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Annual Business Plan 2010 - Amendment to 4th Amendment

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A decision made (21.09.2009) to lodge an amendment to the 4th amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2010.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2009-0073   

Decision Summary Title :

Annual Business Plan 2010 (P.117/2009): Amendment to 4th Amendment

Date of Decision Summary:

18/0909

Decision Summary Author:

 

Policy and Research Officer

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 :

Annual Business Plan 2010 (P.117/2009): Amendment to 4th Amendment

Date of Written Report:

17/09/09

Written Report Author:

Strategic Planning Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:

 

Chief Minister’s Amendment to the 4th Amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2010 (P.117/2009)

 

 

Decision(s):

 

Further to the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on the 17th September 2009, the Chief Minister agreed to lodge the following amendment to the 4th amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2010 (P.117/2009):

 

(i)                  In paragraph 2 (i) after the words “total income of the organisation” add the words “except where to do so would breach confidentiality agreements, Codes of Practice or legislation such as Data Protection legislation”.

 

(ii)                In paragraph 2 (ii) after the words “with no de minimis level for this listing” add the words “except where to do so would breach confidentiality agreements, Codes of Practice or legislation such as Data Protection legislation”.

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

 

This Amendment has been lodged by the Chief Minister less than 14 days before the start of the debate in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 (5) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005.  Paragraphs (4) and (5) of Article 11 are in the following terms –

 

(4)   A draft annual business plan is not capable of being amended during a debate in the States on the draft except in accordance with an amendment lodged at least 14 days before the start of the debate.

 

(5)   Paragraph (4) does not apply to an amendment moved by the Chief Minister if the States agree that the amendment may be debated forthwith or at a time approved by the States.

 

In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (5) the Chief Minister will seek the agreement of the States to debate this Amendment during the debate on the Annual Business Plan 2010.

 

The rationale for lodging this Amendment is laid out in the attached report.

 

 

Resource Implications:

 

Nil

 

Action required:

 

Amendment to the fourth Amendment to the Annual Business Plan 2010 to be lodged au Greffe for debate by the States Assembly.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

Senator Terry Le Sueur

Chief Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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