Rue des Pres Trading Estate: Roads to become Public: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 18 April 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-PH-2016-0023
Decision Summary Title :	Rue des Prés Trading Estate Roads – “Voies de Grande Communication Acte 1934”		Date of Decision Summary:	05 April 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Principal Property Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Rue des Prés Trading Estate Roads – “Voies de Grande Communication Acte 1934”		Date of Written Report:	05 April 2016
Written Report Author:	Principal Property Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt: QE Article 33(b) and QE Article 34(b)
Subject: Rue des Prés Trading Estate Roads – “Voies de Grande Communication Acte 1934” PBA 1395-01-001
Decision(s): The Minister decided, as recommended by Jersey Property Holdings: to seek to add the roads at Rue des Prés Trading Estate to the “Voies de Grande Communication Acte 1934” to become Public Roads to present to the States an appropriate ‘Main roads Classification Act’ pursuant to Article 1 of the Loi (1914) sur la Voirie
Reason(s) for Decision: To give the roads the status of ‘Public Roads’ to allow statutory control of parking under the provisions of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law, 1956.
Resource Implications: The financial implications of this decision are detailed in the accompanying report. There are no manpower implications in respect of this decision.
Action required: The Minister hereby authorised the Chief Officer – Department for Infrastructure, and the Director of Jersey Property Holdings to liaise with the Law Draftsman and the Law Officers’ Department to prepare an appropriate ‘Main roads Classification Act’ pursuant to Article 1 of the Loi (1914) sur la Voirie, and to present same to the States.
Signature:		Position: Deputy E J Noel Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):