AI-assisted research summary: This law amends the States of Jersey Law 2005 by changing minister appointment procedures, adding a rule that the Chief Minister cannot be appointed as another Minister or Assistant Minister, and setting commencement rules for its provisions.
L.22/2005 States of Jersey (Amendment) Law 2005 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation . 613 2 Article 19 amended . 613 3 Article 19A inserted . 614 4 Article 22 amended . 614 5 Citation and commencement 614 States of Jersey (Amendment) Law 2005 A LAW to amend the States of Jersey Law 2005. Adopted by the States 7th June 2005 Sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council 19th July 2005 Registered by the Royal Court 5th August 2005 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Interpretation In this Law “principal Law” means the States of Jersey Law 2005 . [1] 2 Article 19 amended In Article 19 of the principal Law for paragraphs (3) to (7) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs – “(3) The Chief Minister designate shall, within the prescribed period and in accordance with the prescribed procedures – (a) nominate elected members for appointment as Ministers; and (b) propose the Ministerial office to which each nominee would be assigned. (4) An elected member – (a) may, within the prescribed period and in accordance with the prescribed procedures, nominate one or more elected members for appointment as Ministers; and (b) shall, when making such a nomination, propose the Ministerial office to which the nominee would be assigned. (5) The States shall then, in accordance with the prescribed procedures, select, for each Ministerial office, from the persons nominated and proposed for assignment to that office, an elected member for appointment as a Minister and assignment to that office. (6) The Chief Minister designate may, at any time before his or her appointment to office under paragraph (7), inform the States of his or her wish to step down and, upon doing so, shall cease to be Chief Minister designate. (7) Upon the States making the last selection under paragraph (5) required to complete the constitution of the Council of Ministers, the Chief Minister designate and the persons selected are appointed to office.”. 3 Article 19A inserted After Article 19 of the principal Law there shall be inserted the following Article – “19A Chief Minister ineligible for other ministerial office The Chief Minister shall be ineligible for appointment as a Minister or Assistant Minister.” 4 Article 22 amended For paragraph (3) of Article 22 of the principal Law there shall be substituted the following paragraphs – “(3) Where a nomination has been made under paragraph (1), an elected member may, within the prescribed period, nominate an elected member for appointment as Minister for assignment to the Ministerial office proposed under paragraph (1). (4) The States shall then, in accordance with the prescribed procedures, select, from the persons nominated, an elected member for appointment as a Minister and assignment to the Ministerial office proposed and, upon the selection being made, the person selected is appointed to office.”. 5 Citation and commencement (1) This Law may be cited as the States of Jersey (Amendment) Law 2005. (2) Article 1 and this Article shall come into force 7 days after it is registered. (3) Articles 2 and 3 shall come into force on the same day as Article 19 of the States of Jersey Law 2005. (4) Article 4 shall come into force on the same day as Article 22 of the States of Jersey Law 2005. A.H. HARRIS Deputy Greffier of the States. [1] L.8/2005.