Licensing Sub-committee - 28/03/2013

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 28th March, 2013.

 

APPENDIX III

 

Present:-

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER

Councillor David BOWES

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) INDISCRIMINATE PARKING IN NETHERGATE

 

There was submitted a note of information from the Licensing Department relative to the conduct of Mr J R during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the note submitted by the Licensing Department. The Sub-Committee noted that the licence holder had been observed parking indiscriminately and that he had been previously warned to stop the practice. Thereafter, the Sub‑Committee agreed that a final written warning be issued to Mr J R and to note that any further infringement would result in a request for a hearing in relation to his fitness to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

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

 

(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 Driver's Licence.

 

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

 

(ii) There was submitted a letter of information from Mr W D, the holder of a Taxi Operator's Licence, relative to the alleged conduct of Mr D B during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard the Clerk 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 D B to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence and that a hearing also be held in relation to the fitness of Mr W D to be the holder of a Taxi Operator's Licence.

 

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.

(iii) There was submitted a letter of information from the Environmental Compliance Manager relative to the alleged conduct of Mr G McN during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr G McN to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.