Agenda and minutes

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Items
Note No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were intimated by Councillors George Freeman, Alistair MacDougall, Robert G MacIntyre and James McQueen.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

Councillor Blair declared a non-financial interest in item 3 of the Agenda due to the fact that he knew the applicant. He withdrew from the Committee and took no part in the proceedings.  

 

The Committee resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

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3.

CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982: APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF TAXI DRIVER LICENCE (W TUCKER, DUNOON)

Report by Head of Governance and Law

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and introductions were made.  He then outlined the procedure that would be followed and invited the Applicant to speak in support of his application.

 

Applicant

 

Mr Tucker presented his case in support of the renewal of his Taxi Driver Licence.

 

Members’ Questions

 

The Members received responses to a number of questions raised.

 

After summing up Mr Tucker confirmed that he had received a fair hearing.

 

Decision

 

The Committee unanimously agreed to grant the renewal of Mr Tucker’s Taxi Driver Licence but noted that if his driver’s licence is not renewed in September 2016 his Taxi Driver Licence will also fall.

 

(Reference: Report by Head of Governance and Law, submitted)