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Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012: Application

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A decision made on 26 September 2019

Decision Reference: MD-C-2019-0104

Decision Summary Title :

Application under Article 15 of the Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012

 

 

Date of Decision Summary:

19 August 2019

Decision Summary Author:

 

Housing Control Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State exemption under FOI Law)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Application under Article 15 of the Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012

 

Date of Written Report:

 2 August 2019

Written Report Author:

Housing Control Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State exemption under FOI Law)

Article 25 (1)

Subject: Application for the Assistant Chief Minister to specify conditions relating to the housing category of a specific Qualified property under Article 15 of the Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012.

 

Decision(s): The Assistant Chief Minister refused to specify the requested conditions relating to the housing category of a specific Qualified property under Article 15 of the Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012.

 

Reason(s) for Decision: The Assistant Chief Minister was not persuaded that specifying the requested conditions relating to the housing category of a specific Qualified property could be justified under Article 15 of the Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012, for the reasons set out in the accompanying written report.

 

Resource Implications: None

 

Action required: Letter to applicant’s legal representative to advise of decision.

 

Signature:

 

 

Connétable Christopher Taylor

Position:

 

Assistant Chief Minister

Date Signed:

 

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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