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Air Navigation (Fees) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2019

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A decision made 6 March 2019:

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE:    MD-ER-2019-0004

DECISION SUMMARY TITLE: Air Navigation (Fees) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2019

DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:

Head of International Compliance

IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT? 

Public

REPORT TITLE:    N/A

REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT:

N/A

IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?

N/A

DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION:

At present, no fee is charged in Jersey for the processing of applications for Aerial Permits and other aerial work permissions. Historically, this has not been an issue as there were a relatively low number of such applications.

However, in recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of these applications to the Office of the Director of Civil Aviation (ODCA). Consequently, such applications now require a significant amount of the ODCA’s time to process.

In line with other jurisdictions around the world, including the United Kingdom, France, and the Isle of Man, the Director of Civil Aviation (DCA) intends to introduce a fee for Jersey Aerial Permits and the granting of other aerial work permissions to offset the cost of processing the applications.

Monies received would contribute towards the budget of ODCA, reducing the amount of any increase in the Aerodrome Licence Fee from 2020 onwards.

To enable such a fee to be charged, and in pursuance of Article 181(h) of the Air Navigation (Jersey) Law 2014, the Minister for External Relations made the Air Navigation (Fees) (Amendment) (Jersey) Order 2019, which amends the Air Navigation (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2015.

RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS: There are no financial or manpower implications arising from this Ministerial Decision.

ACTION REQUIRED: External Relations shall –

(1) inform the Assistant Greffier of the States and the States Greffe Publications Editor immediately the Order is made, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the making of the Order to be notified to the States;

(2) deliver the signed and sealed order to the Publications Editor.

SIGNATURE:

 

SENATOR IAN GORST

POSITION:

 

MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS

DATE SIGNED

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION

 

 

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