Jersey Competition and Regulatory Authority: Appointment of Board Members

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A decision made 19 July 2017:

Ministerial decision reference MD-C-2017-0101
Decision summary title Jersey Competition and Regulatory Authority: Appointment of Board Members
Decision summary author	Policy and Research Officer	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title Jersey Competition and Regulatory Authority: Appointment of Board Members
Report author or name of person giving report	Policy and Research Officer	Is the report public or exempt?		Public
Decision and reason for the decision The Minister appointed Mr. Michael Byrne and Mrs. Louise Read to the Board of the Jersey Competition and Regulatory Authority (‘JCRA’) under powers conferred by Article 3(1)(b) of the Competition Regulatory Authority (Jersey) Law 2001 (the ‘Law’). The period of appointment is from 24th July 2017 for a period of four years, to expire on 23rd July 2021. The appointments are subject to the continuance of the arrangement between the JCRA and the Guernsey Competition and Regulatory Authority (‘GCRA’) whereby executive members are shared under the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities framework. Mr. Byrne and Mrs. Read will therefore be executive members of the Board within this period subject to their ongoing tenure as Chief Executive and Director respectively of both the JCRA and GCRA. The Minister agreed to notify the States of the appointments in accordance with Article 3 of the Law. The Minister must appoint members of the JCRA Board after having first discussed such appointments with the Chairman of the Authority.
Resource implications The Authority is funded via licence fees and a grant from the Department to administer the Competition Law. No additional funding or resources are required as a consequence of this decision.
Action required Report to be presented to the States Assembly to inform members of the appointment of Mr Byrne and Mrs Read in accordance with Article 3 of the Law.
Signature: Senator P.F. Routier M.B.E.			Position: Assistant Chief Minister
Date signed:			Effective date of the decision (if different from Date Signed):