Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday, 10 May 2016 at 10.00 am.

You are invited to attend and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Webcast notice:  This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

Members are reminded that during determination of Licensing Items, in order to be entitled to participate in any vote, Members must be present throughout all of the proceedings.

Members are further reminded that mobile devices, including mobile phones, can be used for following the agenda/reports and delivering speeches but should not be used for any form of communication (text or tweet) during the meeting.

Yours faithfully

Susan Blease, Principal Solicitor, Regulatory Services
(for Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Development)

Business

(Chair – Dr I Cockburn)

1. Apologies for absence 
Leisgeulan

2. Declarations of interest 
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place. 

3. Confirmation of minutes
Dearbhadh a’ Gheàrr-chunntais

There is submitted for confirmation as a correct record the minute of the meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee held on 29 March 2016.

4. Licences granted under delegated powers
Ceadachdan a bhuilicheadh fo ùghdarras air a thiomnadh

There is circulated Report No HLC/041/16 by the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services which details all Licences which have been granted under delegated powers under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 granted in the period from 16 March 2016 to 26 April 2016.

The Committee is invited to note the Report.

5. Pending applications – 3 monthly considerations
Iarrtasan ri thighinn – beachdachaidhean 3 mìosach

There is circulated Report No HLC/042/16 by the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services relating to applications which are currently pending for the grant or renewal of licences under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.

The Report recommends that the Committee agree to defer the determination of the applications, either:

(a) to allow them to be approved under delegated powers in the event that no objections/representations are received and all outstanding documentation has been received from the applicants; or

(b) to a future meeting of the Committee when the applications will be determined in terms of the Hearings Procedure.

6. Taxi and Private Hire Car Licensing – Consultation on the impact of modern technology

There is circulated Report No HLC/043/16 which invites the Committee to consider, and amend if required, the attached draft response to the Scottish Government consultation in relation to the impact of modern technology on taxi and private hire car licensing.  

The Committee is invited to consider the draft response detailed in Appendix 1 and thereafter agree a final response to be returned to the Scottish Government.

7. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Hearing – Taxi operator’s licence – 
Highland Council penalty point system
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Èisteachd – ceadachd oibriche tagsaidh – 
siostam phuingean peanais Chomhairle na Gàidhealtachd

7.1 Licence holder – M & M Taxi Lease 

There is circulated Report No HLC/044/16 (pp 23-29) by the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services relating to a breach of Taxi Operator Licence Conditions.  (Inverness West Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure (pp 55-56).

7.2 Licence holder – John Fraser 

There is circulated Report No HLC/045/16 (pp 30-40) by the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services relating to a breach of Taxi Operator Licence Conditions.  (Inverness South Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure (pp 55-56).

8. Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Applications for a public entertainment licence
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Iarrtasan airson ceadachd aoigheachd phoblaich

8.1 Premises: Stratherrick Public Hall

There is circulated Report No HLC/046/16 by the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services relating to an application for a Public Entertainment Licence for Stratherrick Public Hall by the Stratherrick Public Hall Committee .  (Aird and Loch Ness Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure (pp 55-56).

9. The Committee is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following Items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

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

10.1 Licence holder – Christopher Campbell

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/047/16 (pp 43– 48) by the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services relating to Christopher Campbell who is the holder of a taxi operator’s and a taxi driver’s licence (Inverness South Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter in accordance with the Council’s hearings procedure (pp 55-56).

10.2 Taxi Driver – Colin Brimson 

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/048/16 (pp 49 –51) by the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services relating to Colin Brimson who is the hold of a taxi driver’s licence (Landward Caithness Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter in accordance with the Council’s Hearings Procedure (pp 55-56).

11. Achd Dol A-mach Mì-shòisealta (Alba) 2004
Clàrachadh Uachdarain Phrìobhaideach – Brathan Càin Màil
Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004
Private landlord registration – rent penalty notices

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/049/16 by the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services in connection with landlords who have failed to register under Part 8 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004. 

The Committee is invited to consider the report.