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Environment, Housing and Infrastructure - Approved Panel Minutes - 23 November 2017

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Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel

Record of Meeting

Date: 23rd November 2017

 

Present

Deputy D. Johnson , Chairman Deputy T. Vallois, Vice-Chairman Deputy M. Tadier

Apologies

Connétable S. Le Sueur -Rennard

Absent

 

In attendance

S. McKee Scrutiny Officer

 

Ref Back

Agenda matter

Action

 

1.  Records of Meetings

The  Panel  approved  the  records  of  meetings  held  on  6th  and  9th November 2017.The Chairman signed the records accordingly.

 

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2.  Draft Public Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Jersey) Law

The Officer circulated draft Comments to the Panel for its consideration. The Panel identified additional areas which it wished to address in the Comments. The Panel recalled that, at the meeting with the Minister for the Environment and his Officers on 13th November, it had made a number of suggested Law changes. The Officer was requested to follow up this matter with the Department and ascertain its intended actions.

The Officer was further requested to write to the Minister for Housing regarding  the  Residential  Tenancy  (Jersey)  Law  2011  to  establish whether she foresaw any potential conflicts with the draft Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) Law 201-.

The Panel agreed to provide the Officer with any suggested changes on the draft Comments by Monday 27th November.

The Panel further agreed that it would undertake a review of the draft Regulations next year, if the draft Health and Safety (Rented Dwellings) (Jersey) Law was approved at the States sitting on 12th December.

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3.  Jersey Infrastructure Levy  

The Panel considered the draft Comments that were circulated prior to the meeting in respect of the proposed Jersey Infrastructure Levy. The Panel suggested a number of amendments for the Officer to enact. The Officer was requested to circulate the final draft Comments once the amendments had been made.

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4.  2018 Meeting and Hearing Schedule

The  Panel  approved  its  meeting  schedule  for  the  remainder  of  the current political term. It noted that the last Panel meeting in 2017 was due to take place on 7th December and the first meeting in 2018 on 11th January.

 

 

 

The Officer advised the Panel that the Quarterly Hearing Schedule for 2018 would follow shortly.

 

 

5.  Future Meetings

The Panel noted that its next scheduled meeting was due to take place at 9:30am on Thursday 7th December.