Delegation of powers relating to housing matters administered by the Population Office

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A decision made (07.01.2009) to agree to delegation of powers to the Director, Population Office, and in his absence, the Housing Control Manager.

Decision Reference: MD-H-2008-0125
Decision Summary Title :	Population Office – Delegated powers re housing matters		Date of Decision Summary:	23 December 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Paul Bradbury, Director – Population Office		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Delegated Powers		Date of Written Report:	23 December 2008
Written Report Author:	Paul Bradbury, Director - Population Office		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Delegation of powers related to housing matters administered by the Population Office.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed, in accordance with Article 28 of the States of Jersey Law 2005, to the delegation of powers vested in him and relating to the:- a) Housing (Jersey) Law 1949, as amended; b) Building Loans (Jersey) Law 1950; and c) Lodging Houses (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1962 to the Director – Population Office, and in his absence, the Housing Control Manager, as defined in the attached report dated 23 December 2008.
Reason(s) for Decision: To give legal authority to the Department in order that it can carry out the day to day functions required under the relevant legislation.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Forward to the Assistant Greffier and the Publication Editor for submission to the States as an Report (‘R’).
Signature: Senator T J Le Main		Position: Housing Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Delegation of powers relating to housing matters administered by the Population Office

MD-H-2008-0125 Date of Report: 23 December 2008

REPORT FOR HOUSING MINISTER

Delegated Powers

The Minister, in pursuance of Article 28 of the States of Jersey Law 2005, is asked to agree to give authority to the Director – Population Office, and in his absence, the Housing Control Manager, the following delegated powers with immediate effect.

a) Legislation – Housing (Jersey) Law 1949 as amended

Function delegated – The power to grant consent to applications made under Part 4 of the Law relating to the control of sales and leases of land and property transactions, and to attach conditions to consents issued.

b) Legislation – Building Loans (Jersey) Law 1950 as amended

Function delegated – The power to approve applications for building loans with the additional allowance to attach conditions to any consent to the loans approved without limitation, and the power to refuse application of a building loan where an applicant clearly falls outside eligibility as contained in the legislation.

c) Legislation – Lodging Houses Registration (Jersey) Law 1962 as amended

Function delegated – The power to approve the registration and the renewal of registration of Lodging Houses. Officers are also empowered to impose conditions to registrations approved though not the power to refuse formal applications for registration.

Director – Population Office