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European Union (Repeal and Amendment) (Commencement No.2) (Jersey) Order 2019

A formal published “Ministerial Decision” is required as a record of the decision of a Minister (or an Assistant Minister where they have delegated authority) as they exercise their responsibilities and powers.

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A decision made on 18 July 2019

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE:    MD-ER-2019-0048

DECISION SUMMARY TITLE:  European Union (Repeal and Amendment) (Commencement No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2019.

DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:

Director, Brexit Unit

IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?  

Public

REPORT TITLE:   European Union (Repeal and Amendment) (Commencement No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2019.

REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT: 

Director, Brexit Unit

IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT

Public

DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION:

EURAL is the equivalent of the UK’s European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and it is a paving law that gives powers to cater for Brexit. Some of those powers have been used already to make Regulations and Orders to prepare Jersey for Exit Day (29 March, 12 April and now 31 October 2019), but they do not come into force until Brexit actually happens. Articles 6 and 7 of EURAL are the final piece of the jigsaw for ensuring that all those powers will work properly when the UK leaves the EU.

 

Now that the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 (SAFL) has been approved and will come into force on 19 July 2019, we need to “switch off” the sanctions powers that are in the European Legislation (Implementation) (Jersey) Law 2014 (the 2014 Law). This need was anticipated when EURAL was drafted, and switching off the 2014 powers is achieved by activating Articles 6 and 7 of EURAL.  The Minister for External Relations accordingly made the European Union (Repeal and Amendment) (Commencement No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2019.

RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS: 

There are no manpower or financial resource implications arising from the commencement of Articles 6 And 7 of the European Union (Repeal And Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2018 (EURAL).

ACTION REQUIRED:  External Relations shall –

(1) inform the Assistant Greffier of the States and the States Greffe Publications Editor immediately the Order is made, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the making of the Order to be notified to the States;

(2) deliver the signed and sealed Order to the Publications Editor.

 

SIGNATURE:

 

 

SENATOR IAN GORST

POSITION:

 

 

MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS

 

 

DATE SIGNED 

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION (if different)

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