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States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Minister for External Relations – appointment of Assistant Ministers

Published on: 3 July 2026

Presented by: Minister for External Relations

Reference: R.114/2026

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REPORT

On 3rd July 2026, the Minister for External Relations made a Ministerial Decision delegating certain of his functions under Articles 28, 30 and 30A of the States of Jersey Law 2005 (see Decision reference MD-ER-2026-564, available at www.gov.je).

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The terms of the delegations, and the legislation under which those delegations were made, were recorded in a Report attached to the Ministerial Decision, as shown below –  _____________________________________________________________________

In accordance withArticle 25(1)(a) of the States of Jersey Law 2005("the 2005 Law"), the Minister for External Relations appoints Senator Elaine Millar and Deputy C. F. Labey of Grouville and St Martin as Assistant Ministers.

In accordance with Article 28A(1) of the 2005 Law, Senator Millar is delegated the full range of functions and responsibilities relating to financial services, intellectual property and trade-marks, and sanctions and asset freezing (as outlined in the table below). The Minister  also  delegated all his  External Relations functions  to  Senator   Millar  in circumstances where the Minister is away from the Island and/or temporarily absent.

 

Legislation

Alternative Investment Funds (Jersey) Regulations 2012

Bank  (Recovery,  Resolution  and  Depositors'  Compensation) (Jersey) Law 2017

Banking Business (Jersey) Law 1991

Bankruptcy (Désastre) (Jersey) Law 1990

Charities (Jersey) Law 2014

Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988

Companies (Jersey) Law 1991

Companies (Takeovers and Mergers Panel) (Jersey) Law 2009 Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Law 1947

Dormant Bank Accounts (Jersey) Law 2017

EU Legislation (Payment Services - SEPA) (Jersey) Regulations 2015

Financial  Services  (Disclosure  and  Provision  of  Information) (Jersey) Law 2020

Financial Services Commission (Jersey) Law 1998

 

 

Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998

Forfeiture of Assets (Civil Proceedings) (Jersey) Law 2018 Foundations (Jersey) Law 2009

Incorporated Li mited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2011 Insurance Business (Jersey) Law 1996

Investors (Prevention of Fraud) (Jersey) Law 1967 Li mited Li ability Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2017

Li mited Li ability Companies (Jersey) Law 2018

Li mited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1994

Non-Profit Organizations (Jersey) Law 2008

Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999

Proceeds of Crime (Supervisory Bodies) (Jersey) Law 2008

Proceeds of Crime  and  Terrorism (Miscellaneous  Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2014

Registration of Business Names (Jersey) Law 1956

Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012

Separate Li mited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 2011

Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984

Intellectual Property (Unregistered Rights) (Jersey) Law 2011 Patents (Jersey) Law 1957

Registered Designs (Jersey) Law 1957

Trade Marks (Jersey) Law 2000 (until 31 July 2026)

Trade Marks (Jersey) Law 2026 (from 1 August 2026)

Registrar of Intellectual Property (Jersey) Law 2026 (from 1 August 2026)

Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019

 

 

 

Delegate

Senator Elaine Millar

Scope  of  the delegation

Full  Ministerial  functions  under  the  legislation  listed  above, including the authority to sign Ministerial Decisions in respect of these areas and in respect of provisions included in any relevant legislation. All External Relations functions when the Minister is away from the Island and/or temporarily absent.

In accordance with Article 28A(1) of the 2005 Law, Deputy Labey is delegated the range of functions as set out in the table below. The Minister also delegated all his External Relations functions to Deputy Labey in circumstances where the Minister and Senator Millar are both away from the Island and/or temporarily absent.

 

Delegate

Deputy C. F. Labey of Grouville and St. Martin

Responsibilities:

The Assistant Minister will have delegated responsibilities for: Enhancing engagement with the Jersey diaspora community. Engagement with the Honorary Consuls in Jersey

Engagement with French and other European communities in Jersey, and in their home nations.

Cultural and educational diplomacy.

Facilitating twinning or co-operation agreements, or the development of existing agreements, with partner and neighbouring towns and/or cities.

Scope of delegation:

Full delegation in respect of the above areas. This includes authority to sign Ministerial Decisions in respect of these areas and in respect of provisions included in any relevant legislation. All External Relations functions when the Minister and Senator Millar are away from the Island and/or temporarily absent.

Resource Implications

There are no resource implications arising from this decision.