Jersey Harbours: Budget transfers to amalgamate 3 separate capital heads of expenditure

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A decision made 28 March 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2011-0045
Decision Summary Title:	DS- Jersey Harbours – Capital Budget Variation (XY0904 XY0805 XY1105)		Date of Decision Summary:	7 February 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Technical Services Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	WR - Jersey Harbours – Capital Budget Variation (XY0805, XY0904 & XY1105)		Date of Written Report:	7 February 2011
Written Report Author:	Technical Services Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt 3.2.1 (a)(x)
Subject Budget transfers to amalgamate 3 separate capital heads of expenditure within Jersey Harbours
Decision(s): The Assistant Minister agrees, subject to the endorsement of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, to amalgamate 3 capital heads of expenditure into one capital head of expenditure with a combined budget of £2,975,000 for 2011.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article 15(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be used for the purposes of another head of expenditure. The amalgamation is deemed necessary as the works to be carried out are all of a similar nature.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: For the Finance & Business Resources Director to seek the Treasurer of the States approval (under delegated authority) for the transfer. Once approval is obtained, to action budget transfers.
Signature:		Position: Assistant Minister – Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: