Alderney ‘will not be the ashtray of the Channel Islands’

ALDERNEY’S smoking ban law has been approved in the UK – even though Guernsey’s Law Officers said it should not have been submitted.
Several other Bailiwick laws are being redrafted because of UK concerns over so-called ‘Henry VIII clauses’. These wide-ranging ordinance powers would mean laws could be revised locally without having to go back to the Privy Council – the UK legal body which must approve all local primary law.
While Alderney’s smoking legislation has these problematic clauses, it is identical to Guernsey legislation already approved.
‘The problem was the concerns that our secondary legislative powers were stronger than the Ministry of Justice’s primary powers,’ said Alderney representative Richard Willmott (pictured).
The Alderney States voted for its smoking law to go to the Privy Council to be approved earlier this year.
The Guernsey Law Officers did not believe it would get through.
‘They advised us that our smoking legislation would not be passed unless we withdrew it and amended it to remove the Henry VIII lines,’ said Mr Willmott.
‘We refused to amend it again and insisted it be passed without further delay. We just dug in our heels and decided to be stubborn.’
The Law Officers were unavailable for comment yesterday. (from thisisguernsey)

Good for Alderney, glad to see that they are prepared to go up against the UK

I often pop over to Alderney for a quick fag.!

Hmmmmmmmmm I know this is an adult forum - but should you be 'airing' your predilections on it

That's an Anglisised "fag" NOT an American " fag"

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm quite so - if you say so

maybe its time guernsey took the same stance re the uk after reading what alistair darling thinks we should be doing.just wish they would sort out the uk and leave the islands alone.