States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Minister for Sustainable Economic Development – Department for the Economy

Published on: 19 August 2026

Presented by: Minister for Economic Development

Reference: R.141/2026

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REPORT

On 18th August 2026, the Minister for Sustainable Economic Development 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-SED-2026-691, available at www.gov.je).

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 –

Expenditure of the Department for the Economy

Legislation:	States of Jersey Law 2005: Article 26(1)(c)
Delegate:	Accountable Officers for (each of) the area/s above.
Functions delegated:	The power to – enter into agreements on behalf of the Minister, including but not limited to accepting tenders, placing and accepting orders, appointing consultants, agreeing and signing formal contracts and other forms of engagement; acquire, hold and dispose of movable property; and do anything reasonably necessary or expedient for or incidental to any of the matters delegated above;
Scope of delegation:	Unlimited up to the amounts approved by the States Assembly for the above areas. Subject in all instances to the specific obligations held as Accountable Officer and the general responsibilities of the postholder as a senior official to the Minister, including ensuring the Minister is duly informed sufficiently in advance to provide direction on contentious matters (with reference to the size of any contract (should include contracts over £1m) and/or the extent of its direct impact on Islanders). The delegation includes the ability of the Accountable Officer to schedule to their subordinate managers approval powers within their own scheme of delegation limits. In all instances, Accountable Officers also hold statutory responsibilities by virtue of their role, including ensuring financial propriety and regularity, and that resources are used economically, efficiently and effectively.

Legislation:	States of Jersey Law 2005: Article 26(1)(c)(iii)
Delegate:	Accountable Officers for (each of) the area/s above.
Functions delegated:	All powers in relation to data collection, management, processing, and releasing under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018, Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2015, and Public Records
Li mit on Scope of delegation:	Unlimited, subject in all instances to the general responsibilities of the postholder as a senior official, including ensuring the Minister is kept generally informed, with specific reference to the public interest. The delegation includes the ability of the Data Controller to schedule to their subordinate managers tasks in relation to the management of data.

R.141/2026