Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

NB: This report will also be considered by the Port Health and Environmental Services Committee.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Department of the Built Environment in respect of changes to the Scheme of Delegations in order to reflect minor modifications to legislation and responsibilities and to ensure the on-going facilitation and administration of various functions.

Resolved:- That –

(i) the report be noted;

(ii) the new and updated delegations to Chief Officers, as set out in the updated Scheme of delegations at Appendix A of the report, be approved for onward submission to and for approval by the Court of Common Council; and

(iii) the Committee recommend that the Court of Common Council appoint the District Surveyor, and in his absence, the Assistant District Surveyors, and in the absence of the Assistant District Surveyors, the Director of the Built Environment, to be the “appointing officer” pursuant to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 to exercise the power to select a third surveyor under section 10(8).