Licensing Sub-committee - 05/02/2015

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 5th February, 2015.

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 K H during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the note submitted by the Licensing Department. The Sub-Committee noted that the licence holder had been observed parking indiscriminately and that he had been previously warned to stop the practice on two occasions. Thereafter, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing in relation to the fitness of Mr K H to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence be held in due course.

(b) HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION LICENCE - REQUEST FOR REVOCATION

There was submitted a verbal report by the Legal Officer relative to the alleged conduct of W during the currency of their Houses in Multiple Occupation Licence.

Thereafter, having heard the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that a revocation hearing in terms of Section 39 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 be held in due course.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.