Control
of Housing and Work (Fees) (Jersey) Order 2026
1 Interpretation
(1) In
this Order –
“Law” means the Control of Housing and
Work (Jersey) Law 2012;
“Regulations” means the Control of Housing and
Work (Residential and Employment Status) (Jersey) Regulations 2025.
(2) A
reference in this Order to a status (for example, “Standard status”) is a
reference to the status as defined in the Regulations.
2 Fee for determination
of status
(1) This
Article sets fees for applications for determination of status under Article 3(4)
of the Law.
(2) The
fee for an application for determination of Licensed status, Licensed for Lease
Only status or Standard status is £88.15.
(3) No
fee is payable under paragraph (2) if the applicant –
(a) is aged 18 years or
under;
(b) has previously had their
status determined; or
(c) has previously been
issued with a registration card (under the Law as in force before the
commencement of the Control of Housing and Work (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2022).
(4) The
fee for an application for determination of Entitled status to be granted on
the grounds in Regulation 5 (Entitled status on economic or social
grounds) of the Regulations is £10,506.25.
(5) No
fee is payable under paragraph (4) if the applicant –
(a) has previously had their
status determined as Entitled on the grounds in Regulation 5 (Entitled
status on economic or social grounds) of the Regulations; or
(b) has been issued a
registration card (under the Law as in force before the commencement of the
Control of Housing and Work (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2022) recording Entitled
status based on Regulation 2(1)(e) of the Control of Housing and
Work (Residential and Employment Status) (Jersey) Regulations 2013.
(6) No
fee is payable for –
(a) determination of
Permanent Entitled status;
(b) determination of Entitled
status that a person qualifies for under Regulation 4 or 6 of the
Regulations; or
(c) determination of Entitled
for Work Only status.
3 Fee for business
licence
(1) No
fee is payable for a resident business licence.
(2) The
fee payable for a non-resident business licence is determined by the number of
days during the licence period in which the business will be operated and is as
follows –
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30 or less
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£636.52
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31 to 60
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£1,274.07
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61 to 90
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£1,910.60
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91 to 180
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£2,548.15
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181 to 270
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£3,503.45
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271 to 365 (or 366 in a leap
year)
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£4,459.77
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(3) In
this Article –
“non-resident business licence” means the
licence specified in Article 4(b) of the Control of Housing and
Work (Licences and Exemptions) (Jersey) Order 2026 as the appropriate
licence for a person that carries on a non-resident business;
“resident business licence” means the licence
specified in Article 4(a) of the Control of Housing and
Work (Licences and Exemptions) (Jersey) Order 2026 as the appropriate
licence for a person that carries on a resident business.
4 Fee for staffing
licence
(1) A
business that has a staffing licence must pay an annual fee, determined by the
maximum number of individuals with Licensed status, Licensed for Lease Only
status or Standard status that the licence states may work in or for the
business that has the licence (“the maximum number”).
(2) The
fee is calculated by –
(a) multiplying the maximum
number for each status by the fee for that status; and
(b) adding together the
amounts calculated under sub-paragraph (a).
(3) The
fee for each status for a business that is not an employment agency is –
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Standard
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£55.14
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Licensed
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£247.02
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Licensed for Lease Only
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£247.02
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(4) The
fee for each status for a business that is an employment agency is –
(a) for workers with Standard
status who are supplied by the employment agency to work in or for another
business, £551.45; and
(b) for all other workers,
the fee set under paragraph (3).
(5) No
fee is payable by –
(a) a non-profit organisation
(as defined in Article 1 of the Non-Profit Organizations
(Jersey) Law 2008);
(b) a States body (as defined
in Article 1 of the Public Finances (Jersey)
Law 2019; or
(c) a parish.
(6) If
the maximum number for a status varies throughout a year, the fee is calculated
based on the maximum number for the status on 1 November of the year.
(7) The
fee for a year is payable by 31 December of the year.
(8) In
this Article, “employment agency” means a business that supplies workers who
are employed by the business to work in or for another business.
5 Fee for application by
legal person for consent to acquire land
(1) The
fee for an application by a legal person under Article 20 of the Law for
consent to acquire land as a party to a specified transaction is £551.45.
(2) No
fee is payable if the consideration agreed in respect of the acquisition is
less than £25,000.
6 Discretion to waive or
reduce fee
If it is fair and reasonable
to do so having regard to the circumstances, the Minister may waive or reduce a
fee that is payable under this Order.
7 Citation and
commencement
This Order may be cited as the Control of Housing and Work (Fees)
(Jersey) Order 2026 and comes into force at the same time as the Control of
Housing and Work (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2022.