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Liquor Licensing (Jersey) Law 201-: Re-Lodging

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A decision made 20 October 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2017-0037

Decision Summary Title :

Draft Liquor Licensing Law Relodged

Date of Decision Summary:

11th October 2017

Decision Summary Author:

 

Policy Manager, EDTSC

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Oral (with revised accompanying report to draft Law attached)

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Policy Manager, EDTSC

Written Report

Title :

Draft Liquor Licensing Report relodged

Date of Written Report:

11th October 2017

Written Report Author:

Policy Manager, EDTSC

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: Draft Liquor Licensing (Jersey) Law 201-: re-lodging

 

Decision(s):

The Assistant Minister, with reference to Ministerial Decision MD-E-2017-0020, resolved to –

(a)   withdraw the draft Liquor Licensing (Jersey) Law 201- (P.54/2017 refers) and

(b)   re-lodge the draft Law with a revised accompanying report explaining the rationale for re-lodging and with a view to securing a States debate in January 2018.

Reason(s) for Decision:

P.54/2017 was lodged on 7th June 2017, having been endorsed by both the Shadow Alcohol Licensing Policy Group and the Council of Ministers. The draft Law would be timed out unless debated by the end of November 2017. 

 

The Economic Affairs Scrutiny Panel advised the Assistant Minister that it could not complete its review of the draft Law and report to the States in time to facilitate a States debate by the end of November.  Having reflected on the position and having consulted the Shadow Alcohol Licensing Policy Group, the Assistant Minister wished to give the Scrutiny Panel a reasonable amount of additional time to complete its work and report to the States Assembly.

 

The Minister was content that Connétable S.W. Pallett of St. Brelade retained delegated authority as the Assistant Minister with responsibility for liquor licensing policy and legislative development in accordance with the terms of R.12/2015.

Resource Implications:

Resource implications are set out in the report accompanying the proposition. 

 

The new Law will in due course require £100,000 per annum ongoing funding (inclusive of funding for up to 1 FTE) plus up to £100,000 one-off set-up costs from the restructuring provision to support implementation of a new online administration system. Efforts will be made to reuse systems already being procured or in development in other departments, so as to minimise the funding required from the restructuring provision.

 

 

 

The intention is for the above costs to be borne by industry through the setting of a revised fee structure, the nature of which will be set out in draft Regulations. 

Action required:

Report and proposition to be forwarded directly to the States Greffe. The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the proposition to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ as per the decision above.

Signature:

Position:

Assistant Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)

 

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