Road Racing (Festival of Speed) (Jersey) Order 2016

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A decision made 1 August 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2016-0067
Decision Summary Title :	The Festival of Speed 2016 - Motor Racing on Public Roads Application: Part 2		Date of Decision Summary:	20 July 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Technical Assistant Traffic and Infrastructure		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	The Classic & Vintage Motor Racing Club’s Application to hold the Festival of Speed 2016		Date of Written Report:	20 July 2016
Written Report Author:	Technical Assistant Traffic and Infrastructure		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Road Racing (Festival of Speed) (Jersey) Order 2016 – 26 to 28 August 2016
Decision(s): The Minister made the Road Racing (Festival of Speed) (Jersey) Order 2016 as prepared on behalf of the Department for Infrastructure, as the administering authority of the Motor Vehicle Races (Jersey) Law 1946.
Reason(s) for Decision: Further to MD-T-2016-0057, enabling preparation of the Order, the Minister accepted that the proposed road closures and associated traffic management were both reasonable and justified.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Officers to notify the Publications Editor and the Law Draftsman that the Order has been made, forward the signed and sealed Order to the Publications Editor, States Greffe, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for its notification to the States.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):