Licensing Sub-committee - 23/01/2013

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 23rd January, 2013.

 

Present:-

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER

 

Councillor John ALEXANDER

 

Councillor Tom FERGUSON

 

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

 

No declarations of interest were made.

 

II CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

 

(a) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE AND TAXI OPERATORS LICENCE - REQUEST FOR HEARING

 

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr J F during the currency of his Taxi Operator's Licence and Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable. Thereafter, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr J F to be the holder of a Taxi Operator's Licence and Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

(b) INDISCRIMINATE PARKING

 

There was submitted a note of information from the Licensing Department relative to the conduct of Mr J B, Mr S K and Mr C S during the currency of their Taxi Driver's Licences.

 

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the note submitted by the Licensing Department. The Sub-Committee noted that the licence holders had been observed parking indiscriminately and that they had all been previously warned to stop the practice. Thereafter, the Sub-Committee agreed that final written warnings be issued to Mr J B, Mr S K and Mr C S and to note that any further infringements would result in requests for hearings in relation to their fitness to be the holders of Taxi Driver's Licences.

 

The Convener agreed that the undernoted item of business be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No 17(b) in view of the timescales involved.

 

(c) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - REQUEST FOR HEARING

 

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr S D during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable. Thereafter, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr S D to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.