Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee – 11 December 2014

Chair:  Councillor K Vickers
Venue: Civic Centre, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe
Time:  10.00am

AGENDA

1. Substitutions.

2. Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Personal or Personal and Prejudicial Interests, and significant contact with Applicants, Objectors or Third Parties (Lobbying), if any.

3. To take the minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2014 as a correct record and authorise the chair to sign.

4. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 application for a Private Hire Vehicle Drivers Licence – Baldev Singh Bhullar

5. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Town Police Clauses Act 1847 – Application for a Hackney Carriage/ Private Hire Vehicle Drivers Licence – Mr Heman Norei Mohammad.

6. Any other items which the Chair decides are urgent by reason of special circumstances which must be specified.

MINUTES

PRESENT: – Councillor K Vickers in the chair

Councillors Clark, Oldfield, Swift and P Vickers.

The sub-committee met at the Civic Centre, Scunthorpe.

1203 DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS, PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS AND SIGNIFICANT CONTACT WITH APPLICANTS, OBJECTORS OR THIRD PARTIES (LOBBYING) – The following member declared a personal interest –

Member  Minute Nature of Interest
Councillor Oldfield Licence holder

1204 MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2014, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded and be signed by the chairman.

1205 (16)  LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1976 – TOWN POLICE CLAUSES ACT 1847 – APPLICATION  FOR A PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE DRIVERS LICENCE – MR BALDEV SINGH BHULLAR – The Director of Places submitted a report advising members of an application for grant of a Private Hire Vehicle Drivers Licence to be determined by the sub-committee.

The report contained background information on the process for determining such applications, the information to be taken into account and the circumstances in which the sub-committee could refuse a licence.

The options available to the sub-committee when considering the application were:

• To grant the licence
• To grant the licence subject to additional conditions or restrictions
• To refuse to grant the licence.

Should the Sub-Committee refuse the application or impose additional terms, conditions or restrictions then the applicant may appeal to Magistrates Court within 21 days from the date on which he was notified of the decision. Should the Magistrates uphold the decision of the council, the applicant had further recourse to the Crown Court.

The procedure for dealing with such applications at meetings of the sub-committee had previously been circulated to members.

Mr Bhullar had written to the licensing department advising that he was unable to attend, and requesting that the application be heard in the New Year.

Resolved – That the application be deferred until the next meeting of the Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee.

1206 (17)  LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1976 – TOWN POLICE CLAUSES ACT 1847 – APPLICATION  FOR A PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE DRIVERS LICENCE – MR HEMAN NOREI MOHAMMED – The Director of Places submitted a report advising members of an application for grant of a Private Hire Vehicle Drivers Licence to be determined by the sub-committee.

The report contained background information on the process for determining such applications, the information to be taken into account and the circumstances in which the sub-committee could refuse a licence.

The options available to the sub-committee when considering the application were:

• To grant the licence
• To grant the licence subject to additional conditions or restrictions
• To refuse to grant the licence.

Should the Sub-Committee refuse the application or impose additional terms, conditions or restrictions then the applicant may appeal to Magistrates Court within 21 days from the date on which he was notified of the decision. Should the Magistrates uphold the decision of the council, the applicant had further recourse to the Crown Court.

The procedure for dealing with such applications at meetings of the sub-committee had previously been circulated to members.

Mr Mohammed had written to the licensing department advising that he was unable to attend.

Resolved – That the application be deferred until the next meeting of the Licensing (Miscellaneous) Sub-Committee.