Aerodrome Licence Fee 2015

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A decision made 17 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-ER-2014-0044
Decision Summary Title :	Aerodrome licence fee 2015		Date of Decision Summary:	9 December 2014
Decision Summary Author:	External Relations		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Aerodrome licence fee 2015		Date of Written Report:	9 December 2014
Written Report Author:	External Relations		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Aerodrome licence fee 2015
Decision(s): The Minister for External Relations determined – in pursuance of Article 14 of the Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008, after receiving the advice of the Minister for Treasury and Resources and the Minister for Economic Development, the Jersey aerodrome licence fee for 2015 of £139,000.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008 provides, amongst other matters, that the aerodrome may be licensed and that the Minister for External Relations shall determine and publish the fee payable on the grant or renewal of a licence. The Law also requires that the Minister for External Relations shall not determine the fee until he has sought and received the advice of the Minister for Treasury and Resources and the Minister for Economic Development. The respective Ministers have agreed the proposed licence fee for 2015. The fee has been set to take into account – the cost of maintaining the Directorate of Civil Aviation, shared equally with Guernsey, which has responsibilities for the regulatory oversight of civil aviation safety and aviation security for Jersey airport, the cost of regulatory audits and investigations commissioned by the DCA in respect of Jersey airport from professional agencies including the Civil Aviation Authority.
Resource Implications: The payment of a fee involves the transfer of revenue from Jersey Airport to the Directorate of Civil Aviation, which is administered through the Ministry of External Relations. The expenditure arising for commissioning services from external providers would previously have been borne by the Airport directly rather than by the Director of Civil Aviation. The proposed fee of £139,000 in 2015 is the same as the previous year’s fee.
Action required: The Ministry of External Relations is to – inform the States Greffe of the decision and to request the Ministerial Decision is published in the usual manner and in accordance with the Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008; on behalf of the Director of Civil Aviation, issue an invoice for £139,000 to Jersey Airport to request the agreed licence fee for 2015 is paid to the Ministry of External Relations (CPD 170).
Signature: Senator Sir Philip Bailhache		Position: Minister for External Relations
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):