Issue - meetings

With reference to article 16 of appendix A of the minute of the meeting of the Licensing Committee of 17 April 2018, the Sub Committeehad before it an information note prepared by the Chief Officer - Governance in respect of the application which advised that the application had been placed on the agenda as it required to be determined by 26 May 2018 and confirmation on whether the applicant had met DVLA group 2 medical standards had still to be received.

Mr Munro, Legal Advisor, provided the Sub Committee with a verbal update on the application.

The applicant was in attendance and spoke in support of the request.

Members asked questions of the applicant.

The Committee resolved:-

to refuse the application.

-           COUNCILLOR REYNOLDS, Convener

With reference to article 1 of appendix A of the minute of the meeting of the Licensing Committee of 17 April 2018, the Sub Committee had before it an information sheet prepared by the Chief Officer - Governance in respect of the request for exemption from the Committee’s street knowledge test for taxi drivers.

Mr Munro, Legal Advisor, provided the Sub Committee with a verbal update on the application.

The applicant was in attendance and spoke in support of the request.

Members asked questions of the applicant.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)      to refuse the application; and

(ii)     to agree that should the applicant meet the Group 2 DVLA medical criteria following receipt of a further medical report and pass the required street knowledge test that this would result in a material change of circumstance and therefore a new application could be processed for the applicant.

The Sub Committee were advised that the application had been granted under delegated powers.