Licensing Sub-committee - 02/02/2012

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 2nd February, 2012.

 

Present:-

 

Bailie Roderick A J WALLACE

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER

 

Councillor Tom FERGUSON

 

Bailie Roderick A J WALLACE, 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 CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

 

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

 

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr B W and Mr S M during the currency of their Taxi Driver's Licences.

 

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable. Thereafter, having considered the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that suspension hearings be convened at the next meeting of the Licensing Committee on 7th June, 2012.

 

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.

 

(b) 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 B J 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, having heard the representative of the Chief Constable, the Sub-Committee agreed that a suspension hearing be convened at the meeting of the Licensing Committee on 7th June, 2012.

 

 

 

 

Roderick A J WALLACE, Convener.