Road Works (Permit Fees) (Jersey) Order 2019

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A decision made 19 December 2019:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2019-0063
Decision Summary Title :	Road Works (Permit Fees) (Jersey) Order 2019		Date of Decision Summary:	16 December 2019
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Engineer – Transport Policy		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Road Works (Permit Fees) (Jersey) Order 2019		Date of Written Report:	16 December 2019
Written Report Author:	Senior Engineer – Transport Policy		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Road Works (Permit Fees) (Jersey) Order 2019
Decision(s): The Minister made the Road Works (Permit Fees) (Jersey) Order 2019 to reduce the possibility of inaccurate or late road work timing information being provided by permit applicants or holders to avoid certain fees. Also in keeping with MD-T-2019-0056 to raise road work permit fees by 2.5% from 1 January 2020 in order to aid cost recovery.
Reason(s) for Decision: The proposed road work fees are legally approved under the Road Works and Events (Jersey) Law 2016, are proportionate to the cost of providing road work regulation and necessary to realise the full public benefit of the new Law, in particular the funding of two GHE inspection and enforcement staff.
Resource Implications: None
Action Required: Officers to notify the Publications Editor and Principal Legislative Drafter that the Order has been made; forward the signed and sealed Order to the Publications Editor, States Greffe, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for its notification to the States.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):