States of Jersey Law 2005: Standing Orders: Amendment relating to name of Planning Applications Committee: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 25 May 2016:

Decision Reference: MD- PE- 2016- 0074
Decision Summary Title:	Law Drafting Request - Amendment of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey		Date of Decision Summary:	24 May 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Planner		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Law Drafting Request - Amendment of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey		Date of Written Report:	24 May 2016
Written Report Author:	Senior Planner		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Law Drafting Request - Amendment of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey
Decision(s): The Minister requested the Law Draftsman prepare an amendment to the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey as detailed in the attached report.
Reason(s) for Decision: To amend the name of the Planning Applications Committee to the Planning Committee pursuant to Article 48 of the States of Jersey Law 2005.
Resource Implications:- None
Action required: Request the Senior Planner to liaise with the Law Draftsman to progress the amendment to the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey.
Signature: Deputy S Luce		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

States of Jersey Law 2005: Standing Orders: Amendment relating to name of Planning Applications Committee: Law drafting instructions

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

AMENDMENT TO THE STANDING ORDERS OF THE STATES OF JERSEY

Purpose of the Report

To request the Law Draftsman prepare consequential amendments to the standing orders of the States of Jersey so as to rename the ‘Planning Applications Committee’ to the ‘Planning Committee’.

Background

The Planning and Building (Amendment No.7) (Jersey) Law 2016 included an amendment to re-name the ‘Planning Applications Committee’ to the ‘Planning Committee’.

The Planning Applications Committee is constituted under Standing Orders by the States Assembly. Article 9A of the Law empowers the Committee to make decisions in connection with applications for planning permission and related issues such as the review of decisions made by the Chief Officer, the service of notices and the variation or revocation of an existing planning permission. The acronym of the Committee conflicts with that of the Public Accounts Committee. So as to remove any potential confusion and to reflect the fact that the Committee’s remit goes beyond considering applications for planning permission, the Committee is to be renamed as the Planning Committee.

Article 9A of the Law as amended sets out the functions of a Planning Applications Committee to undertake this role. Article 9a(1) indicates that the Committee will be established in accordance with standing orders under Article 48(1) of the States of Jersey Law 2005. In order to re-name the Planning Committee, consequential amendments to the standing orders is required.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to request the Law Draftsman to prepare the amendments to the Standing Orders of States of Jersey Law 2005.