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Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 201-

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A decision made 31 July 2015:

Ministerial decision reference    MD-C-2015-0094

Decision summary title  Draft Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 201-

Decision summary author

Executive Officer - Legislation Advisory Panel

Is the decision summary public or exempt?  

Public

Report title  Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 201-

Report author or name of

person giving report

Senior Legal Adviser - Law Officers Department

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

The Chief Minister approved the draft Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 201-

The draft Law was concerned with; reforming the standard scale of fines, increasing the jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court to impose fines, and widening the powers of the States of Jersey to amend legislation with regard to the above.

The Chief Minister noted that the draft Law was supported by the Legislation Advisory Panel and had been discussed with the Magistrate and commented upon by the Attorney General.

Resource implications

The Chief Minister noted that there were no manpower or negative financial implications of the draft law.

Action required

The Executive Officer shall:-

  • Inform the States Greffe of the decision; and
  • forward a copy of the draft Law and Report to the Publications Editor and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the projet to be lodged “au Greffe” for debate early in the Second Session.

Signature

 

 

 

Position

Senator I J Gorst

Chief Minister

 

 

 

 

 

Date signed

 

Effective date of the decision

 

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