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PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (7th Meeting)
20th March 2006
(Business conducted by telephone)
PART A
All members were present.
Connétable D.F. Gray of St. Clement - Chairman Senator S. Syvret
Senator M.E. Vibert
Connétable K.A. Le Brun of St. Mary
Deputy G.C.L. Baudains
Deputy C.H. Egré
Deputy J. Gallichan
In attendance -
Miss P. Horton, Clerk to the Privileges and Procedures Committee Note: The Minutes of this meeting comprise Part A only.
Draft States of A1. The Committee, with reference to its Minute No. B2 of 8th February 2006, Jersey (Powers, considered the draft States of Jersey (Powers, Privileges and Immunities) (Scrutiny Privileges and Panels, PAC and PPC) (Jersey) Regulations 200- (P.15/2006): Amendment. Immunities)
(Scrutiny Panels, The Committee was advised Regulation 3(1) linked the ability to use the powers of PAC and PPC) summons to the terms of reference and the topics assigned to each Panel. If a Panel (Jersey) went beyond its own strict topics during a review a potential witness could argue that Regulations 200- the powers could not be exercised. This would place an unnecessary restriction of the (P.15/2006): ability of Scrutiny Panels to obtain relevant evidence. It had been concluded that Amendment. Regulation 3 was unnecessary as there were adequate safeguards in the Regulations 450/3(1) to avoid any risk that a scrutiny panel or the PAC might issue a summons
inappropriately.
Encl.
The Committee noted that Regulation 3 would not be proposed when the Regulations were considered in the States and that Regulation 6(1)(a) would be deleted and the remaining sub-paragraphs renumbered. The Committee accordingly approved the amendment and requested that it be lodged au Greffe' on 21st March 2006, for consideration by the States on 4th April 2006.
Whilst not recording his dissent, Senator M.E. Vibert was of the opinion that the amendments were not required.
The Greffier of the States was requested to take the necessary action.