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Motor Vehicle Registration (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1993: Amendment: Law drafting instructions

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A decision made 11 June 2021:

Decision Reference:  MD-T-2021-0040

Decision Summary Title:

Cancellation of Vehicle Registration

Date of Decision Summary:

07June 2021

Decision Summary Author:

Senior Traffic Officer (Programmes)

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Cancellation of Vehicle Registration

Date of Written Report:

07 June 2021

Written Report Author:

Senior Traffic Officer (Programmes)

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Cancellation of Vehicle Registration

 

Decision(s):  The Minister approved changes to be made to the Motor Vehicle Registration (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1993, to allow for cancellation of a vehicle’s registration following non response to the issuing of a verification notice.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:   To ensure that DVS can maintain an accurate vehicle register by removing vehicle records from the Vehicle Registration System that cannot be traced by the details held against them in the system.

 

Resource Implications:   Principal Legislative Drafter and DVS Officer time.

 

Action required: Head of DVS to instruct the Principal Legislative Drafter to make the necessary amendments.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Infrastructure

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

Motor Vehicle Registration (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1993: Amendment: Law drafting instructions

NFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT

 

CANCELLATION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION

 

 

Purpose of the Report

 

To seek the Minister’s agreement to instruct the Principal Legislative Drafter to draft Order amendments to the Motor Vehicle Registration (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1993, to allow for cancellation of a vehicle’s registration following non response to the issuing of a verification notice.

 

 

Background

 

Following the removal of the requirement to annually declare the ownership of a vehicle in 1994 with the removal of vehicle taxation, ownership details held within the Vehicle Registration System are not subject to routine checks and there are many historic records which need to be verified.

 

 

Discussion

 

As part of the project to update the Vehicle Registration System, DVS is carrying out a “Data Cleanse” exercise to ensure that the records transferred to the new system are as accurate as possible. During the planning for this process it became apparent that there is no specific provision within the current Motor Vehicle Registration (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order for the removal of vehicles from the register where DVS receive no response from a notice issued to the recorded registered owner.

 

 

Recommendation

 

The Minister is recommended to agree for changes to be made to the Motor Vehicle Registration (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1993 to allow for cancellation of a vehicle’s registration following non response to the issuing of a verification notice.

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision

 

To ensure that DVS can maintain an accurate vehicle register by removing vehicle records from the Vehicle Registration System that cannot be traced by the details held against them in the system.

 

 

Action Required

 

Inspector of Motor Traffic to instruct the Principal Legislative Drafter to make the necessary amendments to the Motor Vehicle Registration (General Provisions) (Jersey) Order 1993.

 

 

Written by:

Senior Traffic Officer (Programmes) – Driver and Vehicle Standards

 

 

Approved by: 

Inspector of Motor Traffic

 

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