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Lord Portsea Gift Fund: Rules and Conditions: Amendments

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A decision made 30 March 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2012-0007

Decision Summary Title :

Lord Portsea Gift Fund Changes

Date of Decision Summary:

27th March 2012

Decision Summary Author:

 

Jeremy Harris,

Assistant Director – Policy and Planning

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

 Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Lord Portsea Gift Fund: proposed changes to rules and conditions

Date of Written Report:

12.3.12

Written Report Author:

Jane Bree,

Executive Officer

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

 

Subject:  Lord Portsea Gift Fund: proposed changes to rules and conditions

Decision(s):

The Minister decided –

 

(a) to write to the Deputy Judicial Greffier to confirm his agreement for the States to pass a law to be sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Counsel to -

 

(i) validate the Acts of the States of 1981 and 1997; and

(ii) enable the Fund to be incorporated in the Loi (1862) sur les teneures en fidéicommis et l'incorporation d'associations.

 

(b) to request the Law Draftsman to prepare draft legislation to give effect to these changes.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

The rules of the Fund need to be amended to take account of ministerial government. The proposed changes will also take account of a number of other changes, including altering the upper age of entitlement and extending the category of persons eligible for grants.

Resource Implications:

None.

Action required:

The ESC Department will prepare a letter to the Deputy Judicial Greffier for signature by the Minister, and will request the Law Draftsman to prepare the necessary legislation.

Signature:

Position: 

Minister for Education, Sport and Culture

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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