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Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 201-: Amendment to P.106/2019: Law Drafting instructions

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A decision made on 30 October 2019

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2019-0093

Decision Summary Title:

Amendment to P.106/2019

Date of Decision Summary:

22 October 2019

Decision Summary Author:

Acting Director of Environmental Health and Trading Standards

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Amendment to P.106/2019 on the Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

Date of Written Report:

16 October 2019

Written Report Author:

Acting Director of Environmental Health and Trading Standards

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: 

Amendment to P.106/2019.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved law drafting instructions concerning an amendment to P.106/2019, following a request from the Chairman of the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel to delay the debate to the 2nd sitting in January 2020.

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

The Minister, taking into account the change of date for debate, decided to request the drafting of an amendment to the Regulations to reflect this change.

Resource Implications:

There are no resource implications for this decision.

Action required:

The Policy Principal to forward the approved instructions to the Law Drafting Office.

Signature:

 

 

 

Deputy John Young

Position:

 

 

 

Minister for the Environment

Date Signed:

 

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 201-: Amendment to P.106/2019: Law Drafing instructions

 

Ministerial Decision Report

 

Minister for the Environment

 

Amendment to P.106/2019 on the Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

 

  1. Purpose of Report

 

To brief the Minister on an amendment to P.106/2019, the Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.

 

  1. Background

 

Following a briefing to the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel on 17 September 2019, the Minister instructed officers to lodge the Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 201- (P.106/2019).

 

On 10th October 2019, the Minister received a written request from the Chairman of the Panel advising of their intention to commence a full scrutiny review on the proposition and further requested a deferral of the debate until the second sitting in January 2020.

 

The Minister agreed to the delay and as a consequence now requires the drafting of an amendment to P.106/2019 to effect the following changes:

 

  • Change the licence commencement date from 1st January to the 1st April, following the date on which it is granted, unless the Minister specifies another date of commencement in the licence, and expires on the anniversary of the date of commencement
  • Change the date the Minister must issue a new licence in respect of any dwelling that, on the day that these Regulations come into force, is a rented dwelling, if the application for the licence in respect of that dwelling is received from 31st March 2020 to 30th June 2020
  • If approved, the Regulations should come into force on 1st March 2020 and not 1st December 2019.
  • Amend the year in the title of the Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations 201- to 202-.

 

  1. Recommendation

 

The Minister, taking into account the change of date for debate, to request the drafting of an amendment to the Regulations to reflect these changes.

 
4.   Reasons for Decision

 

To allow for the change of date of debate.

 

5. Resource Implications

 

There are no resource implications.

 

Report author : Acting Director of Environmental Health and Trading Standards

Document date : 16 October 2019

Quality Assurance / Review: Personal Assistant

MD case file: MD-PE-2019-0093

MD sponsor : Group Director Regulation

 

 

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