Road Traffic (Public Parking Places – Charges) (Jersey) Order 2017[1]

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Road Traffic (Public Parking Places – Charges) (Jersey) Order 2017

Article

1             Interpretation. 3

2             Charges for parking units. 3

3             Charges for season tickets. 4

4             Excess charge. 4

5             Citation. 5

Table of Legislation History. 6

Table of Renumbered Provisions. 6

Table of Endnote References. 6

Road Traffic (Public Parking Places – Charges) (Jersey) Order 2017

1        Interpretation

(1)     This Order is to be read as one with the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006.

(2)     In this Order –

“electric vehicle” means a vehicle that is powered solely by an electric motor and that emits no more than 50 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre;

“plug in hybrid electric vehicle” means a vehicle –

(a)     that is powered by an electric motor and an internal combustion engine designed to work together and separately;

(b)     that has an on-board battery that can be charged from the grid; and

(c)     that emits no more than 50 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre; and

(d)     in which the combustion engine supports the electric motor when higher operating power is required or when the battery’s state of charge is low.[2]

(3)     In this Order –

(a)    

(b)    

(c)     a reference to an electric vehicle’s or a plug in hybrid electric vehicle’s being first registered in Jersey is a reference to that vehicle’s first registration in Jersey by an individual who does not hold a trade licence issued under Article 8 of the Motor Vehicle Registration (Jersey) Law 1993.[3]

2        Charges for parking units

(1)     The charge for each parking unit is 85.71 pence.[4]

(2)     However, the charge for each parking unit is 42.86 pence in the case of an electric vehicle or plug in hybrid electric vehicle except where paragraph (3) applies.[5]

(3)     In the case of an electric vehicle or plug in hybrid electric vehicle first registered in Jersey after 31st January 2018, no charge is payable for parking in a public parking place during the period of 12 months immediately after the date the vehicle is first registered in Jersey.[6]

(4)     Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply to an electric vehicle or a plug in hybrid electric vehicle only if, when it is parked, there is displayed in it a document approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Order indicating that it is an electric vehicle or a plug in hybrid electric vehicle.[7]

3        Charges for season tickets

(1)     The charge for a monthly season ticket is £138.48 for a season ticket that authorizes the vehicle to be parked in the following parking places –

(2)     The charge for a monthly season ticket is £69.24 where the ticket authorizes a vehicle to be parked in the parking places specified in Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places) (Jersey) Order 2006, other than STP1 and STP5.[9]

(3)     However, the charge for a monthly season ticket in the case of an electric vehicle or plug in hybrid electric vehicle is £69.24 in the case of a parking place mentioned in paragraph (1) and £34.62 in the case of a parking place mentioned in paragraph (2) except where paragraph (4) applies.[10]

(4)     In the case of an electric vehicle or plug in hybrid electric vehicle first registered in Jersey after 31st January 2018, no charge is payable for parking in a public parking place during the period of 12 months immediately after the date the vehicle is first registered in Jersey.[11]

(5)     Paragraphs (3) and (4) apply to an electric vehicle or a plug in hybrid electric vehicle only if, when it is parked, there is displayed in it a document approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Order indicating that it is an electric vehicle or a plug in hybrid electric vehicle.[12]

4        Excess charge

(1)     The excess charge is –

(a)     £40 if payment of the charge is received at the address specified in paragraph (2) not later than 4 p.m. of the third day after the day on which the excess charge was incurred (excluding any Saturday, Sunday or public holiday); or

(b)     £60 in any other case.

(2)     For the purpose of paragraph (1)(a) the address is –

(a)     if the excess charge notice was issued on behalf of a parochial authority, the parish hall of the parochial authority;

(b)     if the excess notice was issued on behalf of the Minister for Education, the Finance Department, Department for Education, PO Box 142, Highlands, St. Saviour, JE4 8QJ;

(c)     if the excess notice was issued on behalf of the Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture, the Finance Department, Fort Regent, St. Helier, JE2 4UX; or

(d)     in any other case, the Parking Control Office, Sand Street Car Park, St. Helier, JE2 3QF.

5        Citation

This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places – Charges) (Jersey) Order 2017.

Endnotes

Table of Legislation History

Table of Renumbered Provisions

Table of Endnote References