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STATES MINUTES 8 th A p r il 1 997 P ri c e : £ 2 . 2 5
T HE STATES assembled on Tuesday, 8 th April 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 -
E nid Clare Quénault, Connétable of St.
B relade - excused
J ohn Baudains Germain, Connétable of St. M artin - ill
T erence John Le Main, Deputy of St.
H elier - out of the Island.
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P r a y e rs
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Tribute to the late Reverend P.G.K. Manton - former Senator
The Bailiff paid tribute to the late Reverend P.G.K. Manton, a former Senator.
THE STATES observed one minute's silence as a mark of respect.
St. Helena - Island Games
The Bailiff informed the Assembly that he had received the following letter from the Governor of St. Helena -
I write on behalf of the people of the
I sland of St. Helena to thank you for the
g ood wishes conveyed by Mr. Rod Amy and for t he book entitled Moods of Jersey'' which
h e presented to me last week. this
b eautiful book will be kept, for posterity,
i n the library at Plantation House.
A t 47 square miles the geographical size of S t. Helena is virtually the same of that of
t he Island of Jersey. We too have a
b eautiful island, but we lack the
p opulation and the wealth of Jersey, and we h ave been moved by the response of the
J erriais which Mr. Amy has relayed to us in r espect of the appeal to assist Saints to
a ttend and compete at the Island Games to b e held in Jersey in June.
B y means of this letter I convey our
h eartfelt thanks and to say that there will n ow be a team representing St. Helena at t he 1997 Island Games.
Y ours sincerely,
D .L. Smallman, LVO G overnor. ''
Subordinate legislation tabled
The following enactments were laid before the States, namely -
1 . Road Traffic (Saint Saviour)
( A m endment No. 5) (Jersey) Order 1997. R & O 9069.
2 . Road Traffic (Saint Martin)
( A m endment No. 7) (Jersey) Order 1997. R & O 9070.
3 . Prevention of Terrorism
( E n forcement of British Island Orders) ( J er sey) Rules 1997.
R & O 9071.
4 . Food Hygiene (General
P r o visions) (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) O rd er 1997. R & O 9072.
Matters presented
The following matters were presented to the
States -
1 . Draft Disability Transport
A ll owance (Jersey) Regulations 199 ( P .5 4/97): comments - P.56/97.
P r e sented by the Finance and
E c o nomics Committee.
2 . Culling of gulls: petition
( P .2 38/96): report - P.57/97.
P r e sented by the Agriculture and F i s heries Committee.
Matter noted - land transaction
THE STATES noted an Act of the Finance and Economics Committee, dated 24th March 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 Housing Committee, t he entering into a Deed of Arrangement
w ith Messrs. Charles Austin Noble Rollin, N icolas Philip Rollin and Mrs. Charlotte
J ane Barton, née Rollin, in order to
c larify the boundary between Leslie Sinel
C lose, St. Helier and an adjacent car
p arking area, on the basis that -
( i) the strip of land (measuring
a p p roximately 20 square feet) located
o n the opposite side of the wall from
t h e housing development would be sold t o t he heirs of the estate of the late
M r s. Edith Rollin, namely Messrs.
C h a rles Austin Noble Rollin, Nicolas
P h i lip Rollin and Mrs. Charlotte Jane
B a r ton, née Rollin, for a nominal
c o n sideration of £10;
( ii) t he section of the boundary wall
w h i ch faced south and west of
L e sl i e Sinel Close (being a strip
o f la n d 16½ inches wide beyond the
w a ll ) w ould remain in the entire
o w n e r ship of the public, all with
o ff s e t, and would be retained by
th e p u blic for the purpose of
g ai n i n g access to maintain the
w a ll ;
( iii) the public would be responsible fo r t h e repair and maintenance of
th e w a ll; and
( iv) e ach party would be responsible fo r i t s own legal costs incurred
b y t h e transaction.
Matters lodged
The following matters were lodged au Greffe'' -
1 . Frisco', No. 3 Clos de Clement, S t . Peter: purchase - P.58/97.
P r e sented by the Harbours and
A ir port Committee.
2 . Audit Commission: appointment - P . 5 9/97.
P r e sented by the Finance and
E c o nomics Committee.
3 . Draft The Lord Portsea Gift Fund
( J er sey) Act 1971 (Amendment No. 2) Act 1 9 9 - P.60/97.
P r e sented by the Education
C o m mittee.
4 . Bailiff 's Consultative Panel: S t a tes nominees - P.61/97.
P r e sented by Senator R.J.
S h e nton.
L odged on 25th March 1997
1 . Draft Disability Transport
A ll owance (Jersey) Law 1997 (Appointed D ay ) Act 199 - P.53/97.
P r e sented by the Employment and
S o c ial Security Committee.
2 . Draft Disability Transport
A ll owance (Jersey) Regulations 199 - P . 5 4/97.
P r e sented by the Employment and
S o c ial Security Committee.
L odged on 1st April 1997
3 . Army Cadet Force detachment - P . 5 5/97.
P r e sented by the Defence
C o m mittee.
Arrangement of public business for the present meeting
THE STATES confirmed that the following matters lodged au Greffe'' would be considered at the present meeting -
D raft Prison (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 1 99 - P.235/96.
L odged: 10th December 1996.
P rison Board.
D raft Criminal Justice (Jersey) Law 1 99 - P.236/96.
L odged: 10th December 1996.
P rison Board.
D raft Criminal Justice (Compensation
O rders) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 199 - P .237/96.
L odged: 10th December 1996.
P rison Board.
Arrangement of public business for the next meeting on 22nd April 1997
THE STATES confirmed that the following matters lodged au Greffe'' would be considered at the
next meeting on 22nd April 1997 -
D raft Disability Transport Allowance
( Jersey) Law 1997 (Appointed Day) Act 1 99 - P.53/97.
L odged: 25th March 1997.
E mployment and Social
S ecurity Committee.
D raft Disability Transport Allowance ( Jersey) Regulations 199 - P.54/97. L odged: 25th March 1997.
E mployment and Social
S ecurity Committee.
A rmy Cadet Force detachment - P .55/97.
L odged: 1st April 1997.
D efence Committee.
Frisco', No. 3 Clos de Clement, St. P eter: purchase - P.58/97.
L odged: 8th April 1997.
H arbours and Airport Committee. A udit Commission: appointment - P .59/97.
L odged: 8th April 1997.
F inance and Economics Committee.
D raft The Lord Portsea Gift
F und (Jersey) Act 1971 (Amendment No. 2) A ct 199 - P.60/97.
L odged: 8th April 1997.
E ducation Committee.
B ailiff's Consultative Panel: States n ominees - P.61/97.
L odged: 8th April 1997.
S enator R.J. Shenton.
Ownership of the foreshore - questions and answers (Tape No. 386)
Senator Stuart Syvret asked Senator Pierre François Horsfall, President of the Policy and Resources Committee, the following questions -
1. W ould the President inform the
S ta t e s of the current position of th e cl a im by Les Pas Holdings
L im it e d to that part of the
fo r e s h ore that forms part of the F ie f d e la Fosse?
2 . Would the President inform the States i f n egotiations have taken place
b e tw een Les Pas Holdings Limited and t h e States and/or the Waterfront
E n t erprise Board. If such negotiations h a v e taken place would he give to the S t a tes a full explanation of the
c u r rent position, including any
f in a ncial implications?''
The President of the Policy and Resources Committee replied as follows -
1. T he current position of the claim
b y L e s Pas Holdings Limited is
th a t i t is before the Court and is
th e r e fo re sub judice. However,
w h a t I can say is that the case
h as n o w reached the stage when the p ar t ie s to the action make
d is c o v ery. Discovery is a
p ro c e d ure whereby each party
fu r n is h es the other with a list of
al l t h e documents relevant to any
is s u e i n the action which the
p ar t y f urnishing the list has, or
at an y time has had, in his
p o ss e s sion. When the Court hearing w i ll c o mmence will depend upon a n u m b e r of factors, including of
co u r s e the length of time which it ta k e s t o complete comprehensive
d is c o v ery.
2 . No negotiations have taken place to
d a te between Les Pas Holdings Limited a n d the States and/or the Waterfront
E n t erprise Board. The Waterfront
E n t erprise Board is not in any event a
p a r ty to the action. The Receiver
G en eral, who represents the Crown as
t h e co-defendant in the action, has not
e n te red into any negotiations either.
H o wever, I have very recently been
a p p roached by Mr. Ian Smail, Executive D ir ector of Les Pas Holdings Limited,
e n q uiring whether we were prepared to t a lk about the possibility of holding
d i sc ussions with the Les Pas Holdings
B o a rd in an attempt to resolve the
i ss u e other than through the Courts.
T h i s approach has yet to be discussed
b y my Committee or with our legal
a d v isers.''
Town drainage scheme - question and answer (Tape No. 386)
Senator Stuart Syvret asked Senator Vernon Amy Tomes, President of the Public Services Committee, the following questions -
Will the President provide to the States
a full explanation of the current status of
t he town drainage scheme, paying particular r egard to the likely final cost of the
p roject?''
The President of the Public Services Committee replied in the following terms -
I am pleased to have the opportunity of
a nswering the Senator's question. This
g ives me the opportunity to dispel a number
o f rumours about this project.
T he civil engineering work on the storage
t ank part of the project, or, as it is more
p opularly known the Cavern, was completely f inished in February 1997.
T he boring of the tunnel from Snow Hill to
t he Weighbridge was completed in November 1 996, and work on the concrete finishes to
t his tunnel has now been completed. The
p ipes, which will carry the foul sewage
o verflow from the Weighbridge to the
C avern, are being installed. The shaft at
t he Weighbridge should be completed, and
t he area reinstated, in early June 1997.
T he boring of the tunnel from Snow Hill to t he Gas Works car park was completed in F ebruary 1997. Finishing work to this
t unnel, and the installation of the foul
s ewage overflow pipes, are taking place.
T he various shafts and site clearing works w ill then be completed, and it is
a nticipated that the civil engineering
c ontractor, Balfour Beatty Civil
E ngineering Limited, will finish its work i n July 1997.
S oon after the civil engineering contract
h as been completed, the surface water
t unnel from the Gas Works to the
W eighbridge can be commissioned, to convey s eparated surface water to sea.
T his is one of the purposes of the project,
t o reduce the overloading of the foul
s ewers by surface water which unnecessarily e nters the system, and to reduce the amount
o f surface water going unnecessarily to the
s ewage treatment works.
S omething which I would like to point out i s that the tunnels and shafts are the most
i mportant part of this project, and are the m ajor part, in terms of cost. They are
t aking the longest time to complete. Most p eople refer to the Cavern as though it was t he major part of the project. Perhaps this i s because it catches the attention more,
o n account of its physical size.
C onstructing the storage tank under Fort
R egent has been far less disruptive than
t he other options, which were considered,
w ould have been. These would have involved w orking on the Esplanade, and in the car
p arks along Victoria Avenue, affecting the
r oads, the car parks, and the walkways.
O ther options which were investigated for
t he construction of the surface water link
f rom the Gas Works to the Weighbridge would h ave involved enormous disruption, digging
u p roads in St. Helier , for example Bath
S treet. The scheme, as it is now, has not
c aused much disruption to the roads,
t raffic and businesses in the area.
A fter the civil engineering contract has
b een completed, the mechanical and
e lectrical contractor will move into Snow H ill car park, to install the operational
e quipment in the Cavern. This will take a
f urther six months, and the Cavern should b e commissioned in early 1998. It will then r eceive, and store, the foul sewage which
a t present overflows to sea on regular
o ccasions, during periods of heavy
r ainfall. This stored sewage will later be
p umped to Bellozanne for treatment.
I would like members to note that, under
t he existing arrangements, this overflowed s ewage is discharged to sea through the
s urface water outfall behind the Elizabeth T erminal, where the new marina is being c onstructed.
T he outfall has now been extended, to
d ischarge outside the marina. The discharge
o f foul sewage from this outfall, albeit
o nly at times of heavy rainfall, is a main
s ource of contamination of the sea in this
a rea, and in St. Aubin's Bay. It would also
b e somewhat undesirable to have foul sewage d ischarging into the sea just outside the
n ew marina. It was for all of the above
r easons that the storage tank, or Cavern,
p art of the project was considered
n ecessary.
T here is still work to be done on the
p rovision of the overflow from the
B eresford Street area, to relieve the
f looding which can occur there at times of v ery intense rainfall. Due to the change in l ocation of the proposed overflow shaft
f rom Wests Centre to Peter Street, this has m eant a change in the design of the shaft, a nd it cannot be constructed until after
t he completion of the main tunnel to the
G as Works. As reported above, this has not y et been fully completed. Therefore, it is
p roposed to start work on this shaft in
J anuary 1998, and it should be completed s oon after the commissioning time for the
C avern.
I t is well known, and has been much p ublicised, that there are considerable d elays on this project. This is deeply r egretted by the Committee and the D epartment.
T here are various reasons for these delays.
S ome are due to additional works which have b een found to be necessary. On projects of
t his nature and complexity, it is difficult
t o foresee every aspect of construction
w hich will be required, and the contract
c ontains provisions for such variations.
T here have been some unforeseen conditions, s uch as ground conditions, or un-charted
s ervices in the ground, which have affected m ainly the construction of the shafts.
E ven though a very extensive site
i nvestigation, involving excavating trial
h oles and drilling over 40 boreholes, was
c arried out before construction started, it
i s impossible to predict absolutely
e verything which is likely to be
e ncountered underground. This is a standard f eature of underground projects, and the
c ontract requires the contractor to take a
c ertain amount of the risk involved, but
a lso requires the employer to accept part
o f this risk.
S ome of the delays are due to breakdowns
o f plant and equipment. It must be
r emembered that tunnelling and excavating i n hard rock is working in a very harsh and e xacting environment. Tunnelling machines a re sophisticated and complex equipment,
a nd, even though they are designed for this h arsh environment, it is still common to
s uffer breakdowns.
H ere I would like to dispel one of the
r umours. It has been stated on a number of
o ccasions, particularly in the media, that
r ock was encountered where it was not
e xpected. This is totally untrue. Rock was e xpected all the way along the tunnels, in t he lower parts of the shafts, and all the
w ay through the Cavern.
T he Cavern was designed as a structure to b e constructed totally in rock.
T he tunnels were deliberately located in t he rock, to avoid the risk of causing
d amage to the buildings and structures
a bove, and this has proven to be a totally p rudent decision.
T he area which often causes disputes in s uch projects is the exact nature of the
g round or rock. Contractors tendering for w ork are provided with all of the site
i nvestigation information, including
d etails of tests on rock samples, and rock c ore samples are kept for examination.
T herefore, it does not necessarily follow
t hat all, or any, claims for delays or
a dditional costs will automatically be met. T hese have to be assessed and their
v alidity determined.
T here has been considerable speculation, m ainly in the media, on the possible final c ost of the civil engineering contract, and I have to say that it is disappointing both
t hat the Jersey Evening Post has chosen to p ublish information apparently leaked to
i t, and that statements are then made based p rimarily on reports in the media.
I thought that the proper way of dealing
w ith such issues is to contact the
P resident of the Committee concerned, to d iscuss the matter, and only then, if that
d oes not produce satisfactory results, to
b ring the matter to the House for
d iscussion. No such contact has been made t o me.
I would like to say, first of all, that the
f ull details of the costs on this project
w ill be reported to the States at the
a ppropriate time. This has already been
a greed by my Committee and by the Finance a nd Economics Committee.
I would like to assure the Senator and
t he States that the proper procedures
r equired by the States for monitoring
c apital projects have been, and will be,
f ollowed. I am sure that members will be f ully aware of these procedures.
T he Public Services Committee has been k ept informed of progress and costs at
r egular intervals, and is fully briefed on
t his matter.
T he Treasury and the Finance and
E conomics Committee have been kept informed
o f costs and potential costs.
T he Audit Commission has been monitoring t his project, and will produce a report on
i t, but at an appropriate time. The
C ommission, along with the States bodies w hich are required to be kept informed,
a ppreciates the need for confidentiality,
w hen sensitive contractual issues are being d iscussed and negotiated.
I t is not in the best interests of the
C ommittee or the States to have these
m atters discussed in public, as this could p rejudice negotiations.
I would like to point out that the figure
o f 28 million pounds mentioned in press
r eports is referred to as the bill'
s ubmitted by the contractor. The contractor c an submit the costs he feels he is
e ntitled to, under the terms of the
c ontract, including claims for conditions
w hich he feels are different to those which c ould have been foreseen. This, however, d oes not necessarily mean that these claims w ill be accepted. The contractor has to prove that they are totally justified and
c an be fully substantiated.
T he possible final cost quoted by the
J ersey Evening Post is apparently from
l eaked information, and we should not
s peculate on whether this information has b een correctly interpreted, or whether this c ost is likely.
I can say that the contractor has reduced h is claims by a significant amount,
f ollowing discussions with our engineers, a nd further evaluation of his claims is
c ontinuing.
C laims for delays and additional costs
i nvolve complex technical and contractual m atters, and these are being dealt with by
t he engineers through the proper mechanism
o f the contract.
T he contract which has been used in this
c ase is the standard Conditions of Contract
o f the Institution of Civil Engineers for W orks of Civil Engineering Construction, a nd has been developed over many years.
T he statement by the acting Chief
E xecutive Officer of the Public Services D epartment, that he is not prepared to
r eveal the Department's estimate of the
f inal cost, is not an attempt to conceal
i nformation or to evade reporting matters, b ut is a reminder that it is necessary to
l et the officers complete their
i nvestigations and negotiations in the
p roper manner, and has my full support. I d o not intend to bind the hands of my
o fficers, when they are involved in
s ensitive discussions and negotiations, and I would expect that States' members would a gree with this.
S ir, as I have said, the full details of
t he costs of this project will be reported t o the States at the appropriate time.
F inally, we have been asked about allowing t he public to visit the works. It has been
d ifficult to do this while full scale
c onstruction was taking place. However, it i s proposed to have days for public visits,
t o enable the public to view the works,
p articularly the Cavern. Access to the
t unnels is more difficult to organise, for
s afety reasons, and may not be possible.
I t will still be difficult to get visitors
i n and out of the Cavern, and numbers will h ave to be restricted, for safety reasons,
a s it is an underground installation.
T here is no problem for fit people, but it
i s a bit of a climb back up from the Cavern t o the car park. We obviously cannot have v ery young children running around, so we w ill have to put a minimum age limit on
v isitors. We are planning to have visits in M ay this year. If the demand is greater
t han we can handle on those days, then we w ill have to arrange further days for
p ublic visits.
I have already extended an invitation to a number of States' members to visit the w orks, to see for themselves, and I gladly i nvite all States' members for a visit. If
y ou would like to do so, please let me
k now.''
Airport Fire Service - questions and answers (Tape No. 386)
Deputy Philip John Rondel of St. John, asked Deputy James Thomas Johns, President of the Harbours and Airport Committee, the following questions -
1. W ould the President confirm that a
S e n io r Fire Officer for the
A i rp o r t Fire Service is to be
b ro u g h t over to Jersey from the
U n i te d Kingdom and explain the
ro l e o f this officer and the
ar r a n g ements being made to
ac c o m modate him?
2 . Would the President explain his
C o m mittee's policy in promoting from w it hin the Airport Fire Service and
g i v e details of current programmes of
o f fi cer training?''
The President of the Harbours and Airport Committee replied in the following terms -
1. F ollowing a retirement, an
A s s is ta nt Divisional Officer has
b ee n s econded from BAA(plc)
(S t a n s tead Airport) to the Airport F ir e S e rvice to assist with the
m a n a g ement of the Fire Service.
H i s a p pointment will improve the su c c e s sion planning of the service as a n u mber of the senior officers ar e re t iring in the same year. He
is b e i n g accommodated in a leased h o u se for a period of
ap p r o x imately one year as notified to th e States elsewhere today.
2 . The Committee has promoted from within t h e Airport Fire Service for at least
2 0 years. The officer training
p r o gramme has been stimulated by
a i rp ort management and Fire Service
o f fi cers but extra assistance is
r e q uired on this occasion to bring the
s u c cession programme to a satisfactory
c o n clusion. Currently, six fire-
f ig h ters are being trained to be ready
f o r more senior jobs as the opportunity
a r is es. All other professional training
i s c arried out at the Civil Aviation A u thority Fire Training School at T e e side.''
Water for fire-fighting at the airport - questions and answers (Tape No. 386)
Deputy Philip John Rondel of St. John, asked Deputy James Thomas Johns, President of the Harbours and Airport Committee, the following questions -
1. T he joint statement of the Defence
an d H a rbours and Airport
C o m m ittees issued on 25th March 1 9 9 7 o n fire safety in the John Le
F o n d ré Departure Hall at the
ai r p o rt , states in the final
p ar a g r aph that there are 80,000
g al l o n s of water available now
w i th a further 50,000 gallons to
b e a v a ilable by the end of April'
to fi g h t fires. Would the
P re s i d ent give an indication of
h o w lo ng in fire-fighting time
th i s w a ter would last in the worst
en v i s a ged scenario?
T h e joint statement also states that
t h e Jersey New Waterworks Company is s u p plementing the water supply. Would t h e President inform the House what
s te p s are being taken to give an
u n i nterrupted supply to the airport,
g i v en that water mains in the area feed h o u sing estates, etc., and when the
i n st allation will be fully operational?
2 . As a sprinkler system is to be
i n st alled in selected areas of the new D ep arture Hall would the President
i n fo rm members whether this work is p a r t of the original contract
s p e cification, and price, or an
a d d itional requirement?''
The President of the Harbours and Airport Committee replied in the following terms -
1. T he length of fire-fighting time
av a i la b le is entirely a technical
m a t te r for the States Fire
S e rv i c e. I would refer the Deputy th e r e fo re to that Service of any
d et a il e d answer to his question.
A s to future water supplies at the
A ir port, the announcement recently from
t h e Jersey New Waterworks Company that a r e servoir is to be constructed in the
n o r th of the Island, confirmed that a
l a rg e, new water main could be
o p e rational in approximately two years'
t im e.
2 . This work is not part of the original
c o n tract specification and is an
a d d itional requirement. The States Fire S e r vice has not yet recommended a
p a r ticular system and I cannot
t h er efore quote a price.''
Explosives (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 199 - P.43/97
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Explosives (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 199 .
Nursing and Residential Homes (No. 2) (Jersey) Law 199 - P.44/97
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Nursing and Residential Homes
(No. 2) (Jersey) Law 199 .
Health Insurance (Amendment No. 12) (Jersey) Law 199 - P.45/97
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Health Insurance (Amendment No. 12) (Jersey) Law 199 .
Main Roads (Classification) (No. 26) (Jersey) Act 1997- P.46/97
THE STATES, in pursuance of Article 1 of the Loi (1914) sur la Voirie'', as amended, made an Act entitled the Main Roads (Classification) (No. 26) (Jersey) Act 1997.
Patents (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 199 - P.47/97
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Patents (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 199 .
Victoria College and Jersey College for Girls: sixth form fees - P.48/97
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Education Committee, referred to their report
and proposition (P.113/73) regarding the reorganisation of secondary education, which was adopted by the States on 20th November 1973, and supported the intention of the Education Committee to re-introduce fees, with effect from September 2000, for all students following sixth form studies at Victoria College and the Jersey College for Girls.
Senator Wendy Kinnard, Deputy Alastair John Layzell of St. Brelade and Deputy Michael Edward Vibert of St. Brelade declared an interest in
the matter and withdrew from the Chamber prior to the debate.
Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 1997 - P.49/97
THE STATES, in pursuance of Articles 2, 5 and 22 of the Sea Fisheries (Jersey) Law 1994, made Regulations entitled the Sea Fisheries (Les Minquiers) (Jersey) Regulations 1997.
Social Security (Reciprocal Agreement with Jamaica) (Jersey) Act 1997 - P.50/97
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, made an Act entitled the Social Security (Reciprocal Agreement with Jamaica) (Jersey) Act 1997.
Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 1997 - P.51/97
THE STATES, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by the Order in Council of the fourteenth day of April 1884, made Regulations entitled the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 1997.
Waterfront Enterprise Board Limited: development of a leisure pool complex - P.52/97
THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Policy and Resources Committee, agreed in principle to grant to the private developer who was to
construct a leisure pool complex on land at the
St. Helier Waterfront, which was to be leased by the public to the developer, an indemnity clause
in respect of the claim by Les Pas Holdings Limited to ownership of the said land.
Members present voted as follows -
P o u r'' (35) Senators
S henton, Horsfall, Rothwell, Le Maistre, S tein, Quérée, Norman, Walker .
Connétable s
S t. Clement, St. Lawrence, St. Mary, St. P eter, Grouville , St. Helier , St. Saviour, S t. Ouen, Trinity .
Deputies
W avell(S), H. Baudains(C), Le Sueur(H),
C outanche(L), St. Mary, S. Baudains(H), Le G eyt(S), Trinity , Pullin(S), Johns(H),
R outier(H), Layzell(B), St. Martin,
B lampied(H), de la Haye(B), Le Cornu(C), S t. Peter, Dubras(L).
C o n tre'' (5) Senators
B ailhache, Syvret, Kinnard.
Deputies
D uhamel(S), Dorey(H).
Adjournment
THE STATES then adjourned, having agreed that the outstanding items of public business should stand over until Tuesday, 22nd April 1997, when they would be taken as the first items of
matters lodged under Public Business.
THE STATES rose at 12.50 p.m.
G .H .C . C O P P O C K G re f fi e r o f the States.