Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 55:13A-8

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
(a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any regulations pursuant to this act, the commissioner shall:

(1) Transmit copies of the proposed regulations to the board for its review and recommendations. Within 30 days of the receipt of copies of said proposed regulations, the board shall provide the commissioner with such written recommendations thereon as it may have;

(2) Publish in the New Jersey Register a general notice of intention to promulgate regulations, which notice shall include (1) a reference to the authority under which the regulations are proposed; (2) a statement of the purpose of the proposed regulations; (3) either the terms or substance of the proposed regulations or a description of the subjects and issues involved; (4) a statement that a copy of the proposed regulations may be obtained by any person upon written request to the bureau; and (5) a statement of the date, time and place for a public hearing on the proposed regulations, which date shall not be less than 20 days nor more than 30 days after the publication of the notice of intention to promulgate proposed regulations, and not less than 50 days after transmittal by the commissioner of copies of said proposed regulations to the board.

(b) (Deleted by amendment.)

(c) Any person appearing at said public hearing shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard, either through the submission of written data, views, or arguments or the oral presentation of the same. Upon the expiration of the 30 days next succeeding the date of said public hearing, the commissioner shall issue and promulgate the regulations required to be issued and promulgated by section 7 of this act, either as originally proposed or as amended or revised by the commissioner subsequent to said public hearings, which regulations shall be effective on such date as may be provided therein.

L.1967, c. 76, s. 8, eff. May 31, 1967. Amended by L.1970, c. 138, s. 4.