AI-assisted research summary: This law amends the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 and sets rules for ministerial taxation drafts, expenditure approvals, and commencement.
Public Finances (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2006 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation . 23 2 Article 1 amended . 23 3 Article 11 amended . 23 4 Article 14 amended . 24 5 Article 17 amended . 24 6 Citation and commencement. 24 Public Finances (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2006 A LAW to amend the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005. Adopted by the States 20th September 2005 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 14th February 2006 Registered by the Royal Court 3rd March 2006 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Interpretation In this Law “the principal Law” means the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 [1] . 2 Article 1 amended In Article 1(1) of the principal Law , in the definition “taxation draft”, for the word “means” there shall be substituted the words “means, except in respect of an amendment moved in accordance with Article 20,”. 3 Article 11 amended For Article 11(8) of the principal Law there shall be substituted the following paragraphs – “(8) Despite paragraph (1), the States may, at any time, amend an expenditure approval on a proposition lodged by the Minister on the grounds that – (a) there is an urgent need for expenditure; and (b) no expenditure approval is available.”. 4 Article 14 amended In Article 14(1) of the principal Law , for the definition “expenditure approval” there shall be substituted the following definition – “ ‘expenditure approval’ means – (a) a financial summary mentioned in Article 12(2) that has been approved by the States in accordance with Article 13; but (b) if the States subsequently amend that financial summary in accordance with Article 11(8), that summary as so amended;”. 5 Article 17 amended Article 17 of the principal Law is amended by adding after paragraph (6) the following paragraphs – (7) A proposition that includes a taxation draft may only be lodged by the Minister in accordance with this Article. (8) However, if – (a) at any other time the States approve a proposition that suggests that a specified taxation draft should be lodged; and (b) the specified taxation draft is not included in the next budget proposition lodged in accordance with paragraph (1), the Minister must specify the reason for not doing so in the statement forming part of that budget proposition.”. 6 Citation and commencement. (1) This Law may be cited as the Public Finances (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2006. (2) It shall come into force 7 days after it is registered. a.h. harris Deputy Greffier of the States [1] chapter 24.900