Agendas, reports and minutes

Minute of the special meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee held in the Council Chamber, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday 21 July 2015 at 10.00 am. 

Present: 

Dr I Cockburn, Mr C Fraser, Mr R Greene, Mr A Henderson, Mrs L Macdonald, Mr W Mackay, Mrs G Sinclair and Mr J Stone.

In attendance:

Mr A Mackenzie, Legal Manager (Clerk)
Ms S Blease, Principal Solicitor (Regulatory Services)
Mr M Elsey, Senior Licensing Officer
Ms A MacArthur, Administrative Assistant

Also attending: 

Inspector A Garrow, Police Scotland

Also in attendance: 

Item 5.1: Mr W Butt, licence holder and Mrs L Murray, solicitor for the licence holder 

Dr I Cockburn in the Chair  

The Chair confirmed that the meeting would be webcast and gave a short briefing on the Council’s webcasting procedure and protocol.

Business

1. Apologies for absence
Leisgeulan

An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Ms M Smith.

2. Declarations of interest
Foillseachaidhean com-pàirt

There were no declarations of interest.  

3. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Application for street trader’s licence
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982 
Iarrtas airson ceadachd neach-malairt sràide

3.1 Application for a temporary street trader’s licence – Jonathan Ross

There had been circulated Report No HLC/062/15 by the Legal Manager relating to an application which had been received from Jonathan Ross for the grant of a temporary street trader’s licence.

The Committee AGREED to grant the application, subject to the standard conditions.

4. The Committee resolved that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following item on the ground that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of part 1 of schedule 7A of the Act.

5. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Taxi driver’s / operator’s licences
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Iarrtasan airson cheadachdan do dhràibhearan / oibrichean tagsaidh

5.1 Taxi driver’s licence – Waqas Butt

There had been circulated to members only Report No HLC/063/15 by the Legal Manager relating to a licensed taxi driver.

The Committee heard from Inspector Garrow who spoke to the police objection.

Mrs L Murray, solicitor for the licence holder detailed the circumstances surrounding the incident. 

Both parties were allowed the opportunity to respond and answered questions from members.

On being asked by the Chair both parties confirmed that they had nothing further to address to the Committee.

The Legal Manager advised the Committee that the delegated suspension ended today and that if members were not minded to suspend the licence, Mr Butt’s licence would be reinstated from today.

The Committee AGREED to take no action. meeting closed at 10.40 am.