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Printed (by Authority) by CORRIE Ltd., 48 Bucks Road, Douglas, Isle of Man. REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF TYNWALD COURT Douglas, Tuesday, 20th April 1999 at 10.30 a.m. Present: Procedural The President of Tynwald (the Hon Sir Charles Kerruish OBE LLD (hc) CP). In the Council: The Lord The President: Hon. members, in connection with the Bishop (the Rt Rev Noel Debroy Jones), the Arbory and East Rushen Local Plan, which is item 21 on the order paper, certain persons have signified their Attorney-General (Mr W J H Corlett), Hon C M Christian, intention to appear at the bar. I think it would be therefore Messrs E A Crowe, D F K Delaney, J R Kniveton, helpful for those persons, and indeed for members, to know E G Lowey, Hon E J Mann, Messrs J N Radcliffe and that we will commence this item as soon as practicable G H Waft, with Mrs M Cullen, Acting Clerk of the Council. after 4.30 p.m. today. In the Keys: The Speaker (the Hon N Q Cringle) (Rushen); Mr L I Singer and Hon A R Bell (Ramsey); Papers Laid before the Court Hon R E Quine OBE (Ayre); Mr J D Q Cannan (Michael); Hon H Hannan (Peel); Mr W A Gilbey (Glenfaba); The President: Now, I call upon the Clerk to lay papers. Mr S C Rodan (Garff); Hon D North (Middle); Mr P Karran, Hon R K Corkill and Mr G T Cannell The Clerk: I lay before the Court: (Onchan); Messrs J R Houghton and R W Henderson (Douglas North); Hon D C Cretney and Mr A C Duggan Banking Act 1998 - (Douglas South); Mr R P Braidwood and Mrs B J Cannell Banking (Fees) Regulations 1999 [SD No 137/99] (Douglas East); Messrs J P Shimmin and A F Downie Banking (General Practice) Regulatory Code 1999 (Douglas West); Hon J A Brown (Castletown); [SD No 122/99] Hon D J Gelling (Malew and Santon); Mrs P M Crowe Investment Business Acts 1991 to 1993 - (Rushen); with Prof T StJ N Bates, Clerk of Tynwald. Investment Business (Fees) Regulations 1999 [SD No 136/99] The Lord Bishop took the prayers. Investment Business Act 1991 - Financial Supervision Commission (Conduct of Apologies for Absence Business) (Amendment) Regulatory Code 1999 [SD No 90/99] The President: This morning we have apologies for Financial Supervision Act 1988 - absence from the hon. member for Onchan, Mr Karran, Financial Supervision (Restricted Schemes) and from the hon. member for Rushen, Sir Miles Walker. (Advertising and Scheme Particulars) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 [SD No 121/99] Message of Good Wishes Currency Act 1992 - to the Nunavut Assembly Currency (Isle of Man Euro Coins) Order 1999 [SD No 117/99] The President: Now, hon. members, since this hon. Customs and Excise Act 1993 - Court last met a new Canadian province with its own Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment No.2) legislative assembly, known as Nunavut, has been created. Order 1999 (Application) Order 1999 I have conveyed the greetings and good wishes of this, the [SD No 123/99] Commonwealth's oldest parliamentary assembly, to the latest addition to the Commonwealth family. Value Added Tax Act 1996 - Value Added Tax Act 1996 (Amendment) Order Members: Hear, hear. 1999 [SD No 132/99] Apologies for Absence Message of Good Wishes to the Nunavut Assembly Procedural Papers Laid before the Court T684 TYNWALD COURT, TUESDAY, 20th APRIL 1999 Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Value Added Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations Order 1999 [SD No 133/99] 1999 [SD No 131/99] Customs and Excise Acts 1986 - Income Tax (Exempt Insurance Companies) Act 1981 - Excise Duties Order 1999 [SD No 134/99] Income Tax (Exempt Insurance Companies) (Amendment) Rules 1999 [SD No 143/99] Customs and Excise Act 1993 : Pool Betting (Isle of Man) Acts 1961 to 1970 - Gaming, Betting and Lotteries Act 1988 - Pool Betting Duty (Variation) Order 1999 Crown Green Bowling Festival (No.1) Order 1999 [SD No 135/99] [SD No 140/99] Crown Green Bowling Festival (No.2) Order 1999 Pension Schemes Act 1995 - [SD No 141/99] Pension Schemes Legislation (Application) (No.2) Order 1999 [SD No 144/99] Plant Health Act 1983 - Plant Health Order 1999 [SD No 128/99] Social Security Administration Act 1992 - Plant Health (Potatoes Originating in the Social Security (Conventions) Order 1999 Netherlands) (Notification) Order 1999 [SD No 146/99] [SD No 129/99] Town and Country Planning Acts 1934 to 1991 - Medicines Act 1976 - Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Arbory and East Medicines (Pharmacies) (Registration Fees) Rushen Local Plan) Order 1999 [SD No 60/99] Regulations 1999 [SD No 109/99] Advocates Act 1995 - Reports - Advocates Incorporated Practice Rules 1999 Code of Practice on Access to Government [SD No 107/99] Information: Report of the Commissioner for the period 1st September 1996 to 31st August 1998 Income Tax Act 1995 - Report of the Isle of Man Delegation to the Islands Income Tax (Companies Residence) (Temporary Commission of the Conference of Peripheral Taxation) Order 1999 [SD 149/99] Maritime Regions of Europe 1998 Reports - European Communities - Isle of Man Government Response to the Review European Communities instruments circulated of Financial Regulation in the Crown Dependencies during January 1999 [GC No 6/99] and February Report of the Department of Health and Social 1999 [GC No 10/99] Security on Second Medical Opinions Report of the Standing Committee of Tynwald on Expenditure and Public Accounts on the Manx Electricity Authority Statutory Minimum Wage — Introduction - Question by Mr Lowey Insurance Act 1986 - Redomiciliation of Insurers (Designated Countries) The President: Hon. members, we now turn to the Regulations 1999 [SD No 145/99] question paper and the first question is in the name of the Insurance (Amendment) (Fees) Regulations 1999 hon. member of the Council, Mr Lowey, and, as he has [SD No 116/99] been slightly delayed this morning, the question will be asked on his behalf by the hon. member for Douglas North, Currency Act 1992 - Mr Henderson. Currency (Sovereign Coins) Order 1999 [SD No 118/99] Mr Henderson: Thank you, Mr President. I beg leave Currency (Crowns) (Amendment) Order 1999 to ask the Chief Minister: [SD No 119/99] Currency (30th Anniversary of First Man on the (1) Who have been appointed by the Council of Moon Crowns) Order 1999 [SD No 120/99] Ministers to implement the decision of Tynwald to introduce a statutory minimum wage; Social Security Pensions Act 1975 - Pensions Increase (Annual Review) Order 1999 (2) when have they met; and [SD No 102/99] (3) will you commit the Council of Ministers to report Value Added Tax Act 1996 - to the October sitting of Tynwald with a definite Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 1999 programme for its introduction with the proposed [SD No 130/99] amounts? Statutory Minimum Wage — Introduction — Question by Mr Lowey O TYNWALD COURT, TUESDAY, 20th APRIL 1999 T685 The President: The Chief Minister to reply. Manx Airlines — Fares — Attitude to Passengers — Question by Mr Singer Mr Gelling: Mr President, following on from this year's February sitting of Tynwald, the Council of Ministers The President: Question 2, the hon. member for agreed that this matter be referred to the Department of Ramsey, Mr Singer. Trade and Industry for appropriate action. Now, the department has been requested to report back to the Council Mr Singer: Thank you, Mr President. I beg leave to of Ministers in sufficient time for proposals to be put to ask the Chief Minister: Tynwald by not later than October this year in accordance with the terms of the resolution of Tynwald. Do pou consider that the recent announcements of I am advised that the matter is currently being a low-cost service from Manchester to Northern Ireland progressed within the Department of Trade and Industry by British Regional Airlines and of an increase in Manx by officers whose normal duties include the handling of Airlines fares, fairly reflect the company's attitude to the employment legislation. It is intended to produce a travelling public of the Isle of Man? consultative document which will be issued to interested parties prior to detailed consideration by the department The President: The Chief Minister to reply. itself. The Council of Ministers will then determine what Mr Gelling: Yes, Mr President, I am advised that British they believe to be the appropriate way of progressing the Regional Airlines have been flying from Manchester to matter in terms of the Tynwald resolution when they are Northern Ireland for several years and that their latest in possession of the department's paper and initiatives involve launching some new low fares on the recommendations. routes Manchester to Belfast City Airport. Manchester to Belfast International Airport and Liverpool to Belfast City Mr Henderson: Mr President, I thank the Chief Airport. Minister for his answer and his commitment to return to Further, I am advised that the intention of these new the October sitting of Tynwald with the aforementioned initiatives is to stimulate new business in the same way as papers and reports, and for his commitment to a their sister company, Manx Airlines, has also done from consultative document prior to the debate, but I would ask, the Isle of Man to Luton and the Isle of Man to Liverpool. could the Chief Minister confirm or deny that there are In other words, Northern Ireland will benefit from the any political members sitting on the panel which will initiatives that the British Regional group has already tested discuss this issue and, if there are any political members. and proved from the Isle of Man.