Housing (Control of Occupation) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2006

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The Housing (Control of Occupation) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2006

THE STATES, in pursuance of their Resolution of 30^th March, 2005[a], have approved the following provisions which, subject to the Sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, shall have force of law in the Island of Guernsey.

Amendment of Law of 1994.

1. (1) In the Arrangement of Sections immediately following the reference to section 6 ("Procedure for consideration of applications."), insert -

"6A. Circumstances in which applications need not be considered."

(2) In section 6(1) of the Law of 1994 immediately after "shall" insert ", subject to section 6A,"

(3) Immediately after section 6 of the Law of 1994 insert -

"Circumstances in which applications need not be considered.

6A. The Authority shall have no obligation to proceed to consider an application in accordance with section 6, where -

(a) the application is a further application (that is to say, an application which relates to a person in respect of whom a previous application has been received by the Authority),

(b) in the opinion of the Authority, that further application discloses no significant change in any material circumstances concerning that person, and

(i) an appeal under section 56, relating to a previous application concerning that person, has been commenced but not yet determined, or

(ii) within the period of 12 months immediately preceding receipt of the further application -

(aa) a previous application has been determined by the Authority, or

(bb) an appeal under section 56, relating to a previous application, has been determined."

(4) In section 56(1), and in section 56(4) of the Law of 1994 where first occurring, for "Royal Court" substitute "Ordinary Court".

Interpretation.

2. In this Law -

"Arrangement of Sections" means the arrangement of sections to the Law of 1994, and

"the Law of 1994" means the Housing (Control of Occupation) (Guernsey) Law, 1994, as amended[b].

Citation.

3. This Law may be cited as the Housing (Control of Occupation) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2006.

[a]	Article III of Billet d'État No. III of 2005.
[b]	Order in Council No. IV of 1994; amended by No. VI of 1998 and No. III of 2002; also amended by the Machinery of Government (Transfer of Functions) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2003 (No. XXXIII of 2003).