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A decision made 16 June 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-ER-2014-0003
Decision Summary Title :	Interim appointment of Acting Director of Civil Aviation		Date of Decision Summary:	16 June 2014
Decision Summary Author:	External Relations		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	External Relations
Written Report Title :	Interim appointment of Acting Director of Civil Aviation		Date of Written Report:	16 June 2014
Written Report Author:	External Relations		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Interim appointment of Acting Director of Civil Aviation
Decision(s): The Minister for External Relations, in accordance with Article 5 of the Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008, appointed Thomas Fergus Woods as interim Acting Director of Civil Aviation for the period until a new Director of Civil Aviation is appointed to the office.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Director of Civil Aviation (DCA) for Jersey and Guernsey gave notice of his retirement with effect from 16 June 2014. A new appointment will be made, jointly with Guernsey, to take up office from the beginning of August 2014. In the interim, the former DCA is eligible to hold the office and has agreed to provide interim cover to ensure there is no regulatory hiatus. In order to ensure the continuity of regulatory cover, this Ministerial Decision is effective from 16 June 2014.
Resource Implications: There are no additional resource implications.
Action required: External Relations shall – (1) inform the States Greffe of the decision and (2) notify the Acting DCA of his interim appointment.
Signature:		Position: Minister for External Relations
Date Signed:		Date of Decision

Civil Aviation - Acting Director: Interim Appointment

Decision Summary

REPORT

Interim appointment of Acting Director of Civil Aviation

The Director of Civil Aviation (DCA) for Jersey and Guernsey gave notice of his retirement with effect from 16 June 2014. A new appointment will be made, jointly with Guernsey, to take up office from the beginning of August 2014. In the interim, the former DCA is eligible to hold the office and has agreed to provide interim cover to ensure there is no regulatory hiatus.

The Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008, makes provision in Article 5 for the appointment of an Acting DCA whilst there is a vacancy:

5 Acting appointment

(1) This Article applies while –

(a) the person holding the office of Director of Civil Aviation is unable to discharge the functions of the office; or

(b) there is a vacancy in the office of Director.

(2) The Minister may appoint a person to discharge the functions of the office of Director.

(3) The person must be eligible to hold the office of Director.

The Acting DCA will continue to provide interim regulatory cover for Jersey, on the same terms as his previous appointment, until the new permanent DCA takes up office.

External Relations

16 June 2014