States of Jersey
(Amendment) Law 2005
A LAW to amend the States of Jersey
Law 2005.
Adopted by the
States 7th June 2005
Sanctioned by
Order of Her Majesty in Council 19th July 2005
Registered by the
Royal Court 5th
August 2005
THE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have
adopted the following Law –
1 Interpretation
In this Law “principal Law” means the States of Jersey Law 2005.[1]
2 Article
19 amended
In Article 19 of the principal Law for paragraphs (3) to (7)
there shall be substituted the following paragraphs –
“(3) The Chief Minister designate
shall, within the prescribed period and in accordance with the prescribed
procedures –
(a) nominate elected members for appointment as
Ministers; and
(b) propose the Ministerial office to which each
nominee would be assigned.
(a) may, within the prescribed period and in
accordance with the prescribed procedures, nominate one or more elected members
for appointment as Ministers; and
(b) shall, when making such a nomination,
propose the Ministerial office to which the nominee would be assigned.
(5) The States shall then, in accordance with
the prescribed procedures, select, for each Ministerial office, from the
persons nominated and proposed for assignment to that office, an elected member
for appointment as a Minister and assignment to that office.
(6) The Chief Minister designate may, at any
time before his or her appointment to office under paragraph (7), inform
the States of his or her wish to step down and, upon doing so, shall cease to
be Chief Minister designate.
(7) Upon the States making the last selection
under paragraph (5) required to complete the constitution of the Council
of Ministers, the Chief Minister designate and the persons selected are appointed
to office.”.
3 Article
19A inserted
After Article 19 of the
principal Law there shall be inserted the following Article –
“19A Chief Minister ineligible for other ministerial
office
The Chief Minister shall be ineligible for appointment as a Minister
or Assistant Minister.”
4 Article
22 amended
For paragraph (3) of
Article 22 of the principal Law there shall be substituted the following
paragraphs –
“(3) Where a nomination has been made under
paragraph (1), an elected member may, within the prescribed period,
nominate an elected member for appointment as Minister for assignment to the
Ministerial office proposed under paragraph (1).
(4) The States shall then, in accordance with
the prescribed procedures, select, from the persons nominated, an elected member
for appointment as a Minister and assignment to the Ministerial office proposed
and, upon the selection being made, the person selected is appointed to
office.”.
5 Citation
and commencement
(1) This
Law may be cited as the States of Jersey (Amendment) Law 2005.
(2) Article 1
and this Article shall come into force 7 days after it is registered.
(3) Articles
2 and 3 shall come into force on the same day as Article 19 of the States
of Jersey Law 2005.
(4) Article 4
shall come into force on the same day as Article 22 of the States of
Jersey Law 2005.
A.H. HARRIS
Deputy Greffier of the States.