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Sunday Trading (Regulation of Opening and Deliveries) (Jersey) Law 2010: Sunday Trading Reforms: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 27 June 2019:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2019-0031

Decision Summary Title :

Sunday Trading Reform Instructions

Date of Decision Summary:

20/06/2019

Decision Summary Author:

 

Policy Principal

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

n/a

Written Report

Title :

2019.06.20 Sunday Trading Instructions

Date of Written Report:

20/06/2019

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Exempt

QE Art 35

(SD’s also Exempt

QE Arts 32 and 35)

Subject: Shops (Regulation of Opening and Deliveries) (Jersey) Law 2010: Law Drafting Instructions to Achieve Sunday Trading Reforms

 

Decision(s): The Minister approved law drafting instructions concerning proposed revisions to the permit system for retail trading by larger shops on Sundays and certain other specified days.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

The Minister was satisfied that the case for pursuing reform of the Shops (Regulation of Opening and Deliveries) (Jersey) Law 2010 was strong, in the longer term economic interest of the Island and that the proposed reforms as set out in the appended drafting instructions reflected his position.

Resource Implications:

No direct resource implications at this stage beyond the engagement of policy and law drafting capacity.  

 

Action required:

Policy Principal to forward the approved instructions to the Law Drafting Office and report back to the Minister regularly regarding the development of the necessary draft amending legislation.  

Signature:

Position:

Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)

 

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