Under the Regulation of Utilities (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2001, the States of Guernsey may issue Directions to the Regulator addressing major policy choices that, have implications for the wider economic and social environment of the islands.

There are four distinct areas in which the States may issue directions to the Regulator including:

• The identity of the first licensee in each sector to have a universal service obligation included in its licence
• The scope of the universal service obligation in each sector
• The extent and duration of any exclusive rights in each sector, and as a result the pace of the introduction of competition
• Any actions necessary arising from international obligations

Directions are published in the Billet for debate in the States of Deliberation. Where the States resolves to issue a Direction this is recorded in the States Resolutions arising from that meeting.

The states Directions that have been issued to the Regulator to date are set out in Annex A of the OUR annual report which is available here or can be read in the following document: OUR 03/08: States Directions to the Director General of Utility Regulation.

The formal text of the resolutions is available from the Government website at www.gov.gg

The resolutions refer to the original reports debated in the States and these can also be accessed on the States of Guernsey website. Two relevant policy letters published in 2001 can be found here:

• March Policy Letter (Please note that this is an Adobe PDF file (1.29MB) and will require the Adobe Reader which is available from here)
• September Policy Letter (Please note that this is an Adobe PDF file (348KB) and will require the Adobe Reader which is available from here)