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States of Jersey Law 2005: Delegation of functions - Minister for Children and Housing Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2020

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A decision made on 21 April 2020

Ministerial decision reference: MD-H-2020-0008

Decision summary title: Delegation of Functions: Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2020

Decision summary author

Senior Policy Officer,

Strategic Policy, Planning and Population

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title: Delegation of Functions: Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2020

Report author or name of

person giving report

Senior Policy Officer, Strategic Policy, Planning and Population

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision:

 

The Minister for Children and Housing delegated the functions conferred upon or vested in him under the Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2020 as indicated in the attached Scheme of Delegation.

 

Under Article 28 of the States of Jersey Law a Minister may delegate, wholly or partly, functions conferred upon them by any Law to either an Assistant Minister or an officer.

 

This decision gives authority to the Head of Environmental and Consumer Protection and his/her deputies to investigate and recommend proceedings against a person(s) who has breached the Covid-19 (Residential Tenancy) (Temporary Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 2020. The delegation of functions is a temporary measure that will last for the duration of the Regulations, until 30th September 2020.

 

The delegation of function supplements the powers already delegated in respect of the Residential (Tenancy) (Jersey) Law 2011 as set out in MD-CH-2019-0011.

 

Resource implications: There are no resource implications arising from this Ministerial Decision.

 

Action required: The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the attached Report to be presented to the States Assembly for information.

Signature

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Position

Senator Sam Mézec

Minister for Children and Housing

Date signed

 

 

21/04/2020

 

 

Effective date of the decision

 

 

 

 

 

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