Hotel Metropole, West View Hotel, Waters Edge Hotel and Old Court House Hotel: Cancellation of Registration under Tourism (Jersey) Law 1948

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A decision made 11 December 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2015-0108
Decision Summary Title :	Cancellation of Registered Premises from the Tourism (Jersey) Law 1948		Date of Decision Summary:	8 December 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Hospitality and Leisure Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Cancellation of Registered Premises from the Tourism (Jersey) Law 1948		Date of Written Report:	8 December 2015
Written Report Author:	Hospitality and Leisure Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Cancellation of Registered Premises from the Tourism (Jersey) Law 1948
Decision(s): The Minister, acting in accordance with Article 15 of the Tourism (Jersey) Law 1948, approved the cancellation of the registration of the Hotel Metropole, West View Hotel, Waters Edge Hotel and Old Court House Hotel on the grounds that the premises is no longer qualified for registration in the relevant register. This cancellation would be effective from 1st January 2016.
Reason(s) for Decision: The department has been advised by the respective owners of the Hotel Metropole, West View Hotel, Waters Edge Hotel and Old Court House Hotel that they will close for business at the end of the current season and will not be renewing their registration under the Tourism (Jersey) Law for 2016. The hotels, except for the Waters Edge, will be demolished and sites developed into residential accommodation.
Resource Implications: Loss of annual income from the registration of this Tourism establishment registered under the Tourism (Jersey) Law 1948.
Action required: On approval of the cancellation the Hospitality and Leisure Manager will notify the owners of the hotels of the cancellation from the register. Visit Jersey Senior Management, States of Jersey Fire & Rescue, Health Protection and the Population Office will also be notified of the change.
Signature: Senator L.J.Farnham		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):