AI-assisted research summary: This provision lets a Committee delegate functions to its President, a sub-committee, or an officer, but not certain core powers.
Jersey Law 4/1996 STATES OF JERSEY (AMENDMENT NO. 5) LAW 1996 ____________ A LAW to amend further the States of Jersey Law 1966 sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 14th day of FEBRUARY 1996 ____________ (Registered on the 8th day of March 1996) ____________ STATES OF JERSEY ____________ The 7th day of November 1995 ____________ T HE STATES, subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – ARTICLE 1 After Article 36 of the States of Jersey Law 1966, 1 as amended, there shall be inserted the following Article – “ARTICLE 36A Power of Committee to delegate functions (1) Subject to the provisions of this Article, where by or under any Law any functions are conferred upon or vested in a Committee, it shall be lawful for the Committee to delegate such functions, either wholly or partly, to – (a) its President; or (b) a Sub-Committee of its members; or (c) an officer. (2) Any such delegation shall be specified by Act of the Committee, may in like manner be amended, varied or revoked and shall be subject to such conditions, exceptions or qualifications as may in like manner be specified at any time. (3) Nothing in this Article shall authorize a Committee to delegate – (a) any power to pass an enactment; (b) any power to decide an appeal under an enactment; (c) any function the delegation of which is expressly prohibited by law. (4) The delegation of any functions by a Committee under this Article does not prevent the exercise of those functions by the Committee itself. (5) Where any licence, permit or authorization is granted in purported exercise of functions delegated by or under any Law, no criminal proceedings shall lie against any person for any act done, or omitted to be done, in good faith and in accordance with the terms of the licence, permit or authorization, by reason that the functions had not been delegated, or that any requirement attached to the delegation of the functions had not been complied with. (6) In this Article, ‘officer’ means an employee of the States or of any administration of the States whose duties are wholly or mainly administrative, professional, technical or clerical and includes an immigration officer and an aliens officer. (7) The States may, by Regulations, amend the definition of ‘officer’ for the purposes of this Article.”. ARTICLE 2 This Law may be cited as the States of Jersey (Amendment No. 5) Law 1996 and shall come into force on such day as the States may by Act appoint. C.M. NEWCOMBE Deputy Greffier of the States 1 Volume 1966–1967, page 19.