Weights and Measures (Jersey) Law 1967: Law drafting instructions to increase 2016 testing fees

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A decision made 18 September 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2015-0077
Decision Summary Title :	Weights and Measures (Jersey) Law 1967. Proposed Increase in Testing fees 2016		Date of Decision Summary:	14th September 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Trading Standards		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Weights and Measures (Jersey) Law 1967. Proposed Increase in Testing Fees 2016		Date of Written Report:	14th September 2015
Written Report Author:	Director of Trading Standards		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Weights and Measures (Jersey) Law 1967. Proposed Increase in testing fees 2016.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed the recommended increase, as per the table in the appended report and being the figure recommended by the States Treasury, and has authorised the drafting of a new Order.
Reason(s) for Decision: To ensure that fees are maintained in line with States policy.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications as a result of this decision.
Action required: The Director of Trading Standards to provide instructions to the Law Draftsman
Signature: Senator L.J.Farnham		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Weights and Measures (Jersey) Law 1967: Law drafting instructions to increase 2016 testing fees

Economic Development Minister

Weights and Measures (Jersey) Law 1967

Proposed Increase in Testing Fees 2016

Report

Background

In accordance with the provisions of Article 12(3) of the Weights and Measures (Jersey) Law 1967 fees are charged whenever weighing or measuring equipment is tested and stamped as fit for trade use. Article 12 also imposes a legal requirement on traders to ensure that their equipment has been tested and stamped before they use it for trade purposes. To ensure that sufficient accuracy is achieved the Law requires the Trading Standards Service to hold and maintain a range of equipment which is traceable to UK national standards.

Testing Fees

As mentioned, a fee is charged for the testing and stamping of trade weighing and measuring equipment and these are prescribed by means of Orders made by the Minister. The present Order is the Economic Development (2015 Fees) (Jersey) Order 2014 which came into force on 1st January 2015. In line with States policy the fees have been reviewed with the intention of increasing the charges by 1%, in line with the annual rate of RPI(X) as of June 2015.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minister gives authority for an appropriate fees Order to be drafted prescribing new fees based on 1% increase, in line with the annual rate of RPI(X) as of June 2015, with the new Order to come into force on 1st January 2016.

Director

Trading Standards

14th September 2015

SHEDULE (Article 2) FEE FOR TESTING WEIGHING OR MEASURING EQUIPMENT FOR PASSING FOR USE FOR TRADE
2015 FEE					2016 FEE
1 Linear measures
	(a)	not exceeding 3m, per measure		£7.12	£7.19
	(b)	exceeding 3m, per measure		£19.48	£19.67
2 Capacity measures
	(a)	per measure, when submitted in quantities of less than 100		£1.92	£1.93
	(b)	per measure, when submitted in quantities of 100 or more		£0.28	£0.28
3 Measuring instruments for measuring liquid fuel or lubricants
	(a)	container types, unsubdivided, per instrument		£28.59	£28.87
	(b)	single outlet types, per instrument		£51.88	£52.39
	(c)	multi-outlet types, for meters at a single site submitted on the same occasion –
		(i)	first meter	£31.67	£31.98
		(ii)	per additional meter	£31.67	£31.98
4 Measuring instruments for measuring intoxicating liquor
	per instrument			£7.91	£7.98
5 Weights
	(a)	per weight, when submitted in quantities of less than 20		£2.59	£2.61
	(b)	per weight, when submitted in quantities of 20 or more		£1.29	£1.30
6 Weighing instruments
	(a)	per instrument calibrated to weigh only in metric or imperial units, having a capacity marked on the instrument –
		(i)	not exceeding 15kg (or 34lb)	£19.48	£19.67
		(ii)	exceeding 15kg but not exceeding 250kg (or exceeding 34lb but not exceeding 550lb)	£25.99	£26.24
		(iii)	exceeding 250kg but not exceeding 1000kg (or exceeding 550lb but not exceeding 2204lb)	£51.88	£52.39
		(iv)	exceeding 1000kg (or 2204lb)	£271.53	£274.24
	(b)	per instrument calibrated to weigh in metric and imperial units a fee of 150% of the fee that would be payable under sub-paragraph (a) if the instrument were calibrated to weigh only in metric or in imperial units.”.