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Public Finances (Amendment No. 3) Law, 2011 - Transitional Order - Law Drafting Request

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A decision made 9 December 2011:

Decision Reference:  MD-TR-2011-0151

Decision Summary Title:

Law Drafting request – Transitional Order

Date of Decision Summary:

7th December 2011

Decision Summary Author:

Head of Decision Support

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Law Drafting request – Transitional Order

Date of Written Report:

7th December 2011

Written Report Author:

Decision Support Officer

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Law Drafting request – Transitional Order

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the Law Drafting request for a Transitional Order to aid the commencement of the Public Finances (Amendment No. 3) Law, 2011.

Reason(s) for Decision:

To enable Law drafting time to be allocated in order to introduce an Order to aid the implementation of the Public Finances (Amendment No 3) Law from 1st January 2012.

Resource Implications:

Apart from the resources required to draft the Order and covering report there are no financial or manpower implications from this decision.

Action required:

Head of Decision Support to notify the Law Draftsman that this request has been approved.

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources

 

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision:

 

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