Greville Bathe Fund: Nomination of Member

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A decision made 14 November 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2012-0086
Decision Summary Title:	Nomination of Jurat Paul Nicole as a member of the Greville Bathe Fund		Date of Decision Summary:	2 October 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Financial Management, Accounting and Reporting		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Nomination of Jurat Paul Nicole as a member of the Greville Bathe Fund		Date of Written Report:	2 October 2012
Written Report Author:	Head of Investment and Charitable Funds		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Nomination of Jurat Paul Nicole as a member of the Greville Bathe Fund (the Fund).
Decision(s): The Minister approved the nomination of Jurat Paul Nicolle as a member of the Fund and requested that it be lodged au Greffe for debate at the earliest opportunity.
Reason(s) for Decision: Appointment of Jurat Paul Nicolle as a member of the Fund following Jurat Le Breton ceasing to hold the office of Jurat. The last Will and Testament of Greville Inverness Bathe which lead to the Fund being formed stated that “I would prefer and desire that those selected by the States of Jersey for the administration and sanctioning of grants from the income of the Trust Fund hereby created should be four of the Jurats of the Royal Court of Jersey”.
Resource Implications: None.
Action required: The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the attached Report and Proposition to be lodged au Greffe with a request for debate at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: