Tourism (General Provisions) Order 1990: Tourism Registration/Renewal Fees: Increase: Law drafting instructions amended

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A decision made 19 September 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2014-0093
Decision Summary Title :	Amendment to Original Approval of Law Drafting instructions for amendment of the Tourism (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1990		Date of Decision Summary:	16 September 2014
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 :	Amendment to Original Law Drafting Instructions – Tourism (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1990.		Date of Written Report:	16 September 2014
Written Report Author:	Hospitality and Leisure Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Amendment to Original Approval of changes to Tourism (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1990: Relax Requirements of Registration and Changes to the Registration Fee Payable: Law Drafting Instructions.
Decision(s): The Minister agreed the amendment to the original Law Drafting Instructions, to be made to the Tourism (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1990, to cancel the proposed changes in relation to the relaxation of requirements under Article 6, requirements for registration as guest house, and continue with changes to Article 21, Registration Fee and decided to ask the Law Draftsman to prepare the necessary Order.
Reason(s) for Decision: On 31 January 2014 the Minister agreed amendments to the Tourism (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1990, MD-E-2014-0009, for the relaxation of requirements under Article 6, requirements for registration as guest house, and changes to Article 21, Registration Fee and decided to ask the Law Draftsman to prepare the necessary Order. It has now transpired that the relaxation of requirements under Article 6 is now no longer required but the changes to Article 21 will still be required.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications to the States.
Action required: Hospitality and Leisure Manager to pass the amended law drafting instructions to the Law Draftsman to request that the Order be amended.
Signature: Senator A.J.H Maclean		Position: Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Tourism (General Provisions) Order 1990: Tourism Registration/Renewal Fees: Increase: Law drafting instructions amended

Amendment to Original Law Drafting Instructions – Tourism (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1990.

On the 31st January the following MD was signed, MD-E-2014-0009, requesting the Law Draftsman’s office (LDO) to make a number of changes to the Tourism General Provisions Order. Those changes are outlined below-

the relaxation of requirements under Article 6, requirements for registration as guest house, and

changes to Article 21, Registration Fee.

It has now transpired that the relaxation of requirements under Article 6 is now no longer required as the development to which the changes were applicable to have changed allowing it to be registered as Self Catering under the Tourism Law.

The changes to the registration fee and the way it is structured will continue, as this will accommodate the ongoing proposed short term visitor accommodation need.

It is recommended that the Minister agrees to the amendment of the original Law Drafting Instructions, to be made to the Tourism (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1990, and cancel the proposed changes in relation to the relaxation of requirements under Article 6, requirements for registration as guest house, and continue with changes to Article 21, Registration Fee and asks the Law Draftsman to prepare the necessary Order.

Hospitality and Leisure Manager

16 September 2014