Licensing Sub-committee - 27/09/2012

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee 27th September, 2012.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

The Sub-Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

II CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

(a) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - REQUEST FOR SUSPENSION HEARINGS

(i) There was tabled a letter from the Head of Revenues, Dundee City Council, relative to the alleged conduct of Mr M M during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the contents of the letter submitted by the Head of Revenues.

Thereafter, the Sub-Committee, having heard from the Clerk and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr M M to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

(ii) There was tabled a letter from the Head of Environmental Protection, Dundee City Council, relative to the alleged conduct of Mr T H during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the contents of the letter submitted by the Head of Environmental Protection.

The Sub-Committee, having heard from the Clerk and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr T H to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

(iii) There was tabled a letter from the Chief Constable, relative to the alleged conduct of Mr R B during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the contents of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable.

Thereafter, having heard the Chief Constable's representative and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr R B to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

(iv) There was tabled a letter from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr R R during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the contents of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable.

Thereafter, having heard the Chief Constable's representative and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr R R to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.