Licensing Sub-committee - 09/06/2014

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 9th June, 2014.

APPENDIX II

Present:-

Councillor Stewart HUNTER

Councillor David BOWES

Councillor Lesley BRENNAN (present for Item II(a))

Councillor Georgia CRUICKSHANK (present for Item II(b))

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

Councillor Lesley Brennan declared a non-financial interest in the item of business at Article II(b) by virtue of the licence holder being known to her in the course of her constituency work and withdrew from the room prior to consideration whereupon Councillor Georgia Cruickshank took part in her place.

II CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

(a) 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 A P 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 and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub‑Committee agreed that the Taxi Drivers Licence held by Mr A P be suspended with immediate effect and a hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr AP to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

(b) SECOND HAND DEALER'S LICENCE - REQUEST FOR HEARING

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr C S during the currency of his Second Hand Dealer's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard the representative of the Chief Constable and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub‑Committee agreed that the Second Hand Dealers Licence held by Mr C S be suspended with immediate effect and that a hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr C S to be the holder of a Second Hand Dealer's Licence.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.