Road Traffic
(Public Parking Places – Charges) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2018
Made 26th March 2018
Coming into force 2nd
April 2018
THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, in pursuance of Articles 59 and 84 of
the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956[1] and with the concurrence of the
Minister for Treasury and Resources, orders as follows –
1 Interpretation
In this Order “principal Order”
means the Road Traffic (Public Parking Places – Charges) (Jersey)
Order 2017[2].
2 Article 1
amended
In Article 1 of the principal Order –
(a) in paragraph (2) –
(i) before
the definition “hybrid vehicle” there shall be inserted the
following definition –
“ ‘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;”,
(ii) in
the definition “low emission vehicle” for the full stop there shall
be substituted a semi-colon,
(iii) after
the definition “low emission vehicle” there shall be inserted the
following definition –
“ ‘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.”;
(b) in paragraph (3) –
(i) in
sub-paragraph (b), before the word “vehicle’s” there
shall be inserted the word “hybrid” and for the full stop there
shall be substituted a semi-colon,
(ii) after
sub-paragraph (b), there shall be added the following sub-paragraph –
“(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].”.
3 Article 2
amended
In Article 2 of the principal Order –
(a) in paragraph (1),
for the words “74.3 pence” there shall be substituted the
words “78.1 pence”;
(b) in paragraph (2),
for the words “37.2 pence” there shall be substituted the
words “39.05 pence”;
(c) after
paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph –
“(3) However, the charge for each
parking unit is 39.05 pence in the case of a vehicle in which there is
displayed a document approved by the Minister indicating that the vehicle is an
electric vehicle or a plug in hybrid electric vehicle, except that where such a
vehicle is first registered in Jersey after 31st January 2018, no
charge shall be payable for parking in a public parking place during the period
of 12 months beginning immediately after the date the car is first
registered in Jersey.”.
4 Article 3
amended
In Article 3 of the principal Law –
(a) in paragraph (1),
for the word “£119.81” there shall be substituted the word
“126.095”;
(b) in paragraph (2),
for the word “£59.90” there shall be substituted the word
“63.05”;
(c) in paragraph (3) –
(i) for
the word “£59.90” there shall be substituted the word
“£63.05”,
(ii) for
the word “£29.96” there shall be substituted the word
“£31.52”;
(d) after
paragraph (3) there shall be added the following paragraph –
“(4) However, in the case of a
vehicle in which there is displayed a document approved by the Minister
indicating that the vehicle is an electric vehicle or a plug in hybrid electric
vehicle, the charge for a monthly season ticket is –
(a) £63.05 in the case of a parking place
mentioned in paragraph (1); and
(b) £31.52 in the case of a parking place
mentioned in paragraph (2),
except that, where such a
vehicle is first registered in Jersey after 31st January 2018 and
there is displayed in that vehicle a document approved by the Minister stating
that fact, no charge shall be payable for parking in a parking place mentioned
in paragraph (1) or (2) during the period of 12 months beginning
immediately after the date the car is first registered in Jersey.”.
5 Citation
and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Road Traffic (Public Parking
Places – Charges) (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Order 2018 and
shall come into force 7 days after it is made.
deputy e.j. noel of st. lawrence
Minister for Infrastructure