom Mrs. Clara Alstadt, née Mayer, of t he t wo-bedroomed property, Flat 4,

T her esa Court, Old St. John 's Road, St. H e l ier, for a period of one year from

12t h November 1993, at an annual rent of £ 6,400 with an option to extend for a f ur ther year;

( g) as recommended by the Public Health C om mittee, the renewal of the lease

f rom the Churchwardens of All Saints

C hur ch of the four-bedroomed property, A l l Saints Vicarage, The Parade, St.

H e l ier, for a period of one year from

28t h August 1993, at an annual rent of

£ 10,44 4.20.

Matter noted - financial transaction

THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 29th November 1993, 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 J.F. Marett and Son Limited, in the sum of £394,877 for the development of 29-31 Val Plaisant, St. Helier , in a period of 52 weeks.

Matters lodged

The following subjects were lodged au Greffe'' -

1 . Overseas Trading Corporation s it e, First Tower: approval of

dr a wings. P.201/93.

P r es ented by the Housing

C om mittee.

2 . Draft Regulation of Undertakings

and D evelopment (Amendment No. 6) ( Je r sey) Law 199 . P.202/93.

P r es ented by the Finance and

E conom ics Committee.

3 . Draft Hire Cars (No. 5) (Jersey) R egul ations 199 . P.203/93.

P r es ented Defence Committee.

4 . Draft Public Service Vehicles

( F ee s) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) R egul ations 199 . P.204/93.

P r es ented by the Defence

C om mittee.

5 . Telecommunications (Telephones)

( A m endment No. 21) (Jersey) Order 1993: annul ment. P.205/93.

P r es ented by Senator J.S.

R ot hwell.

Jersey Field Squadron: Statement

Deputy Michael Adam Wavell of St. Saviour , President of the Defence Committee, made a statement in the following terms -

As I made clear during the Budget debate l ast week, I was very disturbed by the

r ecent criticism of the TA and our defence c ontribution during the various election

c ampaigns and I undertook to make a full

s tatement to the House when the opportunity a rose. During that debate the President of

t he Finance and Economics Committee was a ble to clear away some of the

m isunderstandings there had obviously been a bout defence costs. I am very grateful to

h im and also to Senator Shenton who so

r obustly made clear where the duty of this H ouse lies in relation to our defence

c ommitment. The fact that there was such

c riticism of our defence contribution,

w hich was fully debated and properly

e ndorsed at the time we undertook the

c ommitment, is bad enough. But what

p articularly distressed me was that those

w ho made such criticisms had not taken the t rouble to establish the facts and

c onsequently misled members of the general p ublic. In order to avoid this happening

a gain I take this opportunity to set out

t he facts to the House today.

F irst I remind the House of Jersey's record i n regard to contributions to the defence

o f the Realm. For centuries the Island

m aintained its militia units which played

s uch a vital part in conflict; the war

m emorials in the parishes are testament to t his and to those who paid the highest

p rice. In addition to the proud

c ontribution by the militia, a number of

f inancial donations were made over the

y ears: £100,000 during the first world war;

£ 300,000 in 1927; £100,000 in 1940 and

£ 150,000 in 1953; all, of course, in very

d ifferent pounds and at today's values a

t otal of at least £18 million. I will

r eturn to the question of costs later.

T he House will recall that the present

J ersey Field Squadron has its origins in

1 984 when the then Home Secretary wrote to

J ersey, as well as to the Isle of Man and

G uernsey, raising the question of - and I

q uote the Islands making an annual

c ontribution towards the costs accrued by

t he United Kingdom on defence ...' Studies

h ere showed that there was no legal nor

c onstitutional reason for not making a

c ontribution and, further, that the moral

a rgument for making a contribution was

o verwhelming. A one-off payment of £800,000 w as made while the nature of our

c ontribution was worked out and it was

f inally decided that a TA Engineer Unit

s hould be formed and that Jersey should pay

i ts full costs.

N othing has happened since which would j ustify reversing those decisions; indeed, a s I shall show the House, the facts prove t heir wisdom and farsightedness.

T he formal agreement - that the Island

w ould fund and maintain the unit, its staff

a nd equipment establishment for a minimum

o f ten years - was completed in 1988. As I

s hall show, that agreement gives us the

b est option we could possibly have, but

e ven if that were not so it would be

u nthinkable that we should renege on that

a greement which would seriously tarnish the i mage of this House and this Island in the

e yes of the international community. And

h ow could we, with a clear conscience,

c ontinue to ask for military help such as

w e have done in our fishing disputes and in t he recent arrest made on our behalf on the h igh seas.

I said I would tell you a little more

a bout costs and it might be helpful if, f irst, I set our contribution in cost

c omparison with others.

T he Isle of Man makes a straight cash

p ayment annually towards United Kingdom d efence costs equivalent to five per cent

o f its receipts in customs and excise dues.

T he annual payment has never been less than

£ 3 million and has been as much as £3.5

m illion. This equates to £54 per head of

t he Isle of Man population and none of it

e nters that Island's economy. I cannot give

p recise figures for Guernsey because their

c ontribution is to accept a continuing

l iability for the maintenance of the

A lderney breakwater - previously undertaken b y the Ministry of Defence - and the long-

t erm costs, while worrying, are unknown.

S uffice it to say that these costs are

l ikely to be heavier than those we bear and m uch of the work will have to be undertaken b y outside specialists. Again, for

c omparison, the United Kingdom defence

b udget is £24 billion which is some £480

p er head. During the Budget debate Senator H orsfall gave details of our defence

c apital costs, equipment costs and running

c osts over the ten year period. As you

h eard, the annual cost to Jersey averages

a t £1.3 million which is equivalent to £19

p er head of our population and over £12

s tays in Jersey. So not only do we pay a

r elatively small defence contribution but

m ost of it directly benefits the Jersey

e conomy.

N ow to equipment. What some people have

c learly failed to recognise is that our TA

u nit is part of the British Army and it has

a specific rôle within that Army. It is our

c ontribution to overall defence - not a

u nit designed for the defence of Jersey.

T he fact that its rôle is important and

w ill continue in the longer term has

r ecently been confirmed, as I indicated

l ast week, in a letter to his Excellency

t he Lieutenant-Governor by no less a person t han the Chief of the General Staff. Since

i t is a British Army unit it follows that

i ts scale of equipment must be that

r equired by the British Army for its

p articular rôle. Indeed, I would remind the H ouse that the equipment required by the

F ield Squadron and the associated costs are a ll detailed in a schedule to the agreement

t hat the States entered into in the first

p lace. Clearly those who have suggested

t hat the squadron train on farm tractors

a nd propose a flimsy inflatable instead of

a combat support boat have entirely missed t he point.

H aving, I hope, persuaded you that the

J ersey Field Squadron is not a white

e lephant and is not bleeding the Island to d eath, let me talk about the people

i nvolved and the benefit to the Island.

T he very existence of the Jersey Field

S quadron makes possible visits to the

I sland by other military units which

u ndertake a variety of community projects s uch as constructing paths and a bridge at t he Ile Agois, surveying and repairing the u nderwater structure of St. Catherine's

b reakwater, charity band concerts, sports c oaching - to mention just a few. In 1993 a t otal of 600 military personnel spent 6,583 b ed nights in Jersey and all of them took

p art in some community project or other.

T he Jersey Field Squadron itself has

a lready participated in or hosted 50 - YES F IFTY - local events including setting up

f amiliarisation visits to Le Quesne Centre b y a variety of organisations, providing

a ssault course activities at fetes,

p roviding communications for Battle of

F lowers, mounting Guards of Honour,

c arrying out repairs to Crabbé Range Road, c ollecting and storing a generator for

O verseas Aid, and even removing a tree

s tump in St. Peter 's Valley.

T he skills and fitness gained by members of t he Squadron during their training,

b enefits the members themselves - and you

o nly have to talk to them to be convinced

o f this - but it also benefits the

c ommunity by enhancing the level of skills g enerally and the participation in local

e vents.

I n short, deciding to fund our own TA unit

a s our defence contribution was the best

m ove we could possibly have made. Relative t o other contributors, the cost is very

s mall indeed, most of it is returned to the

I sland and yet we get a great deal for it.

W e have refurbished a building which is an i mportant part of the Island's heritage.

W ith our Jersey Field Squadron we increase t he scope for the training of the young men a nd women of the Island and we can already s ee the benefits in added skills and added

e xperience - such as has been gained by

t ravelling abroad to take part in

e xercises. The squadron, together with

t heir counterparts who visit from the

m ainland, are able to help in community

p rojects and, not least, we are able to

m aintain the proud and 600 year old

t radition of the Jersey militia.

I t is my intention to invite States'

M embers to an open day to see the Jersey F ield Squadron at work. I hope that there w ill be a good response and that members, p articularly those who have been critical

i n the past, will take the trouble to go

a nd see for themselves the progress made, t he skills learned and hear at first hand

h ow the members feel they have benefited.

F inally, I ask for your help. As one

w ould expect, the recent ill-informed and

a dverse publicity has had its effect on the

m orale of the Jersey Field Squadron and

e specially on those who were thinking about j oining. This bad publicity needs to be

r eversed. It would be the greatest tragedy

i f, because of ill-informed criticism and

l ack of support, the numbers of the unit

d ropped to the stage where the Jersey Field S quadron was no longer viable and we were f orced into making a much less attractive

c ontribution to United Kingdom defence

r equirements.''

Public appointments: petition. P.66/91 Withdrawn

THE STATES noted that Deputy Maurice Clement Buesnel of St. Helier had withdrawn his proposition relating to public appointme

petition that had been lodged au Greffe'' on

23rd April 1991.

Draft Finance (No. 2) (Jersey) Law 199 . P.207/93

THE STATES adopted in second reading a Bill to amend the Law relating to oils and spirits duty.

The said Bill was lodged au Greffe''.

Act bringing into force a Bill to amend the Laws relating to oils and spirits duty

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 25 of the Public Finances (Administration) (Jersey) Law 1967, as amended, have declared that the Bill to amend the Laws relating to oils and spirits duty (which Bill had that day been lodged au Greffe'') should immediately have effect as if

it were a Law passed by the States and sanctioned by Her Majesty in Council.

Les Quennevais Swimming Pool: approval of drawings and acceptance of contract. P.208/93

THE STATES commenced consideration of a proposition of the Sport, Leisure and Recreation Committee requesting approval of drawings showing the proposed construction of a municipal swimming pool, a learner/disabled pool, a health complex and ancillary facilities at Les Quennevais, St. Brelade and the approval of a fixed price contract. After discussion, and on

the proposition of Deputy Stuart Syvret of St. Helier , the proposition was lodged au

Greffe''.

St. Martin 's Village Plan. P.120/93

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Island Development Committee -

( a) approved the St. Martin 's Village Plan as a development plan under Article 3 of t he Island Planning (Jersey) Law

1964, a s amended, as shown on Map

N o . 399/ 1 (revised).

( b) approved the zoning of -

F iel d 389 - east part, measuring 4.5 ver gées; and

F iel d 390, m easuring 3.5 vergées;

f or us e for Category A housing and

ot h er housing purposes as determined by t he P arish of Saint Martin;

( c) authorised the Island Development C om mittee, in the event of the parish bei ng una ble to acquire the said land, t o n egotiate with the owners for the

pur chase of the land at a fair and

pr op er price to be agreed with the

F i na nce and Economics Committee;

( d) agreed that, in the event of it not

bei ng pos sible to agree a fair and

pr op er price with the owners of the

l and, t he Island Development Committee s houl d be empowered, in exercise of the pow ers conferred by Article 4 of the

I sl and Planning (Jersey) Law 1964, as

am ende d, to acquire the land by

com pulsory purchase on behalf of the

publ ic in accordance with the

pr ov isions of the Compulsory Purchase

of L and (Procedure) (Jersey) Law 1961, as a mended;

( e) authorised the payment or discharge of

t he expe nses to be incurred in

conne xion with the acquisition of the

s ai d l and and all interests therein and

t he paym ent of all legal expenses from

t he I sland Development Committee's vote of c redit Acquisition of Land - Major

R es erve' (Vote No. C0904);

( f) authorised the Attorney General and the G r ef fier of the States to pass on

beha lf of the public any contracts

w h i ch it might be found necessary to

pas s in connexion with the purchase of

t he s aid land and any interests

t he r ein.

Field 846B and part Field 847, St. Lawrence : rezoning. P.135/93

THE STATES commenced consideration of a proposition of the Island Development Committee regarding the re-zoning of Field 846B and part Field 847, St. Lawrence .

THE STATES, having rejected paragraph (i), adopted paragraph (ii) and expressed their

support for the Island Development Committee's intention to grant planning permission for the construction of two additional dwellings along

the eastern boundary of Field 847, St. Lawrence as shown on drawing No. 396/1, which was within the area currently designated as Green Zone on

the Island Plan.

Members present voted on paragraph (i) as follows -

P our '' (21) Senators

S henton, Jeune , Binnington, Le Maistre, S tein.

Connétable s

S t. John, St. Peter , Grouville , St. H elier.

Deputies

L e Gallais, Beadle(B), St. John , St. Peter , H . Baudains(C), Buesnel(C), St. Mary ,

B ailhache(H), Rabet(H), S. Baudains(H), G rouville, St. Martin .

C ont re'' (28) Senators

B aal, Le Main, Carter, Quérée, Chinn. Connétable s

S t. Clement, St. Lawrence , St. Mary , St. O uen, St. Brelade , St. Martin , St. Saviour , T rinity.

Deputies

R umboll(H), Norman(C), Le Sueur (H), St. O uen, Coutanche(L), Huelin(B),

J ordan(B), Clarke-Halifax(S), Le Fondré, Le G eyt(S), Walker (H), Syvret(H), Crespel(H), P ullin(S), Trinity .

Deputy Michael Adam Wavell of St. Saviour abstained from voting.

Members present voted on paragraph (ii) as follows -

P our '' (30) Senators

S henton, Jeune , Binnington, Horsfall, Le M ain, Le Maistre, Stein.

Connétable s

S t. John, St. Brelade , St. Martin , St.

P eter, Grouville , St. Helier . Deputies

L e Gallais, Beadle(B), St. Peter , H.

B audains(C), Buesnel(C), Coutanche(L), H uelin(B), St. Mary , Bailhache (H),

R abet(H), S. Baudains(H), Grouville ,

C larke-Halifax, Le Fondré, St. Martin , C respel(H), Pullin(S).

C ont re'' (20) Senators

B aal, Carter, Quérée, Chinn. Connétable s

S t. Clement, St. Lawrence , St. Mary , St. O uen, St. Saviour , Trinity .

Deputies

R umboll(H), Norman(C), St. John , Le

S ueur(H), St. Ouen , Jordan(B), Le Geyt(S), W alker(H), Syvret(H), Trinity .

Deputy Wavell of St. Saviour abstained from voting.

Family Allowances (Jersey) Regulations 1993. P.185/93 (revised)

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 7 of the Family Allowances (Jersey) Law 1972, as amended, made Regulations entitled the Family Allowances (Jersey) Regulations 1993.

Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) (Amendment No. 43) (Jersey) Regulations 1993. P.186/93

THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 18 and 46 of the Health Insurance (Jersey) Law

1967, as amended, made Regulations entitled the Health Insurance (Medical Benefit) (Amendment No. 43) (Jersey) Regulations 1993.

Compulsory Purchase of Land (Procedure) (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 1993. P.187/93

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Procedure) (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 1993.

States Auditor: appointment of Price Waterhouse. P.188/93. Debate in camera.

The Bailiff , in pursuance of Article 11(5) of

the Public Finances (Administration) (Jersey) Law 1967, as amended, and in accordance with Standing Order No. 46(2), ordered the withdrawal of strangers and the closing of the doors of the Chamber in order that the appointment of the States Auditor be debated in camera.

THE STATES, having deliberated thereon

 in camera, proceeded to vote in

public assembly and, adopting a proposition of the Finance and Economics Committee, and in accordance with Article 11(1) of the Public Finances (Administration) (Jersey) Law 1967, as amended, appointed the firm of Price Waterhouse as States Auditor for a period of three years, commencing with the audit of the States accounts for the year ending 31st December 1994.

Springfield, St. Helier : acquisition of land and interim agreement. P.189/93 and amendment of the report.

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Island Development Committee -

( a) authorised the purchase, on behalf of t he publ ic, from the Royal Jersey

A g r icultural and Horticultural Society, of 8 ,920 square feet of land situated

at S pringfield, St. Helier , shown as

A r ea A (as indicated on drawing

N o . 415/ 1), required for a gyratory

r oa d system, for a consideration of

£ 10;

( b) authorised the payment of an advance of

£ 200,0 00 to the Royal Jersey

A g r icultural and Horticultural Society,

i n a ccordance with the interim

agr eement with the Royal Jersey

A g r icultural and Horticultural Society

out lined in the report of the Island

D e vel opment Committee dated 12th

N o vem ber 1993;

( c) authorised the Treasurer of the States

t o p ay the amounts connected with

t rans actions (a) and (b) from the

I sl and Development Committee's capital vot e of credit Land Acquisition''

C .0904;

( d) authorised the Attorney General and the G r ef fier of the States to pass on

beha lf of the public any necessary

cont ract and to sign the interim

agr eement under (b) on behalf of the

S t a tes.

THE STATES noted the amendments of paragraph 5 of the report accompanying the proposition, in

the following terms -

I n paragraph 5 for the first sentence there w as substitued the following sentence -

5. A n interim agreement, which is in

the co ur se of being finalised by

the l egal representatives of the

Is l and D evelopment Committee and the R oya l Jersey Agricultural and

H or ticultural Society, provides

for a gr eement to the following -

''.

F or sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph 5 there w as substituted the following sub-

p aragraph -

( e ) the States to acquire the

w hol e o f the Springfield site w i thi n t hr ee years, the

p ur ch as e price to be decided in ei t her of a number of

w ay s -

(i ) by agr eement;

(i i) un der an agreed arbitration pr oc edur e;

(i ii ) by co mpulsory purchase.''

Road Traffic (No. 43) (Jersey) Regulations 1993. P.190/93

THE STATES, in pursuance of the powers conferred on them by the Order in Council of the twenty-

sixth day of December 1851 and Article 49 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956, as amended, made Regulations entitled the Road Traffic (No. 43) (Jersey) Regulations 1993.

Public Markets (Administration) (Supplementary Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 1993. P.191/93

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 3 of the

Loi (1885 à 1940) touchant l'Administration des Marchés Publics'', made Regulations entitled Public Markets (Administration) (Supplementary Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 1993.

Motor Traffic (Third-Party Insurance) (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law (Appointed Day) Act 1993. P.192/93

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 9 of the Motor Traffic (Third-Party Insurance) (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law 1993, made an Act entitled

the Motor Traffic (Third-Party Insurance) (Amendment No. 8) (Jersey) Law (Appointed Day) Act 1993.

Motor Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993 (Appointed Day) Act 1993. P.193/93

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 18 of the Motor Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993, made an Act entitled the Motor Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993 (Appointed Day) Act 1993.

Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Regulations 1993. P.194/93 (Revised)

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 1 of the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Jersey) Law 1953, made Regulations entitled the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Regulations 1993.

Hire Cars (No. 4) (Jersey) Regulations 1993. P.194/93

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 22A of the Hire Cars (Jersey) Law 1964, as amended, made Regulations entitled the Hire Cars (No. 4) (Jersey) Regulations 1993.

Policy and Resources Committee: constitution. P.196/93

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Policy and Resources Committee -

( a) referred to their Acts dated 8th

N o vem ber 1988 and 24th January 1989, pr ov iding for the appointment and

r es pons ibilities of the Policy and

R es ources Committee, and their Act of 28t h August 1990, regarding the future s tr uct ure of the Committee, and

r es ci nded paragraph 3 of the Act dated

24t h January 1989 and paragraph 3 of

t he A ct dated 28th August 1990 (both of w h i ch refer to the membership of the

C om mittee);

( b) requested the House Committee to amend t he S tanding Orders of the States of

J er s ey to delete paragraph (1A) of

S t a nding Order No. 41 and agreed that,

at t he time of the appointment of

C om mittee Presidents in December 1993, par agraph (1A) should be waived.

Amendment (No. 14) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey. P.197/93

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 16 and 27 of the States of Jersey Law 1966, as amended, made Amendment (No. 14) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey.

Retiring Members

The President conveyed the best wishes of the Assembly to the 11 Members who would not be returning to the States in the next Session and, on behalf of the Island, thanked them for their service.

THE STATES rose at 3.30 p.m.

G .H .C . C O P P O C K G r ef fi e r of the States.