Licensing Sub-committee - 07/08/2013
At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 7th August, 2013.
Present:-
Councillor David BOWES
Councillor John ALEXANDER
Councillor Lesley BRENNAN
Councillor David BOWES, Depute 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 item of business on the grounds that it 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 IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION
There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr A M during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence and Taxi Operators 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 and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that the Taxi Driver's Licence and the Taxi Operators Licence held by Mr A M be suspended with immediate effect and a suspension hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr A M to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence and a Taxi Operators Licence.
David BOWES, Depute Convener.