Licensing Sub-committee - 04/12/2014

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 4th December, 2014.

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 R C, Mr R G and Mr R L during the currency of their Taxi Drivers Licences.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the note submitted by the Licensing Department. The Sub-Committee noted that the licence holders had been observed parking indiscriminately and they had all been previously warned to stop the practice. Thereafter, the Sub‑Committee agreed that final written warnings be issued to Mr R C, Mr R G and Mr R L and to note that any further infringements would result in requests for hearings in relation to their fitness to be the holders of Taxi Drivers Licences.

III ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ETC (SCOTLAND) ACT 2004

(a) REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OF REGISTRATION HEARING - REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN LANDLORDS

There was submitted a letter of information from the Housing Department relevant to the registration of Company J as a landlord.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having considered the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of Company J to be registered as a landlord.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.