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THE STATES assembled on Wednesday 21st May 2014, at 09.30 a.m. under

the Presidency of the Bailiff ,

Sir Michael Birt.

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All members were present at roll call with the exception of –

Senator Paul Francis Routier – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.36 a.m.)

Senator Sarah Craig Ferguson – excused attendance

Senator Lyndon John Farnham – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.54 a.m.)

Connétable Alan Simon Crowcroft of St. Helier – excused attendance

Connétable Deirdre Wendy Mezbourian of St. Lawrence – excused attendance Connétable Sadie Anthea Rennard of St. Saviour – ill

Deputy Geoffrey Peter Southern of St. Helier – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.45 a.m.) Deputy Carolyn Fiona Labey of Grouville – excused attendance

Deputy Anne Enid Pryke of Trinity – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.45 a.m.)

Deputy Montfort Tadier of St. Brelade – en défaut (défaut raised at 10.54 a.m.) Deputy James Patrick Gorton Baker of St. Helier – absent on States business Deputy Kristina Louise Moore of St. Peter – ill

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Prayers read by the Greffier of the States __________________

Notification of lodged propositions

Draft Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Amendment No. 7) (Jersey) P.97/2014. Regulations 201-.

Lodged: 21st May 2014.

States Employment Board.

Draft Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Law 201- P.36/2014

THE STATES commenced consideration of the Draft Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Law 201- and adopted the principles.

THE STATES, having been informed that the relevant scrutiny panel had indicated that it did not wish to scrutinise the draft legislation, adopted Articles 1 to 17 and the Schedules.

THE STATES adopted Article 18.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 35 CONTRE: 3 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator P.F. Routier Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Senator A. Breckon Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Senator A.J.H. Maclean Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Senator F. du H. Le Gresley

Senator I.J. Gorst

201 Price code: C

Senator L.J. Farnham Senator P.M. Bailhache Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of Grouville Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary Deputy of St. Martin Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy N.B. Le Cornu (H) Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

THE STATES adopted Articles 19 and 20.

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Public Elections (Expenditure and Donations) (Jersey) Law 201-.

Draft Public Employees (Pensions) (Jersey) Law 201- P.28/2014

THE STATES commenced consideration of the Draft Public Employees (Pensions) (Jersey) Law 201- and adopted the principles.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 35 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator P.F. Routier Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator A.J.H. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator L.J. Farnham Senator P.M. Bailhache Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of Grouville Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy of St. John

Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

THE STATES, having been informed that the relevant scrutiny panel had indicated that it did not wish to scrutinise the draft legislation, adopted Articles 1 to 6 and the Schedule.

THE STATES commenced consideration of Article 7 and, adopting an amendment of the States Employment Board, agreed that for paragraph (2) there should be substituted the following paragraph –

"(2) The caps referred to in paragraph (1) shall be rates expressed as a percentage of

pensionable earnings of contributing members of the respective schemes, provided that in the case of the employer contribution cost cap, the rate that is set shall not exceed 16.5% of pensionable earnings.".

THE STATES, having resumed consideration of Article 7, as amended, rejected an amendment of Deputy Edward James Noel of St. Lawrence that in the substituted Article 7(2), for the words "16.5% of pensionable earnings" there should be substituted the words "16% of pensionable earnings".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 2 CONTRE: 35 ABSTAIN: 0

Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Senator P.F. Routier Deputy of St. Mary Senator P.F.C. Ozouf

Senator A.J.H. Maclean

Senator B.I. Le Marquand

Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator L.J. Farnham

Senator P.M. Bailhache

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of St. Clement

Connétable of St. Peter

Connétable of St. Mary

Connétable of St. John

Connétable of St. Ouen

Connétable of St. Brelade

Connétable of St. Martin

Connétable of Grouville

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H)

Deputy G.P. Southern (H)

Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)

Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S)

Deputy M. Tadier (B)

Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)

Deputy M.R. Higgins (H)

Deputy A.K.F. Green (H)

Deputy J.M. Maçon (S)

Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy J.H. Young (B)

Deputy S.J. Pinel (C)

Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.J. Rondel (H)

Deputy N.B. Le Cornu (H)

THE STATES adopted Article 7.

THE STATES adopted Articles 8 to 13 and Schedule 2.

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Public Employees (Pensions) (Jersey) Law 201-.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 32 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator P.F. Routier Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator B.I. Le Marquand Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator L.J. Farnham Senator P.M. Bailhache Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter

Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of Grouville Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy of St. John

Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.J. Rondel (H)

THE STATES noted that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106(1)(a), Senator Alan Breckon and Deputies R.C. Duhamel of St. Saviour and R.G. Bryans of St. Helier declared an interest and withdrew from the Chamber for the duration of the debate.

Changes in Presidency

THE STATES re-assembled after the lunch adjournment under the Presidency of Mr. Michael Nelson de la Haye, Greffier of the States.

Roll call

Following the lunchtime adjournment, the Presiding Officer, in accordance with Standing Order 56(2), directed that elected members be summoned as the Assembly was inquorate. In accordance with Standing Order 56(2), having allowed such time as he considered reasonable for elected members to return to the Chamber, the Presiding Officer asked the Greffier to call the roll, as he believed that the States remained inquorate. The following members were present in the Chamber for this second roll call –

Senator A. Breckon Senator B.I. Le Marquand Senator I.J. Gorst Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of Grouville Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Martin Deputy R.G. Bryans (H)

After the roll had been taken, the States remained inquorate and the Presiding Officer, in accordance with Standing Order 56(3)(2), suspended the meeting for 15 minutes.

Draft Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Amendments) (Jersey) Law 201- P.40/2014

THE STATES commenced consideration of the Draft Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Amendments) (Jersey) Law 201- and adopted the principles.

THE STATES, having been informed that the relevant scrutiny panel had indicated that it did not wish to scrutinise the draft legislation, adopted Articles 1 to 12.

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Amendments) (Jersey) Law 201-.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 38 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator P.F. Routier

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator A. Breckon

Senator A.J.H. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator L.J. Farnham Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of Grouville Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)

Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy of St. John

Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Martin Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy N.B. Le Cornu (H) Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

Draft Companies (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 201- P.41/2014

THE STATES commenced consideration of the Draft Companies (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 201- and adopted the principles.

THE STATES, having been informed that the relevant scrutiny panel had indicated that it did not wish to scrutinise the draft legislation, adopted Articles 1 to 47.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 39 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator P.F. Routier Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator A. Breckon Senator A.J.H. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Senator I.J. Gorst

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy of St. John

Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Companies (Amendment No. 11) (Jersey) Law 201-.

Draft Public Elections (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 201- P.46/2014

THE STATES commenced consideration of the Draft Public Elections (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 201- and adopted the principles.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 39 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: 0 Senator P.F. Routier Connétable of St. John

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf

Senator A. Breckon

Senator A.J.H. Maclean

Senator B.I. Le Marquand

Senator F. du H. Le Gresley

Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator P.M. Bailhache

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of St. Clement

Connétable of St. Peter

Connétable of St. Mary

Connétable of St. Ouen

Connétable of St. Brelade

Connétable of St. Martin

Connétable of Grouville

Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)

Deputy J.A. Martin (H)

Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Martin Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

THE STATES, having been informed that the relevant scrutiny panel had indicated that it did not wish to scrutinise the draft legislation, adopted Article 1.

THE STATES commenced consideration of Article 2 and, adopting paragraph (a) of an amendment of the Comité des Connétable s, agreed that in paragraph (10), for the inserted Article 17A there should be substituted the following Article –

"17A Electoral administrator for parish

Subject to this Article, the Connétable of a parish is the electoral administrator for the parish.
If the Connétable of a parish is proposed as a candidate in the election of a Connétable or Deputy for the parish, or of a Senator, the person described in paragraph (4) shall be the electoral administrator for the parish –

from the time when the Connétable is proposed as a candidate in the election;
until –

the Connétable is, in accordance with Article 21(1), taken to have been elected in the election, or
the result is announced in the election.

If an election to which paragraph (2) applies isto be held on the same day as one or more other public elections, the result referred toin paragraph (2)(b)(ii) is the last of the results to be announced in the elections.
Subject to paragraphs (5), (6) and (7), the first Procureur du Bien Public in a parish shall be the electoral administrator for the parish.
Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the first Procureur du Bien Public and the second Procureur du Bien Public in a parish may agree that, notwithstanding paragraph (4), the second Procureur du Bien Public shall be the electoral administrator for the parish.

A Procureur du Bien Public cannot be the electoral administrator for the parish if he or she is also nominated as a candidate in the election in which the Connétable is a candidate or at any time when he or she is nominated as a candidate in any other public election.
If, by virtue of paragraph (6), there is no-one eligible to be the electoral administrator for a parish for the period described in paragraph (2), the Royal Court shall appoint a person as the electoral administrator for the parish for that period.
For the purposes of this Article, the Procureur du Bien Public in a parish who has been in that office in that parish for the longer period (or periods in the aggregate) is the first Procureur du Bien Public in the parish and the Procureur du Bien Public in the parish who has been in that office in that parish for the shorter period (or periods in the aggregate) is the second Procureur du Bien Public in the parish.";

and that after paragraph (10) there should be inserted the following paragraph and the remaining paragraphs renumbered accordingly –

"(11) In Article 20 after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraph –

(2A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), if the Connétable who convened the meeting

is not, by virtue of Article 17A(2), the electoral administrator for his or her parish, the meeting shall be presided over –

if the electoral administrator for that parish is present, by that person;
if the electoral administrator for that parish is not present, by another officer of the parish where the meeting is held (or in which the election isto take place), chosen by the persons entitled under Article 2(1), (1A), (2) or (3) to vote in the election who are present at the meeting.'.".

THE STATES adopted Article 2, as amended.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 40 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator P.F. Routier

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator A. Breckon

Senator A.J.H. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator P.M. Bailhache Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of Grouville Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Martin Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

THE STATES adopted Article 3.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 40 CONTRE: 2 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator P.F. Routier

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator A. Breckon

Senator A.J.H. Maclean Senator B.I. Le Marquand Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator L.J. Farnham Senator P.M. Bailhache Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of Grouville Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M. Tadier (B)

Connétable of St. John

Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C)

Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy of St. John Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary Deputy of St. Martin Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy N.B. Le Cornu (H) Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

THE STATES adopted Articles 4 and 5.

THE STATES commenced consideration of Article 6 and adopting an amendment of the Comité des Connétable s, agreed that paragraph (5) should be deleted and in paragraph (7), for the inserted Article 9A(5) there should be substituted the following paragraph –

"(5) Where, during the late registration period, an electoral administrator for a parish is

required by Article 7(1) to include the name of a person on the electoral register for an electoral district, the electoral administrator shall also include the person's name in the supplementary electoral register if that person's name is not included in any electoral register in force for any electoral district for the elections referred to in paragraph (1).".

THE STATES adopted Article 6, as amended.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 39 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: 0 Senator P.F. Routier Connétable of St. John

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf

Senator A. Breckon

Senator A.J.H. Maclean

Senator B.I. Le Marquand

Senator F. du H. Le Gresley

Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator L.J. Farnham

Senator P.M. Bailhache

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of St. Clement

Connétable of St. Peter

Connétable of St. Mary

Connétable of St. Ouen

Connétable of St. Brelade

Connétable of St. Martin

Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S)

Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S)

Deputy J.A. Martin (H)

Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy of St. John

Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Martin Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy N.B. Le Cornu (H) Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

THE STATES commenced consideration of Article 7 and, adopting an amendment of the Privileges and Procedures Committee, agreed that at the beginning of the Article there should be inserted the paragraph number "(1)" and after paragraph (1) the following paragraph should be added –

"(2) In Article 15 –

in paragraph (1) for the words "paragraph (2) provides" there shall be substituted the words "paragraphs (2) and (3) provide";
after paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph –

(3) The costs of sending out notices under Article 7A shall be met by the States.'."

THE STATES adopted Article 7, as amended. THE STATES adopted Articles 8 to 11.

THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, adopted a Law entitled the Public Elections (Amendment No. 5) (Jersey) Law 201-.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 37 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAIN: 0 Senator P.F. Routier Connétable of St. John

Senator P.F.C. Ozouf

Senator B.I. Le Marquand

Senator F. du H. Le Gresley

Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator L.J. Farnham

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of St. Clement

Connétable of St. Peter

Connétable of St. Mary

Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy J.H. Young (B) Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Martin

Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H) Deputy N.B. Le Cornu (H) Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

Residential rental property: minimum standards and a register of landlords P.42/2014

THE STATES commenced consideration of a proposition of Deputy Montfort Tadier of St. Brelade seeking to establish minimum standards for all categories of residential rental properties and a register of landlords (P.42/2014) and an amendment of the Minister for Housing.

Arrangement of public business for the current meeting

THE STATES, adopting a proposition of the Chairman of the Privileges and Procedures Committee, agreed that the meeting should continue until the completion of consideration of the amendment of the Minister for Housing to P.42/2014 Residential rental property: minimum standards and a register of landlords'.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 20 CONTRE: 18 ABSTAIN: 1

Senator P.F. Routier Senator A. Breckon Deputy J.H. Young (B) Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator A.J.H. Maclean

Senator I.J. Gorst Senator B.I. Le Marquand

Senator P.M. Bailhache Senator F. du H. Le Gresley

Connétable of Trinity Senator L.J. Farnham

Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter

STATES MINUTES

Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy N.B. Le Cornu (H)

21st May 2014

Connétable of St. Mary

Deputy G.P. Southern (H)

Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy J.A. Hilton (H)

Deputy T.A. Vallois (S)

Deputy M.R. Higgins (H)

Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy of St. John

Deputy S.J. Pinel (C)

Deputy R.G. Bryans (H)

Deputy R.J. Rondel (H)

Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

Residential rental property: minimum standards and a register of landlords P.42/2014

THE STATES resumed consideration of a proposition of Deputy Montfort Tadier of St. Brelade seeking to establish minimum standards for all categories of residential rental properties and a register of landlords (P.42/2014) and, adopting an amendment of the Minister for Housing, agreed that in the introductory paragraph –

for the words "Minister for Housing", there should be substituted the words "Minister for Health and Social Services, in consultation with the Minister for Housing,".
for the words "30th September", there should be substituted the words "31st December";

in paragraph (b) for the word "create", there should be substituted the words –

"request the Minister for Housing to investigate – (i) the creation of";

in paragraph (c) –

the word "investigate" should be deleted.
paragraph "(c)" should be renumbered as sub-paragraph "(ii)".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 33 CONTRE: 4 ABSTAIN: 0

Senator P.F. Routier Senator P.F.C. Ozouf Senator A. Breckon Senator B.I. Le Marquand Senator F. du H. Le Gresley Senator I.J. Gorst

Senator L.J. Farnham Senator P.M. Bailhache Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Mary

Deputy of St. Ouen

Deputy G.C.L. Baudains (C) Deputy N.B. Le Cornu (H)

Deputy S.Y. Mézec (H)

Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Deputy R.C. Duhamel (S) Deputy R.G. Le Hérissier (S) Deputy J.A. Martin (H) Deputy G.P. Southern (H) Deputy J.A. Hilton (H) Deputy of Trinity

Deputy K.C. Lewis (S) Deputy M. Tadier (B) Deputy E.J. Noel (L) Deputy T.A. Vallois (S) Deputy M.R. Higgins (H) Deputy A.K.F. Green (H) Deputy J.M. Maçon (S) Deputy of St. John

Deputy S.J. Pinel (C) Deputy of St. Mary

Deputy R.G. Bryans (H) Deputy R.J. Rondel (H)

Senators P.F.C. Ozouf , B.I. Le Marquand and I.J. Gorst , the Connétable s of Trinity , St. John and Grouville and Deputy R.C. Duhamel of St. Saviour , the Deputy of St. Ouen , Deputies J.A.N. Le Fondré and E.J. Noel of St. Lawrence , Deputy J.H. Young of St. Brelade and the Deputy of St. Mary , in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 106(b), declared an interest not being of a direct financial nature, and remained in the Chamber for the duration of the debate.

Adjournment

THE STATES adjourned, having agreed to reconvene on Thursday 22nd May 2014, to complete consideration of the proposition of Deputy Montfort Tadier of St. Brelade entitled Residential rental property: minimum standards and a register of landlords' (P.42/2014), as amended and the outstanding items of public business.

THE STATES rose at 5.45 p.m.

M.N. DE LA HAYE Greffier of the States