Air Navigation (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2015: Law Drafting instructions

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A decision made on 16 January 2020

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE: MD-ER-2020-0001
DECISION SUMMARY TITLE: Amendment to Air Navigation (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2015
DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:	Head of International Compliance	IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?		Public
REPORT TITLE: N/A
REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT:	N/A	IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?		N/A
DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION: In March 2019 the Air Navigation (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2015 (“the 2015 Order”) was amended to enable the Director of Civil Aviation (“the DCA”) to charge for Jersey Aerial Permits. These changes are reflected in columns 10, 11 and 12 of the Schedule to the 2015 Order. Aircraft registered in the Crown Dependencies, the Overseas Territories, or the United Kingdom, are exempt from the charges outlined in column 10. The DCA has recommended to the Minister for External Relations (“the Minister”) that the fee is increased from £78 to £82 to cover the cost to the Office of the DCA for using an ecommerce application to process the fees. The increase would also bring the fee in line with that charged in comparable jurisdictions, such as Guernsey and the United Kingdom. To enable the fee to be increased, an amendment to the 2015 Order is required. Therefore, the Minister decided to instruct the Legislative Drafting Office to draft the necessary amendment.
RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS: There are no financial or manpower implications arising from this Ministerial Decision.
ACTION REQUIRED: External Relations to instruct the Legislative Drafting Office to prepare the necessary amendment.
SIGNATURE: SENATOR IAN GORST			POSITION: MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS
DATE SIGNED			EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION