Aerodrome Licence Fee 2021

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A decision made 18 December 2020:

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE: MD-ER-2020-0064
DECISION SUMMARY TITLE: Aerodrome Licence Fee 2021
DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:	Head of International Compliance	IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?		Public
REPORT TITLE: Aerodrome Licence Fee 2021
REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT: (if different from Decision Summary Author)		IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT		Qualified Exemption: Article 35 Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011
DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION: Minister for External Relations decided – in pursuance of Article 14 of the Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008, after receiving the advice of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, and the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, the Jersey aerodrome licence fee for 2021 of £180,000. The Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008 provides, amongst other matters, that the aerodrome may be licensed and that the Minister for External Relations shall determine and publish the fee payable on the grant or renewal of a licence. The Law also requires that the Minister for External Relations shall not determine the fee until he has sought and received the advice of the Minister for Treasury and Resources and the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture. The aerodrome licence fee is paid by the Ports of Jersey Limited to operate Jersey Airport. The fee funds the regulation of civil aviation in Jersey and has been set at a rate that would enable Jersey to continue to share a Director of Civil Aviation with Guernsey, and also to retain a Deputy Director of Civil Aviation with an exclusive focus on Jersey.
RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS: The payment of the fee involves the transfer of revenue from the Ports of Jersey to the Government of Jersey to resource the Office of the Director of Civil Aviation. The fee for 2021 is £180,000.
ACTION REQUIRED: The Ministry of External Relations is to – inform the States Greffe of the decision and to request the Ministerial Decision is published in the usual manner and in accordance with the Civil Aviation (Jersey) Law 2008; issue an invoice for £180,000 to the Ports of Jersey.
			POSITION: Minister for External Relations

DATE SIGNED:			EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION