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Howard Davis Farm - Covenant.

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A decision made (16/10/2006) regarding Draft Howard Davis Farm (Amendment of Covenant) (Jersey) Law 200-.

Subject:

DRAFT HOWARD DAVIS FARM (AMENDMENT OF COVENANT) (JERSEY) LAW 200-

Decision Reference:

MD-PH-2006-0087

Exempt clause(s):

Report 3.2.1 (a)(xiv)

Type of Report: (oral or written)

Written

Person Giving Report (if oral):

N/A

Telephone or

e-mail Meeting?

N/A

Report

File ref:

2/845/1

Written Report –

Title

Howard Davis Farm – Amendment of Covenant

Written report - author

P Tucker

– Director of Property Services

Decision(s):

To instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare the draft Howard Davis Farm (Amendment of Covenant) (Jersey) Law 200- in preparation for it be lodged ‘au Greffe’ at the earliest opportunity.

Reason(s) for decision:

To ask the Law Draftsman to prepare a revision of the draft law currently lodged ‘au Greffe’ which, in addition to the permitted use as an agricultural training centre and experimental farm, will enable the existing covenant included as part of the original 1927 Deed of Gift by T B Davis to be amended sufficiently to allow the land and buildings at Howard Davis Farm, or parts thereof, to be used, and/or be leased, for the currently existing uses and for other identified and agreed agricultural, horticultural and environmental uses, which are to be set out as a schedule to the law.

Action required:

Director of Property Holdings to forward relevant documentation and instruct the Law Draftsman on behalf of the Minister to draft the proposed law for his consideration.

Signature:

(Minister)

Senator T A Le Sueur

Date of Decision:

16 October 2006

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