Excess Charge Notice form: Authorization of design

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A decision made on 7 December 2009 to authorize the design submitted by the Connétables of St Saviour and St Clement for Excess Charge Notice forms

Decision Reference: MD-T-2009-0106
Decision Summary Title :	Authorization of design of Excess Charge Notice form		Date of Decision Summary:	18 November 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Manager Parking Control		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Excess Charge Notice design		Date of Written Report:	18 November 2009
Written Report Author:	Assistant Manager Parking Control		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Request from the Connétables of St Saviour and St Clement for Ministerial authorization of the design of Excess Charge Notice forms.
Decision(s): The Minister authorized the design submitted by the Connétables of St Saviour and St Clement for Excess Charge Notice forms
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the Parishes of St Saviour and St Clement to produce and use an Excess Charge Notice that is in a form authorized by the Minister for Transport and Technical Services as requested by the Connétables of St Saviour and St Clement and is required by the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.
Resource Implications: Transport and Technical Services Department nil. Parish of St Saviour printing costs. Parish of St Clement printing costs.
Action Required: To instruct Officers to notify the Connétables of St Saviour and St Clement of the decision.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Excess Charge Notice form: Authorization of design

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

EXCESS CHARGE NOTICE DESIGN

Purpose of the Report

To approve the design of an Excess Charge Notice form.

Background

Requests have been received from the Connétables of St Saviour and St Clement for the Minister for Transport and Technical Services to approve the design of Excess Charge Notice forms that will be used by both Parishes when policing the car parks within their parishes that are scheduled in the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.

Discussion

Article 1(1) of the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 interprets that an “Excess Charge Notice” means a notice in a form authorized by the Minister for Transport and Technical Services stating that the prescribed excess charge is payable and the time and manner in which it is to be paid.

The Connétables of St Saviour and St Clement have submitted designs for an Excess Charge Notice for which authorisation is sought from the Minister. If authorized these form will be used by the Parking Wardens and Honorary Police of both Parishes when policing the car parks within their parish that are scheduled in the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.

Officers would support the authorisation of this design.

Recommendations

The Minister is recommended to approve the request from the Connétables of St Saviour and St Clement and to instruct Officers to advise the Connétables accordingly.

Reason(s) for Decision

To enable the Parishes of St Saviour and St Clement to produce and use an Excess Charge Notice that is in a form authorized by the Minister for Transport and Technical Services as requested by both Connétables.

Resource implication

Transport and Technical Services Department nil. Parish of St Saviour printing costs. Parish of St Clement printing costs.

Action Required

To instruct Officers to notify the Connétables of St Saviour and St Clement of the decision.

Written by: Assistant Manager Parking Control

Approved by: Director of Transport