Sand Racing (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2014 and Road Racing (Hill Climb and Sprints) (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2014

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A decision made on 8 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2014-0125
Decision Summary Title :	2015 Hill Climb, Sprints & Beach Racing Application: Part 2		Date of Decision Summary:	27 November 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Technical Assistant Traffic and Infrastructure		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	The Jersey Motor Cycle and Light Car Club’s Application to hold Hill Climb, Sprints & Beach Racing Events in 2015		Date of Written Report:	27 November 2014
Written Report Author:	Technical Assistant Traffic and Infrastructure		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The Sand Racing (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2014 and the Road Racing (Hill Climbs and Sprints) (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2014.
Decision(s): The Minister made the Sand Racing (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2014 and the Road Racing (Hill Climbs and Sprints) (No.2) (Jersey) Order 2014 as prepared on behalf of Transport and Technical Services, as the administering authority of the Motor Vehicle Races (Jersey) Law 1946.
Reason(s) for Decision: Further to MD-T-2014-0117, enabling preparation of the Orders, the Minister accepted that the proposed road closures and associated traffic management were both reasonable and justified.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: To notify the Publications Editor and the Law Draftsman that the Orders have been made, forward the signed and sealed Orders to the Publications Editor, States Greffe, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for their notification to the States.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Transport and Technical Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):