Item for inclusion in the 2009 legislation programme.

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A decision made (25/02/2008) regarding: Item for inclusion in the 2009 legislation programme.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2008-0024
Decision Summary Title:	Legislation Programme 2009: Bids for inclusion		Date of Decision Summary:	19th February 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Ian Coupland – Business Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Legislation Programme 2009: Bids for inclusion		Date of Written Report:	19th February 2008
Written Report Author:	Ian Coupland – Business Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Item for inclusion in the 2009 legislation programme.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed that the following bids for the 2009 Law Drafting Programme should be forwarded to the Council of Ministers for their consideration – Amendments to Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005. The Minister approved the submission of a form to the Council of Ministers which indicates whether the above bids should be regarded as ‘essential’ or ‘desirable’.
Reason(s) for Decision: Further information in support of the proposed inclusion of the item(s) in the 2009 Law Drafting Programme is given in the Legislation Request Questionnaire(s) that will be forwarded to the Council of Ministers.
Resource Implications: This decision should result in improved financial performance for the States.
Action required: The Business Manger will arrange for the Legislation Request Questionnaire(s) to be collated and submitted to the Council of Ministers for their consideration.
Signature:		Position: Senator T A Le Sueur, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed: 25th February 2008		Date of Decision: 25th February 2008

Item for inclusion in the 2009 legislation programme.

REPORT TO TREASURY AND RESOURCES MINISTER

Law Drafting Programme 2009: Bid(s) for Inclusion

1. The Treasury and Resources Minister is asked to approve requests for items of legislation to be included in the 2009 Law Drafting Programme. Further information about these requests, and why they should be included in the Programme, is given in the attached Legislation Request Questionnaire(s).

The items proposed for inclusion are as follows:-

Amendments to Public Finances (Jersey Law) 2005

This list will be discussed by the Council of Ministers and, subject to approval by the Council, forwarded on to the States for consideration as part of the 2009 Business Plan.

4. In addition to the Legislation Request Questionnaires, the Minister is also asked to approve the submission of a form to the Council of Ministers which indicates whether the Legislation Request(s) for 2009 should be regarded as ‘essential’, ‘highly desirable’ or ‘desirable’.

5. Subject to approval by the Minister, the above forms will be collated and submitted to the Corporate Management Board for an initial draft prioritisation. They will then be forwarded to the Council of Ministers for their consideration, and subsequently a recommended draft programme will be included as part of the 2009 Business Plan for consideration by the States.

19th February 2008 For Decision meeting 25th February 2008