Jersey Airport: Re-allocation of Capital Budgets for 2015

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A decision made 15 December 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2014-0151
Decision Summary Title:	Correction of 2015 Capital Allocations – Jersey Airport		Date of Decision Summary:	10th December 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Business Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Correction of 2015 Capital Allocations – Jersey Airport		Date of Written Report:	10th December 2014
Written Report Author:	Business Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Approval for the reallocation of Jersey Airport capital budgets for 2015.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the reallocation of capital projects to correct the capital allocations for 2015 as detailed in the attached written report.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 18(1) (c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
Resource Implications: None. This decision is merely a reallocation between projects.
Action required: Head of Decision Support to inform Deputy Director of Business Resource – PoJ that this decision has been signed.
Signature:		Position: Senator A J H Maclean, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: