Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders (Jersey) Law 1965, incorporating the provisions of the Law into the proposed Migration Law

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A decision made 21 May 2010 regarding: Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders (Jersey) Law 1965, incorporating the provisions of the Law into the proposed Migration Law.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2010-0042
Decision Summary Title :	Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders (Jersey) Law 1965: Incorporating the provisions of the Law into the proposed Migration Law.		Date of Decision Summary:	05 May 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Manager, Business Assessment and Licensing		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 :	Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders (Jersey) Law 1965: Incorporating the provisions of the Law into the proposed Migration Law.		Date of Written Report:	05 May 2010
Written Report Author:	Senior Manager, Business Assessment and Licensing		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders (Jersey) Law 1965, (the ‘’Law’’): Incorporating the provisions of the Law into the proposed Migration Law.
Decision(s): The Chief Minister – (a) noted the decision of the Minister for Economic Development to approve the modernisation and incorporation of the provisions of the Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders (Jersey) Law 1965, into the proposed draft Migration (Jersey) Law 201-, and (b) endorsed the consequential proposal to transfer responsibility for relevant functions within the Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders (Jersey) Law 1965 to the Chief Minister.
Reason(s) for Decision: P.25/2005 – Migration: Monitoring and Regulation as lodged au Greffe by the Policy and Resources Committee, charged the Policy and Resources Committee, in consultation with the Economic Development, Housing, Home Affairs and Employment and Social Security Committees, to bring forward the necessary legal and other measures to give effect to the above for consideration by the States. The Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders (Jersey) Law 1965, is administered by the Minister for Economic Development, the purpose of the Law being to licence Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders. It would be appropriate at this time in bringing forward the necessary legal measures to effect proposition P.25/2005 to modernise the provisions and simplify the administrative processes of the Law. This would best be achieved by updating, streamlining and incorporating the provisions of the Law into the proposed Migration Law. This decision should be read in conjunction with MD-E-2010-0086.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications
Action required: The Population Office will prepare the law drafting instructions necessary to ensure that provisions of the Hawkers and Non-Resident Traders (Jersey) Law 1965, are incorporated as amended and required within the new draft Migration Law.
Signature:		Position: Senator T.A. Le Sueur, Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):