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STATES MINUTES 3 r d J u n e 1 9 97 P ri c e : £ 2 . 2 5
T HE STATES assembled on Tuesday, 3 rd June 1997 at 9.30 a.m. under
t h e Presidency of the Bailiff ,
S ir P hilip Bailhache
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His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor,
General Sir Michael Wilkes, K.C.B., C.B.E, w a s p r e sent.
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All members were present with the exception of -
S enator Jean Amy Le Maistre - ill
S enator Frank Harris on Walker - ill
E nid Clare Quénault, Connétable of St. B relade - out of the Island.
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P r a y e rs
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Churchill Award for Courage Fund - Mr. E. Blakeley
The Bailiff , on behalf of the States, congratulated Mr. Eric Blakeley on his feat of courage, endurance and skill in climbing Mount Everest.
Senator Richard Joseph Shenton, as senior member of the States, informed the Assembly that the Bailiff 's Consultative Panel had agreed to ask
the Trustees of the Churchill Award for Courage Fund to mark the occasion with a suitable award.
Subordinate legislation tabled
The following enactment was laid before the
States, namely -
B anking Business (List of Registered P ersons) (Jersey) Order 1977.
R & O 9087
Legislation Committee - appointment of member
THE STATES appointed Deputy Shirley Margaret Baudains of St. Helier as a member of the Legislation Committee.
Matters presented
The following matters were presented to the States -
1 . Draft The Lloyds TSB (Jersey) L a w 199 . (P.77/97): comments - P . 7 8/97.
P r e sented by the Finance and
E c o nomics Committee.
2 . Probation and After Care
S e r vice: report for 1996.
P r e sented by the Prison Board.
3 . Overseas Aid: report for 1996. P r e sented by the Overseas Aid C o m mittee.
Matters noted - land transactions
THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee, dated 23rd May 1997, recording the following decision of the Treasurer of the States under delegated powers, in pursuance of Standing Orders relating to certain transactions in land -
a s recommended by the Sport, Leisure and R ecreation Committee, the lease to the
J ersey Pistol Club of an additional area
( measuring approximately 1.14 vergées) at F ield No. 89, Crabbé, St. Mary (following a c hange of use of the site, which would form a new firing range for the Club), to be
i ncorporated into the existing nine-year
l ease from 25th December 1990 for the
a djoining site, in respect of which the
a nnual rent for the whole area would be
i ncreased from £117 to £260 with effect
f rom December 1996.
Matters lodged
The following matters were lodged au Greffe'' -
1 . Projet de Loi (199 ) pour
a b r oger la Loi (1902) au sujet des
o r d res religieux étrangers - P.79/97.
P r e sented by the Legislation
C o m mittee.
2 . Clarence Court, Clarence Road, S t . Helier: transfer of
a d m inistration - P.80/97.
P r e sented by the Housing
C o m mittee.
3 . Draft Merchant Shipping (Deck
O ff icers) (Jersey) Regulations 199 - P . 8 1/97.
P r e sented by the Harbours and
A ir port Committee.
4 . Draft Merchant Shipping (Marine
E n g ineer Officers and Marine Engine O p erators) (Jersey) Regulations 199 - P . 8 2/97.
P r e sented by the Harbours and
A ir port Committee.
5 . Sutton House, The Parade, St.
H el ier: lease of office accommodation - P . 8 3/97.
P r e sented by the Finance and
E c o nomics Committee.
Arrangement of public business for the present meeting
THE STATES rejected a proposition of Senator Vernon Amy Tomes that the following matter lodged au Greffe'' be considered at the
present meeting but agreed that it should be considered at the next meeting on 17th June 1997 -
D raft The Lloyds TSB (Jersey) Law 199 - P .77/97.
L odged: 20th May 1997.
S enator V.A. Tomes.
D raft The Lloyds TSB (Jersey) Law 1 99 - (P.77/97): comments - P.78/97. L odged: 3rd June 1997.
F inance and Economics Committee.
Arrangement of public business for the next meeting on 17th June 1997
THE STATES confirmed that the following matters lodged au Greffe'' would be considered at the
next meeting on 17th June 1997 -
P rojet de Loi (199 ) pour abroger la Loi ( 1902) au sujet des ordres religieux
é trangers - P.79/97.
L odged: 3rd June 1997.
C omité de Législation.
C larence Court, Clarence Road, St. H elier: transfer of administration - P .80/97.
L odged: 3rd June 1997.
H ousing Committee.
D raft Merchant Shipping (Deck
O fficers) (Jersey) Regulations 199 - P .81/97.
L odged: 3rd June 1997.
H arbours and Airport Committee.
D raft Merchant Shipping (Marine
E ngineer Officers and Marine Engine O perators) (Jersey) Regulations 199 - P .82/97.
L odged: 3rd June 1997.
H arbours and Airport Committee.
S utton House, The Parade, St. Helier :
l ease of office accommodation - P.83/97. L odged: 3rd June 1997.
F inance and Economics
C ommittee.
Decision conferencing - question and answer (Tape No. 394)
Deputy Philip John Rondel of St. John asked Senator Pierre François Horsfall, President of the Policy and Resources Committee, the following question -
Given that a considerable amount of time h as been spent by Committees in carrying
o ut the decision conferencing procedure,
w ould the President inform members of the c ost to the Island in salaries of all staff
i nvolved in this exercise, and quantify the
c ost to all departments in the loss of
m anpower time whilst this procedure has t aken place?''
The President of the Policy and Resources Committee replied as follows -
For the Deputy 's question to be answered,
e nquiries would need to be made of each and e very Department that has participated in
t he decision conference procedure. Those
D epartments would then have to calculate
t he number of hours spent by all members of s taff involved in decision conferencing,
a nd also to calculate the hourly rate of
t hose concerned. This would be an extremely t ime consuming exercise, and I am sure that m ost if not all members would only wish to
h ave this undertaken if they are first
s atisfied on the value of the information
t o be obtained.
F or the information sought to be
m eaningful, it would need to be compared w ith the the time that officers could be
e xpected to have spent otherwise to produce t he information that is essential if we are
t o be sure that taxpayers' money is being
s pent to good effect. Every Committee and D epartment should as a matter of course be e ngaged in a process of scrutinising
e xpenditure, assessing how it supports core p olicy objectives, and producing the
i nformation necessary for the Finance and E conomics and Policy and Resources
C ommittees to put forward to the States
r ecommendations on where additional
e xpenditure can be justified and what
p riorities should be set in the allocation
b etween Committees of the funds that are at t he States' disposal.
D ecision conferencing is one way, and my
C ommittee and the Finance and Economics C ommittee consider it a good way, of
g etting Committees and Departments to
p articipate fully in the effective
p rioritisation of States' capital and
r evenue expenditure. If decision
c onferencing is not carried out, other
e xercises would need to be undertaken with
t he same objective, equally if not more
d emanding of manpower and not so effective. W hat is of paramount importance is that,
w ith net revenue expenditure of £231
m illion and with Committees wishing to s pend more money than is available, budgets a re properly scrutinised and money
a llocated to generally accepted priorities.
T hat is what decision conferencing is
d esigned to achieve.''
Agriculture and Fisheries Department: staff - question and answer (Tape No. 394)
Deputy Philip John Rondel of St. John asked Deputy Jeremy Laurence Dorey of St. Helier, President of the Agriculture and Fisheries Committee, the following question -
Would the President inform members
w hether or not the Committee has increased t he number of staff within the Agriculture
a nd Fisheries Department since the 31st
D ecember 1996 manpower report? If the
a nswer is in the affirmative, at the time
o f employing the new member of staff, had
t he Committee sought or received the
a pproval of the Establishment Committee for t he increase in manpower and would the
P resident give the date of the
E stablishment Committee's approval?''
The President of the Agriculture and Fisheries Committee replied as follows -
The Agriculture and Fisheries Committee
h as not taken on any permanent members of
s taff since 31st December 1996. However as t he Deputy of St. John will know, having
b een contacted by my Chief Officer, my
C ommittee, without seeking extra funds, is
t raining a local person in the United
K ingdom for the post of Deputy
E ntomologist/Plant Pathologist. Thus my
C ommittee needed to apply for a trainee
p ost. The Committee did not seek the
E stablishment Committee's formal permission f or this post as members of the Personnel
D epartment had been involved in the
s election procedure and were therefore
f ully aware of the situation. It is, in any
e vent, unclear within current procedures
w hether formal permission is required for a
t raining post.
H owever, on 26th February 1997, the
C ommittee sent an Act to the Establishment C ommittee seeking formal permission for the t raining post. The Committee has now
r eceived this permission in the form of an A ct dated 12th May 1997.''
Field 298, l'Avenue de la Commune, St. Peter : green organic waste processing area. Planning
and Environment Committee - question and answer (Tape No. 394)
Deputy Michael Edward Vibert of St. Brelade , asked Senator Nigel Lewis Quérée, President of the Planning and Environment Committee, the following question -
Would the President explain to members
w hy an extension has been given to the
o riginal permit granted to the Public
S ervices Committee, until 6th June 1997, to
o perate a green organic waste processing
a rea in Field 298, l'Avenue de la Commune, S t. Peter with the condition attached that
a fter this date the land shall be restored
t o its natural state, and would he give an
a ssurance that the permit will not be
f urther extended?''
The President of the Planning and Environment Committee replied as follows -
Permission for the Public Services
C ommittee to use Field No. 298, St. Peter ,
f or its present use as a green waste
r eception and processing site was granted
o n 5th December 1996 for a period of six
m onths unless an extension of this
permission is agreed in writing by the
P lanning and Environment Committee'. The f inal date for the permit is 6th June 1997.
A request was received from the Public
S ervices Committee to extend the permit in
o rder to continue the separation of the
g reen waste from the incinerator waste
s tream and to support the composting
o peration at Crabbé.
T he Applications Sub-Committee, at its
m eeting on 19th May 1997, decided that the f ull Committee needed to consider this
r equest. The next full Committee meeting is T hursday, 5th June 1997 - one day before
t he permit expiry date, so the Sub-
C ommittee agreed to extend the permit for a p eriod of one month to ensure time for
d eliberation.
T he Committee will have to bear in mind the f ollowing matters when considering the a pplication for an extension -
T he Organic Waste Working Party, formed of
o fficers of the Planning and Environment,
P ublic Services and Agriculture and
F isheries Committees, have recommended the e stablishment of a central composting site
a nd are in the process of reviewing
a lternative sites and technologies with
a ssistance from the Henry Doubleday
R esearch Association (HDRA). There are no
o bvious ideal' sites, consequently, we
m ust be very careful to review all options
p rudently if they are to be permanent
f acilities. It would be more practical if
t he permanent site were to comprise both
r eception and composting facilities.
I n the interim, organic waste continues to
b e generated, particularly that from the
d igging and packing of potatoes. Last year
i n total, some 6,000 tonnes of green waste w as collected. If a facility to manage this
w aste properly is not provided,
p articularly given that the incinerator
c ould not presently accept that amount of
a dditional material and that the
a gricultural industry's customers are
d emanding ever higher environmental
s tandards, including methods of waste
d isposal, there is the potential for severe
e nvironmental and economic consequences, f or example fly-tipping with the risk of
w ater pollution. The temporary composting s ite at Crabbé (which has a permit till
3 1st December 1997) is now operating
e ffectively to produce compost, improving e normously the management of agricultural w aste. The green waste which is shredded at S t. Peter and taken to the Crabbé site is
a n essential component of the composting
p rocess.
T he options to be considered for Field N o. 298 include -
c l os ing the site; doing this before
a n o ther site is identified would
p r e vent the composting operation at
C r a bbé from continuing, for the reasons s ta t ed previously, resulting in
d i sa strous effects for the agricultural
i n d ustry, waste management in the
I s la nd and the local environment;
m oving the shredding operation to
a n o ther site is dependent on
i d en tifying a site which has better
e n v ironmental and other characteristics t h an Field No. 298, which is situated
o n a main road, has good vehicle
a c c ess, located reasonably close to
C r a bbé and where noise levels can be m an aged at levels acceptable to
e n v ironmental health;
e x te nding the permit to be concurrent
w it h the Crabbé site would ensure that
t h er e is sufficient capacity to cope
w it h the waste arising whilst a
p e r manent area is agreed and developed. T h i s could not happen, at the earliest,
u n t il late this year;
I a m unable to give any assurances that t h e permit will not be further extended
a n d my Committee is due to discuss the m at ter on Thursday, 5th June. It is
i m p ortant to recognise that our
d e c ision will be taken on the basis of
t h e best interests of the Island as a
w h ole. Waste management is an Island- w id e problem. It is equally important
t h at such facilities will need to be
o p e rated to the highest possible
s ta n dards to ensure that any
d i st urbance is minimised as far as
p o s sible. The Planning and Environment C o m mittee will, therefore, impose
s tr i ngent environmental conditions on
w as te processing operations and
s it e s.''
Field 198, l'Avenue de la Commune, St. Peter : green organic waste processing area. Public Services Committee - question and answer (Tape No. 394)
Deputy Michael Edward Vibert of St. Brelade , asked Senator Vernon Amy Tomes, President of the Public Services Committee, the following
question -
Would the President inform members of the s ituation in relation to the green organic
w aste processing area in Field 298,
l 'Avenue de la Commune, St. Peter , and why t he site is not to be vacated by the end of
t his week as originally intended?'' The President of the Public Services Committee replied as follows -
The States adopted a proposition of the
A griculture and Fisheries Committee in 1983 g ranting permission for the Airport road
s ite to be used for composting agricultural
w aste as well as the bannelais and vraic
t hat was already being composted there.
T he former Public Works Committee, now
P ublic Services Committee, have continually u sed this site since then for various types
o f agricultural and green waste disposal.
I n 1992 the volume of waste arriving at
B ellozanne for incineration was continuing
t o increase and with the new third
i ncinerator not commissioned, alternative
r outes for disposal of some combustible
w aste were investigated. The option of
s hredding and composting the Island's green w aste appeared to be a viable alternative
a nd the site at the Airport was identified
a s being suitable for this operation. After
o ne year's operation the volume of green
w aste arriving was far in excess of that
o riginally estimated and the success of the
s cheme had shown a reduction in deliveries
t o Bellozanne to be in the order of 5,000
t onnes a year. In 1993 the Public Services
C ommittee considered a report outlining the s uccess of the scheme and the requirements
f or a larger site. At that time 25 sites
w ere considered, five conforming to the
s election criteria and applications made to
t he Planning and Environment Committee, all
o f which were rejected.
I n 1994 the Public Services Committee in
c onjunction with the Planning and
E nvironment Committee set up a Working P arty to consider the options available to
f ind a solution for the increasing problem
o f dealing with the Island's agriculture
a nd green organic waste. The Working Party c oncluded that a central reception and
s hredding facility should be operated by
t he Public Services Committee at the
a irport site and the shredded material
d elivered to a series of satellite
c omposting sites run by farmers. Once
c omposted the farmer would be free to
r eturn the material to his land.
T he scheme has been operating since 1994 a nd has recently been subject to two
i ndependent audits by United Kingdom
c onsultants, Henry Doubleday Research A ssociation and ADAS who have both
c oncluded that the material is not being
c orrectly composted. The long-term
v iability of the scheme is in doubt and
c oncerns expressed by the consultants
i ndicate that a potential exists for
l eachate generation from this material and p ossible pollution to surrounding land and s urface water systems.
T he airport site has been subject to
c onsiderable attention over the past two
y ears and following reports of vermin
i nfestation a programme to improve the site
c ommenced. Alternative transport
a rrangements were made to move the shredded m aterial from site as soon as possible to
p revent any accumulation of stockpiles of
m aterial.
F ollowing the pollution incident at Crabbé
i n 1996 a further Organic Waste Working
P arty was formed under the chairmanship of
t he Planning and Environment Committee,
i nvolving officers from the Public Services
a nd Agriculture and Fisheries Committees,
t o look at the short-term remedial works at
C rabbé and find a long-term solution for
t he increasing quantity of agricultural and
g reen organic waste. The conclusions from
t he Working Party indicated that a central
s ite was required of sufficient area to
a ccommodate both shredding and composting
o perations. Whilst this work was
p rogressing the Planning and Environment
C ommittee gave permission in December 1996 f or the use of the airport site for
r eceiving and shredding only for a period
o f six months terminating on 6th June 1997.
O n 19th May 1997, the Applications Sub-
C ommittee of the Planning and Environment C ommittee considered a request to extend
t he permit for this site, and granted a one
m onth extension pending consideration by
t he full Committee on 5th June 1997. The
t hree Committees continue to work closely
t ogether to establish the most appropriate
p ermanent solution to the problem of the
p rocessing of organic waste.
I n order to continue the operation of the
r eceiving and shredding of green waste, in s upport of the composting operation at
C rabbé, which has a permit until 31st D ecember 1997, my Committee has requested a n extension to its licence to operate the
a irport site. All material received there
i s shredded and immediately transported to
C rabbé where, under the guidance of United K ingdom consultants, the Agriculture and
F isheries Committee are processing all the
I sland's agricultural waste including waste
p otatoes from this season's crop.''
Island's gross domestic product - question and answer (Tape No. 394)
Senator Stuart Syvret asked Deputy Derek Ryder Maltwood of St. Mary , Vice-President of the Finance and Economics Committee, the following question -
Would the Vice-President inform the House
o f the total tax take and social security
c ontributions as a proportion of the
I sland's gross domestic product, and how
t his figure compares with individual
E uropean Member states?''
The Vice-President of the Finance and Economics Committee replied as follows -
For 1994, the latest year for which
f igures are available, the comparisons are a s follows -
Taxes and social security contributions a s a percentage of GDP
%
G r eece (N o t a v a ilable) D e nmark 5 0 .5 S w eden 5 0 . 4 F in land 4 7 .4
B e lgium 4 5 .9 H o lland 4 5 .8 F ra nce 4 3 . 3 A u stria 4 2 .8 L u xembourg 4 2 . 4 G e rmany 4 1 .7 It a ly 4 0 .0 Ir e land 3 7 .0
S p ain 3 5 .0 P o rtugal 3 4 . 4 U n ited Kingdom 3 2 . 9 Je r sey 2 0 . 4
The answer should come as no surprise
b ecause this Island is a low-tax area and
t hat is the foundation on which much of its s uccess as an offshore finance centre
r ests. In particular, there are no taxes on
c apital in Jersey.
W hat these figures also mean, of course, is t hat take-home pay for working people in J ersey is higher than elsewhere in the
E uropean Union, something of which the
I sland can be very proud. Furthermore,
l ocal people earning less than £20,000 a
y ear enjoy take-home pay that is greater
t han their counterparts in Guernsey and the I sle of Man, our closest comparators.
T he reason for this is Jersey's unique
s ystem of granting the largest tax
a llowances to the lowest paid. The tax
t hresholds here are far higher than the
o ther two islands, as the following table i llustrates -
T a x T h r e s h o ld s
T axpayer type Jersey Guernsey Isle of Ma n
£ £ £
S ingle person 10,040 5,500 6 ,800
S ingle person plus
d ep endent child 16,340 9,240 11,450
M arried couple with
tw o young children 2 0,740 11,000 1 3 ,600
T he result is that 42 per cent of people in
J ersey pay no tax because their incomes are b elow the tax threshold.
I am glad to have had the opportunity to
p oint out, as I have done in the past, just
h ow fortunate we are to enjoy an income tax system that places only modest demands on m ost of us and places no burden at all on
t he lower-paid.''
Extension of housing consents under 1(1)(j) -
questions and answers (Tape No. 394)
Senator Stuart Syvret asked Senator Corrie Stein, President of the Housing Committee, the following questions -
1. W ould the President inform the
A s s em bly of the circumstances in
w h i ch the Housing Committee would b e p r e pared to allow the extension
b ey ond five years of a consent
u n d er Regulation 1(1)(j) of the
H o u s in g Regulations?
2 . Would the President advise the Assembly
o f t he type of business and the nature
o f a ny profession that might qualify
f o r such an extension?
3 . Would the President advise the Assembly w h ether the Committee would as a matter
o f p ractice follow the advice of the
C h i ef Adviser when considering whether t o g rant such an extension?''
The President of the Housing Committee replied as follows -
'' 1. S ince the States agreed in 1991 to
a s li g h t relaxation of the policy
o f is s u ing time limited consents
u n d er Housing Regulation 1(1)(j),
th e H o using Committee has allowed ex t e n s ions of consents beyond five y ea r s w here applications satisfy
th e re q uirements as set out in the
1 9 9 2 S trategic Policy Report,
A p pendix 7/1, as follows -
1 . the employer engages in activities th a t h a ve been, and continue to
b e, o f significant benefit to the
Is l an d , and the employee concerned m a k e s a substantial contribution
to th e activities from which that
b en e f i t is derived;
2 . the refusal to grant the consent
re q u e s ted would have a significant an d d e trimental effect on the
b en e f i ts derived by the Island
fr o m t he activities of the
em p l o yer;
3 . the employer has a satisfactory re c o r d , and is continuing to
p ar t ic i pate actively, in the tr a in i n g of persons with re s id e n tial qualifications;
4 . the experience and/or
q u al i fi cations required clearly
su g g e s t there is no prospect in
th e fo r eseeable future of the post
co n c e r ned being filled by a person w i th re sidential qualifications;
5 . the employee concerned has already re s id e d in the Island for at least
th r e e y ears with consent under
R e g u la tion 1(1)(j), and also has
b ee n w ith the applicant employer
fo r t h a t period.
2 . There are no restrictions on the type
o f b usiness and the nature of any
p r o fession that might qualify for such a n e xtension but the criteria set out
a b o ve must be satisfied.
3 . The Committee does seek the views of t h e Chief Adviser when considering
w h ether or not to grant an extension to a c o nsent issued under Regulation
1 ( 1 )(j) but there are occasions when
t h e Committee will take a different
v i ew .''
States employees - question and answer (Tape No. 394)
Deputy David Leon Crespel of Trinity , President of the Establishment Committee, answered a question asked by Deputy Philip John Rondel of St. John at the meeting on 20th May 1997, as follows -
- W ould the President give details
o f th e numbers and age groups of
al l p e r sons who commenced States' em p l o yment during the last 12
m o n t h s?''
The President replied as follows -
I regret to say that this information is
n ot readily available from the existing
m anpower information computer system, which w e are proposing to replace in the near
f uture.
F or this reason, my Department contacted
a ll States' Departments to seek the
r equisite information. All Departments
r esponded with the exception of Education w hich explained that it was not able to
m ake the return because of problems of
s taff availability. Based on the
i nformation we have received, from all
o ther Departments, I can advise that the
f ollowing numbers were recruited in 1996 in t he appropriate age bands -
A g e Range T o t a l
1 6 -2 0 4 0 2 1 -2 5 7 2 2 6 -3 0 1 2 4
3 1 -3 5 6 8 3 6 -4 0 3 6 4 1 -4 5 2 7 4 6 -5 0 2 4 5 1 -5 5 1 1 5 6 -6 0 3 6 0 + 0 T o ta l 4 0 5
I should like to emphasise that in States'
D epartments, the general rule which applies w hen making appointments is ability to do t he job, and that there is no
d iscrimination on grounds of age. The
q uestion of age is specifically covered in
o ur Equal Opportunities Policy, which is
b rought to the attention of all new
e mployees in the induction programme.
T he President of the Education Committee
h as explained to me that if the point of
t he question asked by Deputy Rondel is to
e stablish that there is no discrimination
o n grounds of age, we would not be able to
d o so by examining data from that
D epartment since most of its new starters
w ould be main professional grade teachers
w ho would normally be of limited experience a nd therefore younger people. He has
a ssured me, however, that appointments made b y the Education Committee are made on
g rounds of competence, not age.''
Financial forecasts and income tax - question and answer (Tape No. 394)
Deputy Derek Ryder Maltwood of St. Mary, Vice- President of the Finance and Economics Committee, answered further a question asked by Senator Stuart Syvret at the meeting on 20th May 1997, as follows -
- W ill thePresidentinform the
H o u s e how many of those wealthy im m i g rants who have secured
re s id e n cy in the Island under
R e g u la tion 1(1)(k) of the Housing L a w p aid income tax in the Island in 1 9 9 4?''
The Vice-President replied as follows -
Regulation 1(1)(k) was effective from
D ecember 1970. The number of wealthy
i mmigrants who purchased property under
t hat Regulation between 1970 and 1994, and w ho still resided in Jersey at 31st
D ecember 1994 was 183. Ten of them did not p ay tax for 1994. Seven of those 10 arrived
i n the 1970s and the other three in the
1 980s. In nine of the ten cases,
s ubstantial tax was paid in earlier years.
S ubsequently they suffered financial
r everses of one kind or another, although
i n some instances tax contributions have
r esumed, or are expected to resume in due
c ourse. The remaining individual never
b ecame fully resident in Jersey, despite
b uying a property here.
I t will perhaps help put these numbers in p erspective if I explain that the tax
c ontribution expected of a wealthy
i mmigrant in the early days was £2,000 a y ear. Today a 1(1)(k) consent would be
g ranted to a potential wealthy immigrant
o nly if he could demonstrate the ability to p ay tax of at least £150,000 a year, unless t here were other significant economic or s ocial benefits for the Island arising from h is residence here.''
Policing of Parks (Amendment No. 12) (Jersey) Regulations 1997 - P.68/97
THE STATES, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by the Order in Council of the twenty- sixth day of December 1851, Article 49 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956, as amended, and the Policing of Roads, Parks and Sea Beaches (Application of Fines) (Jersey) Law 1957, as amended, made Regulations entitled the Policing of Parks (Amendment No. 12) (Jersey) Regulations 1997.
100 Halkett Place, St. Helier : sale - P.69/97
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Planning and Environment Committee -
( a) approved the sale by the public to
H an au Limited of the building known as 1 0 0 Halkett Place, St Helier (as shown
o n drawing No. 554/1) and all interests
t h er ein for £121,001 (one hundred and
t w e nty one thousand and one pounds)
w it h the purchaser being responsible
f o r all reasonable legal fees involved
i n t he transaction;
( b) authorised the Greffier of the States t o s ign the said drawing on behalf of t h e States;
( c) authorised the Attorney General and the G re ffier of the States to pass, on
b e h alf of the public, any contract
w h ich it might be found necessary to
p a s s in connexion with the sale;
( d) authorise the Treasurer of the States t o r eceive the payment due from the
s a le of the said building following the p a s sing of any relevant contract.
Contract lease properties: sale of freehold - P.70/97
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Housing Committee, agreed in principle and subject to the necessary consents and to the completion of the necessary legal arrangements, that the freehold of residential properties at Clos des Sables and Quennevais Park, St. Brelade , Maison d'Azette, St. Clement, and Clearview Street, St. Helier , which were currently let on contract leases, should be made available for sale from the public of the Island under the flying freehold legislation for a nominal sum to those persons who currently occupied the properties on contract leases. Bequest of the late Mr. H.E. Le Seelleur - P.71/97
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Health and Social Services Committee, agreed that the administration and all benefits received from properties which were bequeathed to the States
by the late Harold Ernest Le Seelleur be vested
in the Health and Social Services Committee for the benefit of aged, infirm and needy residents
of the Island, namely -
L e Boulevard, La Grande Route des Sablons, G rouville
C laremont, Bagatelle Road, St. Saviour
N os. 1,2,3,4 The Denes, Grève d'Azette, St. C lement
L a Pouclée Lodge, La Pouquelaye, St. Helier S ous l'Eglise, St. Peter
S tonecot, Mont Millais, St. Helier
9 Chevalier Road, St. Helier
W orkshop and offices, No. 1, Oxford Road, S t. Helier
B eau Sejour, Mont Millais, St. Helier.
States of Jersey (Amendment No. 6) Law 199 - P.74/97
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a
Law entitled the States of Jersey (Amendment
No. 6) Law 199 .
THE STATES rose at 11.04 a.m.
G .H .C . C O P P O C K G re f fi e r o f the States.