Budget transfer to Economic Development following adoption of (P.46/2015)

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[THIS DECISION HAS BEEN RESCINDED BY MD-E-2016-0007] A decision made 19 January 2016:

Decision reference: MD-E-2016-0003
Decision Summary Title:	Transfer of Functions budget transfers as per P.46/2015		Date of Decision Summary:	13 January 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Transfer of Functions budget transfers as per P.46/2015		Date of Written Report:	13 January 2016
Written Report Author:	Senior Management Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Recurring budget transfers in 2016 following the adoption by the Assembly of P.46/2015.
Decision(s): The Minister approved various recurring budget transfers in 2016 following the adoption by the Assembly of P.46/2015.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1)(b) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure consequentially upon a transfer of functions by Regulations made under Article 29 of the States of Jersey Law 2005. The States adopted P.46/2015, Draft States of Jersey (Transfer of Functions No. 8) (Miscellaneous Transfers) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (principles adopted on 20th October 2015), on 16th December 2015.
Resource Implications: Economic Development, Tourism, Sport & Culture Department revenue head of expenditure to increase by a net total of £1,968,922 in 2016 and 102.5 FTEs.
Action required: Senior Management Accountant to inform the Head of Decision Support that this decision has been approved.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport & Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: