The Social Security (Jersey and Guernsey) Order 1994

Article 32 Arrangements for Administration and Co-operation

(1) The competent authorities of the Parties shall establish the administrative measures necessary for the application of this Agreement.

(2) The competent authorities of the Parties shall communicate to each other, as soon as possible, all information about the measures taken by them for the application of this Agreement or about changes in their national legislation in so far as these changes affect the application of this Agreement.

(3) The competent authorities of the Parties shall establish liaison offices for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of this Agreement.

(4) The competent authorities of the Parties shall assist one another on any matter relating to the application of this Agreement as if the matter were one affecting the application of their own legislation. This assistance shall be free of charge.

(5) Where any benefit is payable under the legislation of one Party to a person in the territory of any other Party, arrangements for the payment may be made by the competent authority of the latter Party, at the request of the competent authority of the former Party, and the former Party shall reimburse the latter Party.

(6) Where a person who is in the territory of one Party has claimed, or is receiving, benefit under the legislation of any other Party and a medical examination is necessary, the competent authority of the former Party, at the request of the competent authority of the latter Party, shall arrange for this examination. The cost of such examination shall be met by the competent authority of the former Party.

(7) A medical board appointed by the competent authority of any other Party, at the request of the competent authority of Guernsey, shall be treated as a medical board for determination of disablement questions under the legislation of Guernsey.

(8) Where the legislation of one Party provides that any certificate or other document which is submitted under the legislation of that Party shall be exempt, wholly or partly, from any taxes, legal dues or administrative charges, that exemption shall apply to any certificate or other document which is submitted under the legislation of any other Party or in accordance with this Agreement.

(9) No certificate, document or statement of any kind written in an official language of any Party shall be rejected on the ground that it is written in a foreign language.

(10) Unless disclosure is required under the legislation of a Party, any information about an individual which is sent in accordance with, and for the purposes of, this Agreement to that Party by any other Party is confidential and shall be used only for the purpose of implementing this Agreement and the legislation to which this Agreement applies.