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Licensing Sub-committee - 10/04/2013

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 10th April, 2013.

 

APPENDIX IV

 

Present:-

 

Councillor Jimmy BLACK

Councillor Kevin CORDELL

Councillor Mohammed ASIF

 

Councillor Jimmy BLACK, in the Chair.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

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

 

The Sub-Committee unanimously elected Councillor Jimmy Black to chair this meeting in the absence of the Convener and the Depute Convener.

 

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 SUSPENSION

 

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr A C 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 a representative of the Chief Constable and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that the Taxi Drivers Licence held by Mr A C be suspended with immediate effect and that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr A C to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

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

 

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr R McL 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 a representative of the Chief Constable and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that the Taxi Drivers Licence held by Mr R McL be suspended with immediate effect and that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr R McL to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

 

 

 

Jimmy BLACK, Chair.