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A decision made (30/05/2008) regarding: Extension of Protocol - Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC).

Decision Reference: MD-E-2008-0073
Decision Summary Title :	Extension of Protocol - Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC)		Date of Decision Summary:	27 May 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Dr J Lane, Director, Regulatory Services		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Extension of the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC) 1976		Date of Written Report:	10 April 2008
Written Report Author:	Dr J Lane, Director, Regulatory Services		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Extension of the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC).
Decision(s): The Minister approved the report and proposition entitled, ‘Draft Shipping (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 200-‘ and agreed that it should be lodged au Greffe as soon as possible.
Reason(s) for Decision: The United Kingdom has previously ratified the Convention on behalf of the Island and the Insular Authorities have requested the UK to extend the Protocol to Jersey. Amendments to the Shipping (Jersey) Law 2002 are necessary to give effect to the Protocol locally, without which the limitation of liability will remain artificially low within Jersey’s jurisdiction. The United Kingdom has also specifically recommended that all Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories now progress this. For their part, the UK can only request extension of the Protocol and the denouncing of the original Convention once the States have passed the amendments.
Resource Implications: There are no new financial, property, ICT or human resources issues arising.
Action required: Following the Ministerial Decision, the draft Law amendment will be lodged au Greffe for debate as soon as possible.
Signature: Senator P.F.C.Ozouf		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):