Jersey R & O 1458

 

Act, dated 5th March, 1946, under the Committees of the States (Jersey) Law, 1946.

 

COMMITTEES OF THE STATES ACT 1946

 

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STATES OF JERSEY.

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The 5th day of March, 1946.

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THE STATES, in pursuance of the powers vested in them by the Committees of the States (Jersey) Law, 1946,1 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Law”) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, have made the following Act :  -

PART I

AMALGAMATION AND DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN COMMITTEES

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE

1.             The Finance Committee, the Committee appointed for the purposes of the “Loi (1934) pour faciliter la construction de maisons ouvrières”2 and the “Comité de surveillance et de contrôle de l’exploitation de la Société dite ‘The Jersey Electricity Company, Limited’ ” shall be amalgamated into one Committee which shall be described as the Finance Committee.

 

DEFENCE COMMITTEE

2.             The Committee of the Defence of the Island, the Committee appointed for the purposes of the “Loi (1925) sur la Police Salariée”,3 the Motor Traffic Committee, the “Comité nommé pour étudier la question de la préparation d’un rôle des Jersiais enrôlés dans les Forces Armées Britanniques, etc.” and the “Comité pour l’administration du lieu de réception (Remand Home) pour les jeunes délinquants” shall be amalgamated into one Committee which shall be described as the Defence Committee.

3.             The Public Health Committee, the Committee appointed for the purposes of the “Loi (1890) sur la régie et l’administration de l’Asile Public pour les Aliénés”4 and the Public Assistance Committee shall be amalgamated into one Committee which shall be described as the Public Health Committee5

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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

5.             The Public Works Committee, the “Comité d’Administration des Grandes Routes”, the “Comité d’Investigation au sujet des empiètements sur certaines propriétées appartenant au public”, the “Comité d’administration de la propriété dite ‘Plaisance’ ” and the Committees appointed for the purposes of the “Loi (1885) touchant l’administration des Marchés Publics”7 shall be amalgamated into one Committee which shall be described as the Public Works Committee.

 

HARBOURS AND AIRPORT COMMITTEE8

6.             The Piers and Harbours Committee shall be described as the Harbours and Airport Committee.

 

DEUX GREFFES COMMITTEE

7.             The Committee appointed for the purposes of the “Loi (1931) constituant ‘Le Département du Greffe Judiciaire’ ”9 and for the purposes of the “Loi (1931) constituant ‘Le Département du Greffe des Etats’ ”,10 the “Comité chargé de la réimpression des lois et règlements,” [the Committee appointed for the purposes of the “Règlement (1860) pour faciliter le transfert de maisons et terres en garantissant l’acquéreur, par voie d’expertise, contre toute éviction forcée par décret”11]12 and the “Comité nommé au sujet de la préservation des anciens rôles de la Cour Royale” shall be amalgamated into one Committee which shall be described as the Deux Greffes Committee.

 

TOURISM COMMITTEE

8.             The Tourism Committee and the “Comité nommé pour étudier les Lois en vigueur réglementant la vente de boissons alcooliques dans l’Ile” shall be amalgamated into one Committee which shall be described as the Tourism Committee.

 

ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES COMMITTEE

9.             The Department of Essential Commodities shall be described as the Essential Commodities Committee.

 

LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

10.          The Legislation Committee, the “Comité des propositions d’ordre privé” and the “Comité Ecclésiastique pour la considération de la législation ecclésiastique qui pourrait affecter cette Ile” shall be amalgamated into one Committee which shall be described as the Legislation Committee

PART II

CONSTITUTION OF VICTORIA COTTAGE HOMES COMMITTEE AND GEORGE V COTTAGE HOMES COMMITTEE

 

VICTORIA COTTAGE HOMES COMMITTEE

11.          Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (I) of Article 2 of the principal Law, the Victoria Cottage Homes Committee shall be constituted as provided by the Act of the States of the twelfth day of February, 1903.13

 

GEORGE V COTTAGE HOMES COMMITTEE

12.          Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (I) of Article 2 of the principal Law, the George V Cottage Homes Committee shall be constituted as provided by the Act of the States of the ninth day of July, 1938.14

PART III

SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRINCIPAL COMMITTEES

13. The Committees of the States to which this Part of this Act applies are the Finance Committee, the Defence Committee, the Public Health Committee, the Committee of Agriculture, [the Education Committee,]15 the Public Works Committee, [the Social Security Committee,]16 [the Harbours and Airport Committee, the Tourism Committee [the Housing Committee and the Island Development Committee.]17]18

14. No member of the States shall be eligible as President of more than one of the Committees of the States to which this Part of this Act applies.

15. No member of the States shall be eligible as a member of more than two of the Committees of the States to which this Part of this Act applies.

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R. F. RENAULT,

 

Acting Greffier of the States.