Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority: Re-Appointment of Non-Executive Director

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A decision made 24 March 2017:

Ministerial decision reference MD-C-2017-0037
Decision summary title Re-appointment of a Non-Executive Director of the JCRA
Decision summary author	Policy and Research Officer	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title Re-appointment of Non-Executive Director of the JCRA
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 Assistant Chief Minister appointed Ms. Hannah Nixon to the Board of the JCRA for a further term under powers conferred by Article 3(1)(b) of the Competition Regulatory Authority (Jersey) Law 2001 (the “Law”). The period of appointment is from 13 March 2017 for a period of three years, to expire on 12 March 2020. The Assistant Chief Minister directed that the States be notified of the appointment in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Law. Under 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 Fees payable to Non-Executive Directors of the Authority are sourced from the Annual Grant (£300,000 in 2017) made to the JCRA to administer the Competition Law as well as from the JCRA’s own accounts. There are no other financial or manpower implications for the States.
Action required The attached report is to be presented to the States as an ‘R’ to inform members of Ms. Nixon’s appointment in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Law.
Signature Senator P.F. Routier M.B.E.			Position Assistant Chief Minister

Date signed			Effective date of the decision 24th March 2017