Teachers' Superannuation (Administration) (Jersey) Order 2007


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

 


 



[1]                                    chapter 16.850

[2]                                    chapter 16.850.60

[3]                                    chapter 16.850


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