Excess Charge Notice: Parish of St Lawrence

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A decision made on 20 June 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2016-0056
Decision Summary Title :	Authorization of design of Excess Charge Notice form		Date of Decision Summary:	15 June 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Assistant Manager Parking Control		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Request for Ministerial approval on Excess Charge Notice design		Date of Written Report:	15 June 2016
Written Report Author:	Assistant Manager Parking Control		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Car Parks – authorization of Excess Charge Notice design
Decision(s): The Minister approved the design submitted by the Connétable of St Lawrence for an Excess Charge Notice form.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the Parish of St Lawrence to produce and use an Excess Charge Notice that is in a form authorized by the Minister for Infrastructure.
Resource Implications: Department for Infrastructure nil. Parish of St Lawrence printing costs.
Action Required: Officers to notify the Connétable of St Lawrence of the decision.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Excess Charge Notice: Parish of St Lawrence

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

REQUEST FOR MINISTERIAL APPROVAL ON EXCESS CHARGE

NOTICE DESIGN

Purpose of the Report

To approve the design of an Excess Charge Notice form.

Background

A request has been received from the Connétable of St Lawrence asking the Minister for Infrastructure to approve the design of an Excess Charge Notice form that will be used by the Parish when policing the car parks within St Lawrence 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 Infrastructure stating that the prescribed excess charge is payable and the time and manner in which it is to be paid.

The Connétable of St Lawrence has submitted a design for an Excess Charge Notice for which authorisation is sought from the Minister. If authorized these forms will be used by the Honorary Police of St Lawrence when policing the car parks within their Parish that are scheduled in the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.

The design submitted by the Connétable of St Lawrence meets the requirements of the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 so Officers would support the authorization of this design.

The Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006 is administered by the Department for Infrastructure.

Recommendations

The Minister is recommended to approve the request from the Connétable of St Lawrence and to instruct Officers to advise the Connétable accordingly.

Reason(s) for Decision

To enable the Parish of St Lawrence to produce and use an Excess Charge Notice that is in a form authorized by the Minister for Infrastructure as requested by the Connétable of St Lawrence.

Resource implication

Department for Infrastructure nil. Parish of St Lawrence printing costs.

Action Required

Officers to notify the Connétable of St Lawrence of the decision.

Written by: Assistant Manager Parking Control

Approved by: Director Transport

Attachments: Copy of submitted Excess Charge Notice design