States Minutes 15th February 1994

STATES MINUTES 1 5 th F e bruary 1994

T HE STATES assembled on Tuesday,  15th February 1994 at 9.30 a.m. under t h e 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 a s p r e sent.

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All Members were present with the exception of -

S enator Reginald Robert Jeune - out of the

 I sland.

D erek Ryder Maltwood, Deputy of St. Mary -

o ut of the Island.

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P r a y e rs

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Matters noted - land transactions

THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 7th February 1994, showing that in pursuance of Standing Orders relating to certain transactions in land, the Committee had approved -

 ( a) as recommended by the Finance and

E c o nomics Committee, the sub-lease from V  ic torian Holdings Limited, of the

u n d ermentioned accommodation at

V  ic toria House, Victoria Street, St.

H  el ier for a period of two years, as

f o ll ows -

( i) Flat 1 (1st April 1994 to 31st

M a r c h 1996) at an annual rent of

£8 ,2 4 8 ; and

( ii ) Flat 2 (21st January 1994 to 20th Ja n u a r y 1996) at an annual rent of

£8 ,2 7 1 .80;

p ayable quarterly in advance, subject to r eview after the first year;

 ( b) as recommended by the Island

D  ev elopment Committee, the lease to Mr. P e t er Joseph Lamy of Field No. 87, Les

Q  u ennevais, St. Brelade, for a period

o f t hree years commencing 1st January

   1 994, at an initial annual rent of

£3 5 0.00 (representing a rate of £70 a

v e r gée), payable half-yearly in advance

o n 1st January and 1st July each year,

o n the basis that the land would be

u s e d for agricultural purposes only;

 ( c) as recommended by the Housing

C o m mittee, the grant to Fairview Farm H o ldings Limited of a wayleave over

F i e ld No. 673, St. Martin, for a

c o n sideration of £1,500 plus all

r e as onable legal fees incurred by the

p u b lic and the cost of all

a c c ommodation works;

 ( d) as recommended by the Public

H  ea lth Committee, the renewal of the

l e as e to Mrs. Anne Dorothy Taylor , née

B r o okbank, of the two-bedroom granite

s e m i-detached property La Cachette,

N  o . 6 La Hougue Grange Farm, Route de C a t illon, Grouville , for the period 7th

D ec ember 1993 to 31st January 1995, at a n a nnual rent of £9,328.57, payable

q uarterly in advance, with the option

t o r enew for a further 12-month period

o n agreed terms;

 ( e) as recommended by the Public

S e r vices Committee, the purchase from M  r . Richard Ray Marks of Fields

N  o s. 811 and 816, St. Peter, required

f o r the construction of a pumping

s ta t ion as part of La Fontaine Foul

S e w er Extension Phase II, for a

c o n sideration of £6,500, with the

C o m mittee being responsible for the

p ayment of all legal fees involved in

t h e transaction;

 ( f) as recommended by the Public

S e r vices Committee, the renewal of the l e as e from Mrs. Enid Amy Gautier, née G  ra y, of Field No. 1272, St. Helier,

b e in g part of the Department's Nursery C o m plex at Warwick Farm, for a period

o f n ine years with effect from 25th

D  ec ember 1993, at an annual rent of

£1 , 200, subject to triennial review;

 ( g) as recommended by the Public

S e r vices Committee, the renewal of the l e as e to Mr. James Webster of the

B u n ker, Bouley Bay, Trinity , for a

p e r iod of three years with effect from

2 5 t h December 1993, at an annual rent

o f £ 265, subject to triennial review,

w  it h each side being responsible for

i ts o wn legal fees involved in the

t ra n saction.

Matters noted - financial transactions

THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee dated 7th February 1994, showing that in pursuance of Rule 5 of the Public Finances (General) (Jersey) Rules 1967, as amended, the Committee had noted that -

 ( a) the Housing Committee had accepted t h e lowest of seven tenders, namely

t h at submitted by Hacquoil and Cook

L i m ited in the sum of £1,025,420.00 in a c o ntract period of of 36 weeks for

P h a se I of the development at the

O  v erseas Trading Corporation site at

F i rs t Tower, St. Helier ;

 ( b) the Housing Committee had accepted the l o w est of eight tenders, namely that

s u b mitted by A.C. Mauger and Son

( S u nwin) Limited in the sum of

£3 , 775,621.00 in a contract period of

7 2 weeks for Phases III and IV of the

d e v elopment at Nicholson Park, St.

H  el ier;

 ( c) the Education Committee had accepted t h e lowest of five tenders, namely that

s u b mitted by Peter Cameron Limited, in t h e sum of £4,010,169.00 in a contract

p er iod of 68 weeks for the building of

t h e new Jersey College for Girls

P r e paratory School.

Matters lodged

The following subjects were lodged au Greffe'' -

1 . Jersey Consumer Council: a p p ointment - P.17/94.

P r e sented by the Policy and R e s ources Committee.

 2 .  Draft Highways (Road Humps)

( J er sey) Regulations 199 - P.18/94. P r e sented by the Public Services

C o m mittee.

3 . Draft Health Care (Registration) ( Je r sey) Law 199 - P.19/94.

 4 .  Presented by the Public Health

C o m mittee.

 5 .  Freedom of information:

a p p ointment of Special Committee - P .2 0 /94.

P r e sented by Policy and

R e s ources Committee.

6 . Telecommunications services - t a ri ffs - P.21/94.

P r e sented by the

T e l ecommunications Board.

Arrangement of public business for the present meeting

THE STATES confirmed that the following subject lodged au Greffe'' should be considered at the present meeting -

A udit Commission: appointment - P.13/94. L odged: 1st February 1994.

F inance and Economics Committee.

THE STATES acceded to the request of the President of the Island Development Committee that consideration of the proposition regarding Field 153A, La Rue des Niemes, St. Peter , lodged au Greffe'' on 18th January 1994 (P.8/94) be deferred from the present meeting to a later

date.

Arrangement of business for the next meeting

THE STATES rejected the request of the Connétable of St. John that the following subject lodged au Greffe'' should be considered on 1st March 1994 -

P arish rates review - P.124/93. L odged: 24th August 1993.

C onnétable of St. John.

P arish rates review: amendment.

P resented: 1st February 1994.

F inance and Economics Committee.

Brook Advisory Services - questions and answers (Tape No. 221)

Senator Patricia Ann Bailhache asked the Connétable of St. Saviour, President of the Public Health Committee, the following questions -

1.  W ill the President confirm that

th e B r ook Advisory Services were ap p r o a ched to bring a

co n t r a ception service to the

Is l an d and a termination of

p re g n a ncy counselling service?

 2 .  What commitment has the Public

H ea lth Committee made to the Brook A d visory Services -

( a ) has the Committee signed a co n t r a ct?

( b ) if the answer to question (a) is in th e affirmative, what is the

d u ra t io n of this contract?

( c ) what is the estimated on going co s t o f this service?''

The President of the Public Health Committee replied as follows -

1.  I confirm that, following

co n s i d eration of the

re c o m  mendations of the Working P a rt y o n Unplanned Pregnancies,

th e P u blic Health Committee

d ec i d e d that an independent family  p l a nning service for young people sh o u l d be established in Jersey.

It w  a s determined by the Working P a rt y t hat the principles of an

in d e p e ndent counselling service

sh o u l d include -

co n f i d entiality of clients' in f o rm  ation

av a i la b ility at times convenient to y o u ng people

an a c c essible location

in d e p e ndence of any statutory b o d ie s and separate from any ex i s ti n g departments

w e ll p ublicised service

su p p o r ted by professionally

q u al i fi ed family planning

co u n s e llors

I n a ccordance with these

r e co mmendations, an approach was made t o t he Brook Advisory Services to

e s ta blish a branch in Jersey. The House

i s a dvised that the objectives of the

B r o ok Advisory Services are -

t h e p r evention and mitigation of

th e s uffering caused by unwanted

p re g n a ncies by educating young

p eo p l e in matters of sex and

co n t r a ception and developing among th e m a sense of responsibility in

re g a r d to sexual behaviour'

T h e House is further advised that the

B r o ok Advisory Services were not

a p p roached to bring a termination of

p r e gnancy counselling service' to the

I s la nd. It is, however, the opinion of

m  y Committee that a counselling service i n t his area is clearly needed. This

w  il l be the subject of further

c o n sideration after my Committee's

r e p ort on the law relating to abortion

i s d ebated in this House.

 2 .  The Committee endorsed the formation by t h e Brook Advisory Services of a local

s te e ring group consisting of local

p e r sons who would be willing to assist

o n a short-term basis in establishing a

b r a nch of Brook. The Steering Group has

b e e n chaired by Jurat Mrs. Mazel Le

R u e z who has subsequently been

a p p ointed to the chair of the Jersey

B r o ok Executive Committee. The Chief

E x e cutive of the Department of Health

w  as further directed to proceed with

t h e negotiation of a service agreement

w  it h the Brook Advisory Services.

N  o . Negotiations are still continuing. I t is anticipated that a draft service a g r eement will be considered by the

P u b lic Health Committee in April 1994. I w  ould highlight the fact that the

a g r eement will provide for only local

s ta f f to be employed.

T h e answer to question 2(a) is in the n e g ative.

T h e local Executive Committee of the

B r o ok Advisory Services will determine t h e estimated cost of the proposed

s e rv ice. The Committee has set aside

t h e sum of £40,000 from the 1994

r e v enue budget towards establishing

t h is service. This is considered a

p r io rity in view of the urgent need to

r e d uce the incidence of unplanned

p r e gnancy in Jersey. Mindful that every m  o nth of delay means another 25

a b o rtions performed on Jersey women in t h e United Kingdom, every effort has

b e e n made to proceed with developing

s e rv ices which it is hoped will further

i m p act on these sad statistics.''

Potato leachate problem at Beauport - questions and answers (Tape No. 221)

Senator Terence John Le Main asked the Presidents of the Public Services and Agriculture and Fisheries Committees the following questions -

1. W ould the PresidentofthePublic

S e rv i c es Committee inform the

M e m  b ers of the actual costs to

d at e o f the initial and long-term

re m  e d ial action taken by the

P u b li c Services Department in

re g a r d to the potatoes dumped and b uried at Beauport?

 2 .  Would the President of the Agriculture

a n d Fisheries Committee inform Members

o f t he ongoing costs of removing liquid

g e n erated by the rotting potatoes from

t h e site in respect of -

( i) hire of equipment;

( ii ) contractors; and

( ii i)  directly employed labour in c l u d in g the hourly rate paid to th e c o ntractor?

 3 .  Would the President confirm that the c o n tractors work virtually day and

n i g ht on this site and that staff were

e m p loyed right through the Christmas p e r iod including Christmas Day?

 4 .  Would the President confirm that there i s s till a very strong smell from these

r o tt ing potatoes? If the answer is in

t h e affirmative, would he advise

M  e mbers what is being done to eradicate t h is smell?

 5 .  Would the President inform Members how l o n g it will be before this potato

l e ac hate problem is resolved and what

i s th e anticipated final cost of

r e so lving this problem?''

The President of the Public Services Committee replied as follows -

1 . Public Services were voted £400,000 b y the States for initial remedial

w  o rk.

A  s at the end of December 1993,

£1 1 7,000 had been spent, and a further

£5 , 202 committed, totalling £122,202.

T h e remainder of the money was to fund e f fl uent treatment equipment at

B e l lozanne. However, this has not been c o m missioned to date, because the

s tr e ngth of the leachate has weakened

t o t he extent that Simon Bossey of the A  g riculture and Fisheries Department

d o e s not consider there to be a major

p r o blem to that area of the coast where

l e ac heate is currently being disposed

o f , i.e. no ecological damage.

T h e refore the situation will be

m  o nitored for the next six months.

I n t he meantime, the effluent is

b e in g discharged to sea in an area of s tr o ng tidal movement near La

C o r bière.''

The President of the Agriculture and Fisheries Committee replied as follows -

2. T hesitewas excavated, the p o ta t o es dumped, the sitelevelled an d t h e soil screened by R.G.

R o m e r il (R.G. Romeril Limited) at a c o s t of £18,923.70. In addition

th e P u blic Services Committee

ch a r g ed the Agriculture and

F is h e r ies Committee £20,188.69 for te m p o rary facilities for pumping

to a s ta tic tanker point. Of the

£2 0 ,1 8 8.69, £2,000 worth of pumps, p lu s o t her sundry equipment has

b ee n r etrieved for re-use.

D  u ring the period when a

t e m porary catchment was in place R.G. R o m eril supplied the static tanker into w h ich the liquid was pumped. This was i n p lace for about 12 months at a cost

o f £ 4,398.84.

R . G . Romeril have very efficiently

h a u led away all the liquid from the

s it e . The main vehicle used is a vacuum t a nk er capable of carrying 2,000

g a ll ons at a cost of £22 a load.

T h e re were no directly employed staff i n v olved other than those employed by t h e contractor.

T h e level of liquid is in direct

p r o portion to rainfall and bears no

r e la tionship to the tonnage of

p o t atoes. For example in July of 1993, 1 3 loads were removed, in January 1994 t h e number of loads rose to 198.

H  o wever in the first 10 days of

F e b ruary the level has dropped to 25

l o ad s. The total cost of removing

l iq u id to date is £31,059.45 plus

£4 9 5.60 for a tanker pipe and £54.84

f o r electricity.

 3 .  Contractors have not worked day and

n i g ht but virtually all day including

C h r istmas Day when the torrential rains

o f D ecember and January occurred. It

w  o uld have been remarkably short-

s ig h ted of the States having agreed to

s e t up an intervention system to have

a l lo wed liquid to flow to waste for

p a r t of the time. One must accept

h o w ever that from October to March the b e a ch is virtually unvisited and

p o s sibly the liquid could have been

a l lo wed to run, but this would be t o ta lly contrary to good environmental p r a ctice.

I n r eply to an earlier question I

q u o ted the rates charged by R.G.

R o m eril and the total cost involved. W h en it is necessary to work on

w ee kends and bank holidays the rate is e n h anced to £30 a load.

 4 .  There is not a smell of rotting

p o t atoes and no complaints have been

r e ce ived by the department on the smell a t B eauport for well over 12 months.

H  o wever, as Senator Le Main was

in f ormed by letter on 31st December

1 9 9 3, at one stage, while a tanker was

b e in g loaded, a pipe ruptured and some l iq u id was deposited in the car park

a n d this would undoubtedly have smelt a t t he time.

S e n ator Le Main will, I am sure, accept t h at mechanical breakdown and operator m  is takes can and will occur from time

t o t ime but to date the contractor's

w  o rk has been exemplary.

 5 .  Clearly the problem has reduced as the l iq u id is flushing out the potato

r e si due but at this stage I cannot tell

y o u when it can be allowed to run to

s e a or to be pumped into the main

d r a inage system but officers of the

P u b lic Services Committee are, I

u n d erstand, regularly monitoring the

s it u ation. Senator Le Main can gather

f ro m what I have said that at this

s ta g e it is impossible to give a

r e al istic final cost.''

Retirement courses - questions and answers (Tape No. 221)

Senator Terence John Le Main asked Deputy Frank Harris on Walker , President of the Establishment Committee the following questions -

1.  W ould the President confirm that

th e E s tablishment Committee has a p o li c y of sending senior civil

se r v a n ts just prior to retirement

o n c o u rses which prepare them for

th e i r re tirement from the public

se r v ic e ?

 2 .  Is it correct that some civil servants

a n d their wives attended a two day

r e ti rement preparation seminar last

y e a r at Hotel L'Horizon. If the answer i s in the affirmative, how many

a t te nded and what was the cost?

 3 .  How long has this policy been in force a n d how many senior civil servants or p u b lic sector employees have attended c o u rses or seminars of this kind?

 4 .  How much money has been spent in the l a st three years on this scheme, and

f ro m what vote of credit is this money

m  ad e available?''

The President of the Establishment Committee replied as follows -

1.  T he previous Establishment

C o m m  ittee agreed to provide an

o p p o rt unity for ALL PUBLIC

S E R V  ANTS (not just senior civil

se r v a n ts, but employees in all pay

g ro u p s and at all levels) to

p re p a r e for retirement. This

o p p o rt unity was provided in the

f o rm of a two-day workshop which m a y o r may not include employees' p ar t n e rs, at their choosing.

M  y Committee has not yet had the

o p p ortunity to consider whether it will w  is h to continue with this policy.

A  lt hough I consider it to be an

e x c ellent scheme and one which shows t h e States to be a good and caring

e m p loyer, its future will have to be

r e v iewed against the need for all

S t a tes' departments to reduce

e x p enditure.

 2 .  A pre-retirement programme was held at t h e Hotel L'Horizon last year, in

N o vember. 20 States' employees attended f ro m a wide cross-section of States'

d e p artments and occupations, including

c o ll ege lecturer, fireman, nurse,

g a r dener/driver. Head teachers have

a t te nded programmes alongside clerks,

e n g ineers and paramedical staff. In

f a ct , almost every occupational group

h a s been represented at some stage

s in c e the programmes started in 1992.

O  f the 20 employees attending in

N  o vember, 17 attended with their

p a r tners. The total cost of this

p r o gramme was £2,728 which amounted to

£7 3 .70 a head for the two days, i.e.

£3 6 .85 a day.

 3 .  The first pre-retirement programme was

h e ld in June 1992. Since then there

h a v e been a further four programmes,

o n e in November 1992, and three last

y ear in April, September and November.

R e t irement affects both partners

e q u ally and the general view held about

r e ti rement programmes in progressive

o r g anisations is that both partners

s h o uld attend if that is possible, to

o b t ain maximum benefit from the

p r o gramme. Partners attended for the

f ir s t time in April 1993, as a result

o f m any requests by those employees who

h a d attended the first programme.

A t otal of 94 employees have

p a r ticipated in the programme since its i n ce ption. In addition a total of 27

p a r tners have attended.

 4 .  The courses have been in existence for l e ss than two years. The total amount

s p e nt during that time is £7,720, which e q u ates to a cost per delegate of

£6 3 .80 for a two-day course or £31.90 a

d a y .

T h e money has been made available from V o te 5107 - Training.''

Travel and hotel expenses of States' Members and public employees - questions and answers (Tape No. 221)

1.  W ould the President confirm that

so m  e S tates' Members and public em  p l o yees, when travelling on

S ta t e s business fly Club or first

cl a s s; and is it correct that the

p er s o n travelling is entitled to

re c e iv e the Air Miles and in some ca s e s d oes so?

 2 .  Would the President explain the policy

o f t he States in relation to travelling

a n d the policy on the class of hotel

u s e d?

The President of the Finance and Economics Committee replied as follows -

1.  T he Finance and Economics

C o m m  ittee is well aware of the

is s u e s raised in Senator Le Main's q u es t io ns. Indeed, our auditors

h av e r ecently been asked to carry

o u t a n examination of travel and

ac c o m  modation costs.

I c a n confirm that our enquiries show

t h at when travelling on States

b u s iness, some States Members and

p u b lic employees do make some use of b u s iness class fares.

2 . The policy of the Finance and Economics C o m mittee in relation to travel and

h o t el accommodation is contained in

g u i delines first issued to all States

d e p artments in 1979, which state -

T h e m ost economic means of

tr a n sp o rt consistent with the

n at u r e of the journey should

al w a y s be used. The style of hotel ac c o m  modation should be of a

st a n d a rd consistent with the

n at u r e of the visit. Advantage of

in c l u si ve air and hotel package

o ff e rs should be taken whenever

p o ss i b le.'

M  y Committee therefore expects

C o m mittees and departments to exercise

p r u dence when spending taxpayers' money

o n travel and accommodation. Our recent i n itiative to control expenditure

t h ro ugh the use of cash limits will

s e rv e to reinforce our guidelines by

a d d ing pressure to reduce travel costs

a s b udgets become more limited.

O  u r enquiries carried out so far do

s h o w that most major departments have c l ea r and acceptable policies in place

i n r espect of departmental travel and

a c c ommodation.

T h e Finance and Economics Committee is c o n cerned to ensure that extravagant

s p e nding does not take place, and if

t h e Senator has any evidence in this

r e g ard I would ask that he makes the i n fo rmation available to our auditors t o a ssist them in their investigations.

O  n ce our enquiries are complete it is

m  y intention that the Finance and

E c o nomics Committee should review the p o s ition and then update its

g u i delines, possibly in the form of a

c o d e of directions, which is mandatory

r a th er than advisory as at present.

W  it h regard to Air Miles , any States'

M  e mber or public employee, who are

m em bers of the Executive Club, will be

c r ed ited with Air Miles if they quote

t h ei r membership number when booking or c h e cking-in at the Airport. There is no

e v id ence to indicate that this practice

i s d etrimental to the interests of the

S t a tes, however, our auditors have been

a s k ed to look further into this

m  at ter.''

Company car tax - questions and answers (Tape No. 221)

Senator Stuart Syvret asked Senator Pierre François Horsfall, President of the Finance and Economics Committee, the following questions -

1.  W ill the President explain to the

S ta t e s why the Finance and

E c o n o mics Committee chose to

w i th d r aw its earlier proposals to in t ro d u ce a company car tax and w h e th e r, in reaching that

d ec i s io n, the Committee paid

re g a r d to the findings of the

T o u ri s m Department that the

Is l an d ' s traffic problem is most

fr e q u e ntly identified during exit su r v e y s as the Island's greatest

d ra w  b ack?

 2 .  Would the President agree that the

p r e sent fiscal system encourages local b u s inesses to provide their employees

w  it h high powered motor cars in lieu of t a xa ble earnings and would he accept

t h at the system is not in the best

i n te rests of the Island's community and e n v ironment?

3 . Would the President advise the States w h at steps the Finance and Economics C o m mittee has taken to engage in

c o n sultations about the proposed

c o m pany car tax and which of the bodies

o r p ersons consulted might reasonably

b e e xpected to take a broad and

o b j ective view of the proposals?''

The President of the Finance and Economics Committee replied as follows -

1.  F rom the representations received co n c e r ning the proposed company ca r ta x it was clear that there

w e r e m ore individuals with

re l a ti v ely low incomes with a

co m  p a ny car than my Committee's en q u i r ies had previously

in d i c at ed. My Committee also was in f o rm  ed of steps that could and

n o d o u bt would be taken to avoid th e ta x which steps would be taken ad v a n t age of by those with

re l a ti v ely high incomes.

A  s I stated in my Budget speech on 30th N  o vember, 1993 the principal purpose b e h ind the company car tax was to try

a n d bring greater fairness in the way

t h e tax burden was spread between

i n d ividual groups of taxpayers. For the r e as ons I have stated my Committee

w  is hes to review whether the proposed c o m pany car tax is the best way of

i n tr oducing greater equity into the

i n co me tax system.

I w  ould point out to the Senator that

m  y Committee has no brief from the

S t a tes to raise taxes for traffic

p o l icy purposes. However, I would say t h at my Committee has received no

i n fo rmation to date that would suggest t h at a company car tax of the nature

p r o posed would have any impact on the n u m ber of cars on the Island's roads.

 2 .  As I have indicated in my answer to the S e n ator's first question there are many

i n p ossession of a company car with

r e la tively low incomes, and their cars

a r e certainly not high powered' to

q u o te the Senator. I have also seen no

e v id ence to date that the type of car

u s e d by Island residents is influenced

b y the present fiscal system.

I f, h owever, the States should decide

i n d ue course that they wish to

d i sc ourage the use of high powered

m  o tor cars in the best interests of the

I s la nd's community and environment,

p o s sibly as part of an overall traffic

p o l icy that the Public Services

C o m mittee has been asked to produce, my C o m mittee would be prepared to

p a r ticipate in considering what fiscal

a n d other options are available to help

s e c ure such a policy objective.

 3 .  As I indicated in my statement to the

H  o use on 1st February, my Committee is n o w engaged in reviewing all the

o p t ions for achieving the objective of

g r e ater equity while at the same time

w  is hing to avoid complex legislation.

T h i s review will be undertaken by a

W  o rking Group made up of the Chief

A  d viser, the Treasurer, the Comptroller

o f I ncome Tax and three local tax

a d v isers, Mr. Graeme Guy of Coopers and L y b rand, Mr. Paul Frith of Ernst and

Y  o ung and Mr. Nick Cuttiford of Touche R o s s. I am in no doubt at all that

t h o se on the Working Group will take a

b r o ad and objective view of all the

p r o posals to be considered and of any

v i ew s expressed on those proposals by

i n te rested parties.''

Royal Court (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 1993 (Appointed Day) Act 1994 - P.11/94

THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 2 of the Royal Court (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 1993, made an Act entitled the Royal Court (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) Law 1993 (Appointed Day) Act 1994.

Policing of Roads, Parks and Sea Beaches (Application of Fines) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 1994 - P.12/94

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Policing of Roads, Parks and Sea Beaches (Application of Fines) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 1994.

Motor Traffic (No. 4) (Jersey) Regulations 1994 P.14/94

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 54A of

the Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935, as

amended, made Regulations entitled the Motor Traffic (No. 4) (Jersey) Regulations 1994.

Public Service Vehicles (Fees) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Regulations 1994 - P.15/94

THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 19, 49A and 54 of the Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935, as amended, made Regulations entitled the Public Service Vehicles (Fees) (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Regulations 1994.

Financial support for unemployed persons: reimbursement from general revenues - P.183/93, P.16/94 and P.206/93

THE STATES, having accepted an amendment

of Deputy Leonard Norman of St. Clement that for the figures 1993'' there should be substituted

the figures 1994'', rejected his proposition

that the Finance and Economics Committee be requested to pay from general revenues a sum to reimburse each parish for the amount paid by the parish for the relief of native islanders as a

result of being unemployed, with effect from the year commencing 1st May 1994.

Members present voted as follows - P o u r'' (19)

Senators

 L e Main, Syvret.

Connétable s

S t. John, St. Clement, St. Ouen , St. B relade, St. Martin, Grouville , St. S aviour, Trinity .

Deputies

R umboll(H), Norman(C), St. John, Huelin(B), M atthews(B), Routier(H), Dorey(H),

B reckon(S), Grouville .

C o n tre'' (31) Senators

H orsfall, Rothwell, Le Maistre, Stein, Q uérée, Chinn, Bailhache , Tomes.

Connétable s

S t. Lawrence, St. Mary, St. Peter , St. H elier.

Deputies

W avell(S), St. Peter, H.Baudains(C), Le

S ueur(H), St. Ouen , Coutanche(L),

S .Baudains(H), Le Fondré(L), Le Geyt(S), W alker(H), Crespel(H), Pullin(S), Trinity , C arter(H), Johns(H), Duhamel(S),

L ayzell(B), Huet(H), St. Martin .

Audit Commission: appointment - P.13/94

THE STATES acceded to the request of the President of the Finance and Economics Committee that the proposition regarding the appointment

of an Audit Commission be deferred to a later

date.

La Collette, St. Helier - Phase II

THE STATES commenced consideration of paragraph (a) of a proposition of the Public Services Committee requesting the suspension of Standing Order No. 18(2) to allow consideration at the

present meeting of a proposition regarding the proposed breakwater which would enclose a land reclamation scheme south and south-east of La Collette, St. Helier. After discussion, further consideration of the proposition was deferred.

Adjournment

THE STATES then adjourned, having agreed that consideration of the proposition relating to La Collette, St. Helier - Phase II should stand

over until Tuesday, 22nd February 1994.

THE STATES rose at 2.50 p.m.

C . M . N E W C O M BE

D e p u ty Greffier of the States.