Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Gordon Blair, Rory Colville, Fred Hall and David Kinniburgh.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chair advised that the applicant was not present and efforts by staff to contact him that morning had been unsuccessful.  He advised Licensing Staff were unsure if the applicant had received notification of the Hearing and that information from Royal Mail’s tracking service to confirm delivery of the notification had been unavailable.  In that respect he advised that advice given was to defer the hearing to a future date.

The Chair ruled, and the Committee agreed, to adjourn this hearing and reconvene on Wednesday 17 October 2012 in Kilmory, Lochgilphead.

The Committee reconvened on Wednesday 17 October 2012 at 10.40am in the Council Chamber, Kilmory, Lochgilphead.

Present –        Councillor Sandy Taylor (Chair)

Councillor Gordon Blair

Councillor Rory Colville

Councillor Robin Currie

Councillor Mary Jean Devon (Vice Chair)

Councillor David Kinniburgh

Councillor Alistair MacDougall

Councillor Robert G MacIntyre

Councillor Donnie MacMillan

Councillor Alex McNaughton

Councillor James McQueen

Councillor Richard Trail

Attending –      Iain Jackson, Governance Officer

Sheila MacFadyen, Senior Solicitor

Mr Berry, Applicant

The Chair advised that a technical issue had arisen regarding the application and invited Sheila MacFadyen to speak.

Mrs MacFadyen advised that, in terms of Section 13 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, Mr Berry’s application could not be considered as he had not held a valid driving licence for the immediate 12 month period prior to the date of his application.  She advised that the after 2 December 2012 Mr Berry could re-apply and suggested that the application fee be waived for this.

Decision

1.      Noted that the application could be progressed no further.

2.      Agreed that the fee be waived should Mr Berry apply for a licence after 2 December 2012.

(Reference:  Report by Head of Governance and Law dated September 2012, submitted)