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Video Recordings (Jersey) Law 1990: Amendments: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 19 September 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2014-0094

Decision Summary Title :

Video Recordings (Jersey) Law 1990 – Amendments

Date of Decision Summary:

15th September 2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director of Trading Standards           

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 :

Video Recordings (Jersey) Law 1990 - Amendments

Date of Written Report:

15th September 2014

Written Report Author:

Director of

Trading Standards

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:  Video Recordings (Jersey) Law 1990 – Amendments

 

Decision(s):  The Minister-

(a)   agreed that the Video Recordings (Jersey) Law 1990 should be amended to address the issue set out in the appended report;

(b)   authorised the Director of Trading Standards to submit the necessary instructions to the Law Draftsman.

Reason(s) for Decision: It is important that Jersey legislation involving the protection of children is reviewed in light of changes to United Kingdom law. The proposed amendments will ensure that the new criteria for ‘exempted works’ under the British Board of Film Classification is incorporated into Jersey law.

Resource Implications: There are no resource implications as a result of this decision.

Action required: The Director of Trading Standards to submit appropriate drafting instructions to the Law Draftsman.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Economic Development

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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