Teachers’
Superannuation (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007
Made 26th February 2007
Coming into force 27th
February 2007
THE CHIEF MINISTER, in pursuance of Articles 2 and 7 of the Teachers’ Superannuation
(Jersey) Law 1979[1], orders as follows –
PART 1
INTRODUCTORY
PROVISIONS
1 Interpretation
In this Order, unless the context
otherwise requires –
“accepted school”
has the meaning it has in the Teachers’ Superannuation (General
Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1986[2];
“Chairman” means the
Chairman of the Management Board appointed in accordance with Article 4;
“employer representative”
means a person appointed as an employer representative under Article 3(1);
“Law” means the
Teachers’ Superannuation (Jersey)
Law 1979[3];
“Management Board”
means the Teachers’ Superannuation Management Board established by
Article 2;
“member representative”
means a person appointed as a member representative under Article 3(1);
“organiser of teachers”
means a person in employment which involves the performance of duties in
connection with the provision of education or services ancillary to education;
“supervisor of teachers”
means a person employed in a capacity connected with education which to a
substantial extent involves the supervision or the control of teachers;
“teacher” means a
teacher, a supervisor of teachers or an organiser of teachers, who is employed
by or on behalf of the States or an accepted school.
PART 2
administration
Management Board
2 Management
Board
(1) There
shall be established a Teachers’ Superannuation Management Board.
(2) The
Management Board shall be comprised of 12 members appointed under Article 3 and
the Chairman appointed under Article 4.
(3) The
Management Board shall have and exercise all the powers, duties and functions
that are vested in it by the Law, this Order and any other order made under the
Law.
3 Appointment
of members of Management Board
(1) The
Chief Minister shall appoint to be members of the Management Board –
(a) 6 employer
representatives of whom –
(i) 2 shall be
persons recommended by the Minister for Treasury and Resources,
(ii) 2 shall be
persons recommended by the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, and
(iii) 2 shall be any persons
that the Chief Minister thinks fit; and
(b) 6
member representatives, who shall have been selected in the manner that the Chief
Minister shall agree with associations that appear to the Minister for
Education, Sport and Culture to represent the interests of teachers.
(2) A
member of the Management Board shall hold office for 3 years and shall be
eligible for re-appointment.
(3) A
member of the Management Board may at any time resign by notice in writing to
the Chairman.
(4) The
Chief Minister may at any time remove from office any member of the Management
Board appointed by him or her under this Article.
(5) The
Chief Minister may appoint a new member of the Management Board, in the manner
specified in paragraph (1), to hold office for the remainder of the term of any
member of the Management Board who has resigned, been removed from office or
died.
4 Appointment
of Chairman of Management Board
(1) The
Chairman of the Management Board shall be appointed by the Chief Minister on
the recommendation of the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
(2) A
person may not be appointed under paragraph (1) to be the Chairman of the
Management Board if he or she is, under Article 3, a member of the Management
Board.
(3) A
recommendation under paragraph (1) may only be made if it is supported by at
least 3 of the member representatives and at least 3 of the employer
representatives.
(4) The
Chairman shall hold office for the period agreed to by a majority of the member
representatives and a majority of the employer representatives.
(5) The
Chairman may be removed from office in accordance with a method agreed to by a
majority of the member representatives and a majority of the employer
representatives.
(6) The
fee (if any) to be paid to the Chairman from the assets of the Fund shall be
decided by a simple majority of the member and employer representatives.
5 Meetings
of Management Board
The Management Board may meet for the despatch of business, adjourn,
and otherwise regulate its meetings, as it thinks fit.
Part 3
Concluding provisionS
6 Citation
and commencement
(1) This
Order may be cited as the Teachers’ Superannuation (Administration)
(Jersey) Order 2007.
(2) This
Order shall come into force the day after it is made.
SENATOR F.H. WALKER
Chief Minister