Jersey Aircraft Registry: Appointment of Interim Registrar

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A decision made 27 October 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2015-0099
Decision Summary Title :	Appointment of interim Registrar of Aircraft, Jersey Aircraft Registry		Date of Decision Summary:	23rd October 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Strategic Policy Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Strategic Policy Manager
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:	N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	N/A
Subject: The appointment of the interim Registrar of Aircraft, Jersey Aircraft Registry.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to appoint Mr. Bob Commander, through Commander Aviation Services, as the interim Registrar of Aircraft, Jersey Aircraft Registry, for a maximum period of 6 months.
Reason(s) for Decision: On 8th July 2014, the States adopted the Aircraft Registration (Jersey) Law 2014 (the “Law”) and subsequently, on 20th September 2015, approved the draft Aircraft Registration (Jersey) Law 2014 (Appointed Day) Act 201- which brings the Law into force the day after the Act is debated. Article 2 of the Law provides for the Minister for Economic Development (the “Minister”) to appoint a person to hold the office of the Registrar of Aircraft. The person appointed is required to have relevant experience and expertise in civil aviation and be a fit and proper person to hold the office of Registrar of Office. The Minister is empowered to appoint any person to perform on behalf of the Registrar of Aircraft such of the Registrar’s functions as the Minister or the Registrar may authorize. Provision is also made in Article 2 for the Minister to discharge the functions of the Registrar, where no Registrar is appointed by the Minister.
Resource Implications: A financial agreement (up to £550 per diem or part thereof plus reasonable pre-approved expenses) has been reached between the Economic Development Department and Commander Aviation Services for the services of Mr. Bob Commander.
Action required: The Strategic Policy Manager is to prepare and agree a contract within the parameters established above for signing by the Accounting Officer.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):