States of Alderney Member [2] and elections of 2016 [3]. They are: Notes: Note [1] Alderney representatives to the States of Guernsey Note [2] The members elected in 2014 hold office until 2018 Note [3] The members elected in 2016 hold office until 2020 States of Alderney Member The ten States of Alderney Members make up the legislature (the "States of Alderney") of the island of Alderney. Half of the ten States Members are elected every two years for a four-year mandate. They are organised into three main committees: "Policy and Finance", "General Services", and "Building and Development Control", each of which works under
Law of Guernsey the sale and purchase of real estate in Guernsey were written in French until 1971. Alderney enjoys full autonomy in law (except in matters of foreign affairs and defence, as the other Channel Islands); however, in 1948 Alderney adopted a new constitution which created a fully elected government and changed the courts. Under the terms of an agreement (known as "the 1948 Agreement") entered into between the Government of Alderney and the Government of Guernsey, certain matters were delegated to Guernsey. These are known as "the transferred services" which include policing, customs and excise, airport operations, health, education and social