Licensing Sub-committee - 01/06/2004

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LICENSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 1st June, 2004.

Present:-

LORD PROVOST John R LETFORD

BAILIE Bruce D MACKIE

Councillor Andrew DAWSON

Bailie MACKIE, 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 public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds this would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7(a) of the Act.

I CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

(a) TAXI OPERATOR'S LICENCE

(i) There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr D S during the currency of his taxi operator's licence.

The Sub-Committee, after hearing the Chief Constable's representative and consideration of the content of the letter and the advice of the Legal Officer, agreed that no action be taken pending the outcome of the decision of the Committee on the renewal of the taxi operator's licence held by Mr D S.

(ii) There was submitted a letter of complaint from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr H D during the currency of his taxi operator's licence.

Part of the complaint referred to convictions which were spent in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Sub-Committee, after hearing their age and nature, agreed that they be considered since justice could not otherwise be done.

Thereafter, the Sub-Committee, after hearing the Chief Constable's representative and consideration of the content of the letter and the advice of the Legal Officer, agreed that no action be taken pending the outcome of the Committee's decision in relation to the renewal of the taxi operator's licence held by Mr H D.

(b) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE

There was submitted a letter of complaint from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr H D during the currency of his taxi driver's licence.

Thereafter, the Sub-Committee, after hearing the Chief Constable's representative and consideration of the content of the letter and the advice of the Legal Officer, agreed that a suspension hearing be convened at a future date in relation to the Taxi Driver's Licence held by Mr HD.

BRUCE D MACKIE, Convener.