Petty Debts Court (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

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A decision made 12 January 2018:

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE: MD-C-2018-0004
DECISION SUMMARY TITLE: Petty Debts Court (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201- Decision to lodge ‘au Greffe’.
DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:	Executive Officer, Legislation Advisory Panel	IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?	Public
REPORT TITLE: Petty Debts Court (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201-
REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT:	Legal Adviser, Law Officers’ Department	IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?	Public
DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION: Further to a recommendation of the Legislation Advisory Panel, the Chief Minister approved for lodging ‘au Greffe’ the Draft Petty Debts Court (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201- The Draft Regulations, if approved, would increase from £10,000 to £30,000 the maximum amount (net of any interest claimed) for which the Petty Debts Court would have jurisdiction in respect of a civil matter or cause. The Draft Regulations would also increase from £15,000 to £45,000 the maximum amount for which the Petty Debts Court would have jurisdiction in respect of a claim for the cancellation of a contract of lease of an immovable property or any interest in an immovable assessed annually at the time of the institution of the proceedings. Furthermore, the Draft Regulations would increase from £10,000 to £30,000 the maximum amount that may be claimed in the Petty Debts Court by an owner of a house, building, or lands, in respect of the movable effects of a lessee situate on or removed from the premises which the lessee occupies, to be applied to the payment of the rent due and as guarantee for accruing rent, and increase from £10,000 to £30,000 the maximum amount that may be claimed in the Petty Debts Court against the property of a debtor in case of non-payment by the debtor of bills payable to bearer, bills of exchange or other instruments payable on presentation.
RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS: It is possible that the increase in jurisdiction will lead to additional and more complex claims in the Petty Debts Court than occur at present. Consequentially, the adoption of these draft Regulations may require the appointment of one additional part time relief magistrate to conduct mediations or trials of civil disputes. If this is necessary, the cost will be met out of the current budget of the Magistrate’s Court for the period of the present MTFP, including the stamp duty payable for disputes falling within the increase in jurisdiction.
ACTION REQUIRED: The Executive Officer will notify the Greffier of the States of this Ministerial Decision and request that the Draft Regulations be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for debate by the States Assembly at the earliest opportunity and on the same date as the Draft Stamp Duties and Fees (No.4) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

SIGNATURE:

POSITION:

Senator Ian Gorst

Chief Minister

DATE SIGNED:

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION: