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Civil Aviation (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202-

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A decision made on 9 June 2021

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE:    MD-ER-2021-0036

DECISION SUMMARY TITLE:  Draft Civil Aviation (Amendment) (Jersey) 202-: Lodging

DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:

Head of International Compliance

IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT? 

Public

 

REPORT TITLE:  Draft Civil Aviation (Amendment) (Jersey) 202-

REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT:  (if different from Decision  Summary Author)

Head of International Compliance

IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT 

Public

DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION:

The Minister for External Relations and Financial Services (MERFS) approved the draft Civil Aviation (Amendment) (Jersey) 202- (the “draft Amendment Law”) and accompanying Report and asked that the projet be lodged au Greffe for debate by the States Assembly. The MERFS also signed the Statement of Compatibility confirming that the provisions of the Law were compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.

Currently, Jersey implements its international obligations in respect of the investigation of aviation accidents and investigations under the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) (Jersey) Order 2000 (the “2000 Order”).

The Island’s legislation in this area now needs to be updated to reflect international standards set out in the current version of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (the “Chicago Convention”), relating to Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation.

Rather than updating the Island’s legislation by amendment to the 2000 Order by Order in Council, it has been decided to take this opportunity to make an amendment to the Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008 (the “Law”) to introduce regulation making powers, which will enable Regulations to be made implementing the Island’s international obligations in respect of the Chicago Convention.

As the international standards in the area of civil aviation inevitably develop in the future, the amendment to the Law that would be made by the draft Amendment Law would enable Jersey to keep pace more quickly and easily with these changes. 

The draft Amendment Law also:

-          Provides that the Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) (Jersey) Order 2000 no longer has effect;

-          Clarifies Article 148(2) of the Air Navigation (Jersey) Law 2014 (the “Air Navigation Law”), which prohibits a member of the crew of an aircraft being drunk or under the influence of drugs, and;

-          Adds a definition for the expression “psychoactive substances” used in Article 148 of the Air Navigation Law. The definition of psychoactive substances is the same as that used by the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

If the States Assembly approves the draft Amendment Law, the MERFS will later bring forward draft Regulations made under the Law to implement Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention. These draft Regulations would be brought into force in parallel with the draft Amendment Law.

RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS:

There are no resource implications for the States of Jersey as a result of this decision.

ACTION REQUIRED:

External Relations will advise the States Greffe  

SIGNATURE:

 

 

SENATOR IAN GORST

POSITION:

 

 

MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

 

 

DATE SIGNED

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION

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