Taxation (Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) (Jersey) Regulations 2015: Law drafting instructions for Order to amend Schedules

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A decision made 23 December 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-ER-2015-0067
Decision Summary Title :	To prepare an Order to amend the Schedules forming part of the Taxation(Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) (Jersey) Regulations 2015		Date of Decision Summary:	23 December 2015
Decision Summary Author:	External Relations		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	To prepare an Order to amend the Schedules forming part of the Taxation(Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) (Jersey) Regulations 2015		Date of Written Report:	23 December 2015
Written Report Author:	Adviser – International Affairs		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: To request the Law Draftsman to prepare an Order to amend the Schedules forming part of the Taxation (Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) (Jersey) Regulations 2015
Decision(s): The Minister for External Relations approved proposals for the Law Draftsman to be requested to prepare an Order to amend the Schedules forming part of the Taxation (Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) (Jersey) Regulations 2015
Reason(s) for Decision: Schedules 2, 3 and 4 forming part of the Taxation (Implementation) (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) (Jersey) Regulations 2015 lists the jurisdictions who are committed to implement the Common Reporting Standard for the Automatic Exchange of Information. Schedule 2 lists the participating jurisdictions that have indicated their intention to first exchange information in 2017; Schedule 3 lists the participating jurisdictions that have indicated their intention to first exchange information in 2018; and Schedule 4 lists the participating jurisdictions that have committed to the common reporting Standard but have yet to set a date for when the first exchange of information is to occur. Through time jurisdictions are being added to the first two categories and removed from the third category. To incorporate these changes in the Schedules Regulation 1(6) of the Principal Regulations provides that the Minister may by Order amend any of the Schedules 2, 3 and 4.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications arising from the law drafting instructions.
Action required: The Minister for External Relations requested that the Adviser – International Affairs submit drafting instructions to the Law Draftsman’s Office.
Signature:		Position: Minister for External Relations
Date Signed: 23 December 2015		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):