Budget transfer: Transfer of Sport and Culture Budget to Economic Development Department (P.46/2015)

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A decision made 7th January 2016:

Decision reference: MD-ESC-2016-0003
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of Functions budget transfer as per P.46/2015		Date of Decision Summary:	7th January 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of Functions budget transfer as per P.46/2015		Date of Written Report:	7th January 2016
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Recurring budget transfer in 2016 following the adoption by the Assembly of P.46/2015.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to the budget transfer in 2016, following the adoption by the Assembly of P.46/2015 being the transfer of the Sport and Culture budget from the Education, Sport and Culture Department to the Economic Development Department, and seeks approval from the Minister for Treasury and Resources.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(b) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure consequentially upon a transfer of functions by Regulations made under Article 29 of the States of Jersey Law 2005. The States adopted P.46/2015, Draft States of Jersey (Transfer of Functions No. 8) (Miscellaneous Transfers) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (principles adopted on 20th October 2015), on 16th December 2015.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications other than the transfer between departments as detailed in the Written Report.
Action required: The Minister for the Education, Sport and Culture Department to seek approval from the Minister for Treasury and Resources for the above described budget transfer. The Head of Decision Support to notify the Executive Support, Chief Minister’s Department that the Decision has been approved.
Signature:		Position: Deputy Rod Bryans Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: