Public Employees (Pensions) (Deferred Pensions, Transfer Payments and Refund of Contributions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201-: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made made 27 October 2017:

Ministerial decision reference MD-C-2017-0135
Decision summary title: Amendment to the Public Employees (Pensions) (Deferred Pensions, Transfer Payments and Refund of Contributions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201- Lodged au Greffe 10 October 2017
Decision summary author	Pension Regulations and Communications Officer, Treasury and Resources Department	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title : N/A
Report author or name of person giving report	N/A	Is the report public or exempt?		N/A
Decision and reason for the decision In drafting the Public Employees (Pensions) (Deferred Pensions, Transfer Payments and Refund of Contributions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201- references to age restrictions in respect of deferred benefits for uniformed members in the Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (Jersey) Regulations 1967 were unintentionally omitted. The Chief Minister decided, in order to rectify this omission, to request the Law Draftsman’s office to draft an amendment to the Public Employees (Pensions) (Deferred Pensions, Transfer Payments and Refund of Contributions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.
Resource implications None
Action required The Pension Regulations and Communications Officer to request the Law Draftsman’s office to draft an amendment to the Public Employees (Pensions) (Deferred Pensions, Transfer Payments and Refund of Contributions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.
Signature			Position Senator Andrew Green M.B.E. Deputy Chief Minister

Date signed			Effective date of the decision