Appointment of Registrar of Shipping.

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A decision made regarding: Appointment of Registrar of Shipping.

Decision Reference: MD-E-2008-0134
Decision Summary Title :	Appointment of Registrar of Shipping		Date of Decision Summary:	03 July 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Dr J Lane, Director of Regulatory Services		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Dr Lane
Written Report Title :	n/a		Date of Written Report:	n/a
Written Report Author:	n/a		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	n/a
Subject: Appointment of Registrar of Shipping.
Decision(s): The Assistant Minister approved the transfer of the title and function of the Registrar of Shipping from the Harbour Master to the Maritime Compliance Manager, to have immediate effect.
Reason(s) for Decision: This is in accordance with article 188 of the Shipping Law and the Minister has previously delegated actions under the Shipping Law to his Assistant Minister, as stated in RC4/2006. Ministerial Decision MD-E-2008-0123 agreed to (1) the transfer of the Registry’s budget for staff, income and expenditure from Jersey Harbours to the Economic Development Department with effect from 1st January 2009, (2) the transfer of reporting lines for Registry staff in July 2008 and (3) for the Assistant Minister to appoint a new Registrar. The decision to appoint a new Registrar is therefore a necessary consequence and recognises that the transfer of management responsibility has now taken place. This change will allow the officer with managerial responsibility for the staff and budget to have the legal responsibility as well. It will also assist Jersey Harbours in managing its commercial port operations with a reduced risk of a conflict of interests.
Resource Implications: nil.
Action required: The Director of Regulatory Services will take the necessary administrative actions to ensure job descriptions and reporting lines are up-dated.
Signature: Deputy A.J.H.Maclean		Position: Assistant Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):