Marriage and Civil Status Law Amendment
On 2nd June 2008, the Panel presented comments on the proposed amendment to the Marriage and Civil Status Law. If adopted, the amendment would allow parents some choice in the surname under which to register the birth of their children. The Panel held a Public Hearing with the Minister for Home Affairs to consider the amendment.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
1. To examine the rationale and principles underlying the Draft Marriage and Civil Status (Amendment No.2)(Jersey) Law 200-
2. To consider the work on which the Minister for Home Affairs has based the draft amendment
3. To assess the implications of amending (or not, as the case may be) the Marriage and Civil Status (Jersey) Law 2001
Lead officer(s)
William Millow