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Shipping (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 201-: Lodged 'au Greffe'

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A decision made 31 December 2013:

Decision Reference:  MD-E-2013-0122

Decision Summary Title :

Shipping Law Amendments

Date of Decision Summary:

19 December 2013

Decision Summary Author:

 

Maritime Compliance Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Amendments to the Shipping (Jersey) Law 2002

Date of Written Report:

17 December 2013

Written Report Author:

Maritime Compliance Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

 

Subject: Shipping (Amendment No. 4) (Jersey) Law 201- : amendments to (i) regularise the flying of certain colours in Jersey ships and (ii) assist compliance with the Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (the Palermo Convention).

 

Decision(s):

The Minister decided to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the attached Report and Projet de Loi.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

  1. A savings provision is needed in the Shipping Law to preserve the status of local yacht club and States vessel warrants for the flying of colours in certain ships.
  2. The Palermo Convention has not been extended to Jersey. It is however a political priority that it should be extended so that the Island may continue to provide the best protection it can against transnational organised crime. Legal advice is that the jurisdiction on Jersey ships should be broadened and clarified before the Convention is extended.
  3. Law drafting is now complete.

 

Resource Implications:

There are no new financial, property, ICT or human resources issues arising as a direct result of this. However as explained in the accompanying report, widening the Island’s jurisdiction could lead to a person being charged with an offence and tried in Jersey where in the past that would not have been possible. The related cost of this is expected to be managed within planned resources.

 

Action required:

The Greffier of the States to be requested to make the necessary arrangements for the draft Law to be lodged ‘au Greffe’.

 

Signature: Senator A.J.H.Maclean

Position: Minister

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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