Excess Charge Notice Form for Parish of St. Ouen: Design Approval

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A decision made 18 May 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2015-0034
Decision Summary Title :	Authorisation of Design of Excess Charge Notice Form		Date of Decision Summary:	08 May 2015
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:	08 May 2015
Written Report Author:	Assistant Manager Parking Control		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: To approve the design of an Excess Charge Notice form
Decision(s): The Minister authorised the design submitted by the Connétable of St Ouen for an Excess Charge Notice form.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the Parish of St Ouen to produce and use an Excess Charge Notice that is in a form authorised by the Minister for Transport and Technical Services as requested by the Connétable of St Ouen.
Resource Implications: Transport and Technical Services Department nil. Parish of St Ouen printing costs.
Action Required: Officers to notify the Connétable of St Ouen of the decision.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Transport and Technical Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Excess Charge Notice Form for Parish of St. Ouen: Design Approval

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

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 Ouen for the Minister for Transport and Technical Services to approve the design of an Excess Charge Notice form that will be used by the Parish of St Ouen when policing the car parks within St Ouen 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 authorised by the Minister for Transport and Technical Services stating that the prescribed excess charge is payable and the time and manner in which it is to be paid.

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

Officers would support the authorisation of this design.

Recommendations

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

Reason(s) for Decision

To enable the Parish of St Ouen to produce and use an Excess Charge Notice that is in a form authorised by the Minister for Transport and Technical Services as requested by the Connétable of St Ouen.

Resource implication

Transport and Technical Services Department nil. Parish of St Ouen printing costs.

Action Required

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

Written by: Assistant Manager Parking Control

Approved by: Director of Transport

Attachments: Copy of submitted Excess Charge Notice design.