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Privileges and Procedures Committee 9th April 2018

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PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (98th Meeting)

9th April 2018

(Meeting conducted via electronic mail) PART A (Non-exempt)

All members were present, with the exception of Connétable D.W. Mezbourian of St. Lawrence and Deputy S.Y. Mézec of St. Helier , from whom apologies had been received.

Connétable L. Norman of St. Clement , Chairman Deputy J.A. Martin of St. Helier

Deputy K.C. Lewis of St. Saviour

Deputy S.M. Brée of St. Clement

Deputy S.M. Wickenden of St. Helier

In attendance -

W. Millow , Assistant Greffier of the States

K.L. Slack, Clerk to the Privileges and Procedures Committee Note:  The Minutes of this meeting comprise Part A only.

Elected  A1.  The Committee, with reference to its Minute No. B1 of 27th March 2018, Speaker:  recalled that, subject to some minor amendments, it had agreed that it wished to Referendum  proceed  to  lodging  au  Greffe'  the  draft  Referendum  (Presidency  of  States Act.  Assembly) (Jersey) Act 201- (the draft Act'), which provided for a referendum to 1417/99(1)  be held on Saturday 20th October 2018 on whether the Bailiff , as President of the

States Assembly, should be replaced by a Speaker elected by States members.

The Committee received and approved the updated draft Act, together with an accompanying report, prepared by the Assistant Greffier, which provided detail on the various Articles contained therein. It requested the Assistant Greffier to arrange for the draft Act to be lodged au Greffe' for consideration by the newly constituted States Assembly in due course. The Committee also approved the report, prepared by the Referendum Commission and agreed that it should be presented to the States on the day preceding the lodging of the draft Act.

The Committee instructed the Assistant Greffier to take the necessary action.