Licensing Committee - 22/12/2014

At a MEETING of the LICENSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 22nd December, 2014.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN

 

COUNCILLORS

 

David BOWES

Stewart HUNTER

Tom FERGUSON

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 4th December, 2014 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

The 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) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - SUSPENSION HEARING

 

Reference was made to Article II(e) of the minute of meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 25th November, 2014, wherein it was agreed that the Taxi Driver's Licence held by Mr M W be suspended with immediate effect and a hearing be held in relation to the fitness of Mr M W to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relevant to the alleged conduct of Mr M W during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

 

The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard a representative of the Chief Constable, the licence holder on their own behalf and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed to recall the suspension of the Taxi Driver's Licence held by Mr M W with immediate effect and that a fresh hearing be held at the meeting of this Committee to be held in March, 2015.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.