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Department of the Environment: Fees and Charges for 2013

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A decision made 30 November 2012:

Decision Reference:    MD-PE-2012-0125

Decision Summary Title:

Changes to Department of the Environment Fees and Charges – 2013

 

Date of Decision Summary:

28 Nov 2012

Decision Summary Author:

Business Manager, Department of the Environment

 

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

 Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

 

Written Report

Title:

Department of the Environment, Changes to Fees and Charges – 2013

 

Date of Written Report:

28 Nov 2011

Written Report Author:

Business Manager, Department of the Environment

 

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:  Changes to Department of the Environment Fees and Charges - 2013

Decision(s):

  1. The Minister decided to make changes to a number of Department of the Environment fees and charges, including some under:
    • Water Resources (Charges)(Jersey) Order 2009 as amended by the Water Resources (Charges)(Amendment)(Jersey) Order 2011
    • Waste Management (Fees)(Jersey)2008
    • Plant Health (Jersey) Law 2003
    • Animal Welfare (Licence Fee)(Jersey) Order 2008
    • Dangerous Wild Animals (Jersey) Law 1999
    • Artificial Insemination of Domestic Animals (Bovine Semen) (Jersey) Order 2008
    • Community Provisions (Bovine Embryos) (fees) (Jersey) Order 2011
    • Planning and Building (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2008
    • High Hedges (Applications Fee) (Jersey) Law Order 2008

 

2. The Minister requests that the necessary amendments to the above  orders be prepared by the Law Draftsman.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

  • To enable the Department to change its fees and charges in 2013 in accordance with the principles approved in the 2013-15 Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) and the department’s 3 year budgets.
  • Taken as a whole, the changes are within the 2.5% per annum increase in accordance with the States Anti-Inflation Strategy.
  • To allow the Department to achieve the Department savings and ensure cost recovery

Resource Implications:

Cost of advertising changes to fees and charges as set out in the attached schedule

Action required:

Law Draftsman to be requested to prepare the relevant fee orders in accordance with instructions to be submitted by the Department.

 

Signature:

 

 

 

Deputy R C Duhamel

Position:

Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

Ass Dir Initials

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

CEO Initials

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