The Commission has published (Feb 2015) a consultation paper on a statement of principles and processes for the forthcoming civil financial penalties regime. The paper can be downloaded from the JFSC website at http://bit.ly/1yRvd6o

A consultation on draft secondary legislation that would set the civil financial penalties tariff for contraventions of Codes of Practice On 9 December 2014, the States of Jersey approved the Amendment Law. That law, which is now awaiting Privy Council approval, will amend the Commission Law to provide the Commission with the power to impose […]

ppendix 1 Consultation Paper No.2 2014 – Civil penalties: Draft Primary Legislation Response from Bedell Cristin Dear Mr Byrne Consultation Paper No. 2 2014 Civil Penalties: Draft Primary Legislation This response is divided into (A) points of substance having regard to a number of principles; and (B) detailed comments. A. Points of Substance 1. It […]

The following text is extracted from the letter sent by Jersey finance to the JFSC in response to JFSC Consultation Paper No. 2 2014 – Civil Penalties: Draft Primary Legislation (see link below or attached for full and complete text) We refer to JFSC Consultation Paper No. 2 2014 – Civil Penalties: Draft Primary Legislation […]

Following the JFSC’s publication of its Feedback on its Consultation Paper on Civil Penalties in April 2013 (the “Feedback”), key points to note are as follows. 1. It seems certain that civil penalties for breaches of codes of practice will be introduced in Jersey. They are established in the UK and available to the Guernsey […]

The Commission envisages that any civil penalties regime would need to be introduced by a combination of provisions in primary and secondary legislation, supported by published guidance. The next step will be for the Commission to commence work on producing law drafting instructions and drafting guidance. Any draft legislation and draft guidance will be consulted […]

FEEDBACK ON CONSULTATION PAPER NO. 2 2012 – 1. Consultation on the introduction of a power for the Commission to impose civil penalties for serious, uncorrected or recurring breaches of the Codes of Practice. 2. The Commission received 27 responses to the Consultation Paper, both directly and via Jersey Finance. The Commission is grateful to respondents for […]