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Licensing and Registration Panel
Wednesday 8 October 2003 at 3.00 pm
Present: Provost Rebecchi (for Councillor Gallacher), McCormick (M), McKenzie, Moran,
Snoddy and Tucker.
Chair: Councillor Snoddy presided.
In attendance: Mr G Douglas (for Director of Legal & Support Services).
Apologies : Councillors Gallacher and Nimmo.
The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt
with under the powers delegated to the Panel.
695
Application for Permit for Amusement with Prizes Machines
695
Viva, 204 Dalrymple Street, Greenock
There was submitted a report dated 26 September 2003 by the Director of Legal &
Support Services on an application for a permit for amusement with prizes machines by
Basilio Gonzalez to situate 2 machines within the premises known as Viva, 204 Dalrymple
Street, Greenock.
Decided: that the application be granted.
696
Application for Late Hours Catering Licence
696
17 Kempock Street, Gourock
There was submitted a report dated 26 September 2003 by the Director of Legal &
Support Services on an application by Roslyn Ghareh to allow the operation of a take
away facility at 17 Kempock Street, Gourock for the following hours: Thursdays 11pm to
1.30am; Fridays and Saturdays 11pm to 1.30am; Sundays 11pm to 1am; Mondays to
Wednesdays 11pm to 12.30am and on 24, 26 December and 2 January in each year
11pm to 1.30am. The Panel heard Mr Gordon, agent for the applicant in support of the
application who indicated that his client would accept an amendment to permit the
premises to open on Fridays and Saturdays until 1.30 am in addition to the current hours
of operation.
Decided: that the application be granted as follows:-
(a) Thursdays - 11 pm to 12.30 am
(b) Fridays and Saturdays - 11 pm to 1 am
(c)
Sundays - 11 pm to 12 midnight
(d) Mondays to Wednesdays - 11 pm to 12 midnight and on 24, 26 December and 2
January in each year 11 pm to 1 am.
697
Street Traders' Licences
697
There was submitted a report by the Director of Legal & Support Services requesting the
Panel to consider an amendment to its procedure in the licensing of street traders under
the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
Decided:
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(1) that a trader who already holds a Street Trader’s Licence and who wishes to trade
during an event submits an application for a variation of his Street Trader’s Licence and it
be delegated to the Director of Legal & Support Services to determine the application
(including the fee to be charged) in consultation with the appropriate officers and the local
member where appropriate; and
(2) where a street trader does not have a valid Street Trader’s Licence the application
shall be treated as an application for a licence but, notwithstanding that the trading is
intended from a fixed site or sites, because of the temporary nature of the events there
shall be no requirement to advertise the proposal.
698
Taxi Fares Review
698
There was submitted a report dated 25 August 2003 by the Director of Legal & Support
Services on the results of the statutory consultation exercise and subsequent action taken
in respect of the taxi fares review.
Decided: that it be remitted to the Director of Legal & Support Services to make the
necessary arrangements to implement the new taxi fares scales as follows:-
TARIFF 1
Hiring from ranks or “flag” hirings begun between 6 am
and midnight
Initial charge (1,215 yards or part thereof)
£1.50
Subsequent charge (each additional 151 yards or part
10p
thereof)
Approximate cost for first mile
£1.90
Approximate cost for each additional mile
£1.20
TARIFF 2
Hirings from ranks or “flag” hirings begun midnight and
6 am and all pre-booked hirings begun between 6 am
and midnight
Initial charge (1,179 yards or part thereof)
£1.60
Subsequent charge (each additional 147 yards or part
10p
thereof
Approximate cost for first mile
£2.00
Approximate cost for each additional mile
£1.20
TARIFF 3
Pre-booked hirings begun between midnight and 6 am
and hirings from ranks or “flag” hirings on 25, 26 and 31
December and 1 and 2 January
Initial charge (1,179 yards or part thereof)
£1.80
Subsequent charge (each additional 131 yards or part
10p
thereof)
Approximate cost for first mile
£2.30
Approximate cost for each additional mile
£1.40
WAITING TIME
For each period of 35 seconds or part thereof
10p
SOILING CHARGE
Charge dependent on severity up to a maximum of
£15.00
VAT
The foregoing charges are inclusive of Value Added
Tax.
699
Application for Taxi Licence
699
Inverclyde Taxis Ltd
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There was submitted a report dated 25 August 2003 by the Director of Legal & Support
Services on an application from Inverclyde Taxis Ltd who had omitted to make timeous
application for the licence to be renewed before it expired on 31 July 2003. The report
advised that the application had been granted following consultation with the Chief
Executive, Councillors Snoddy, Nimmo and McKenzie.
Noted
700
Signage on Taxis
700
There was submitted a report dated 26 September 2003 by the Director of Legal &
Support Services on a proposal for a change in the signage issued by the Council for the
exterior of vehicles licensed as taxis.
Decided:
(1) that the proposal for signage on vehicles licensed as taxis as set out in the report be
agreed; and
(2) that the Director of Legal & Support Services submit a report on the current general
position of taxi licensing in the Inverclyde area.
It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act
1973 as amended, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the
following items on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of
exempt information as defined in Paragraph 6 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.
701
Application for Taxi Driver’s Licence
701
William Derek Watson
There was submitted a report dated 24 September 2003 by the Director of Legal &
Support Services on an application for a Taxi Driver’s Licence by William Derek Watson
following an objection by the Chief Constable that the applicant was not a fit and proper
person to hold such a licence by virtue of his previous conviction.
Decided: that the application be refused
702
Application for Taxi Driver’s Licence
702
Joseph John Molloy
There was submitted a report dated 23 September 2003 by the Director of Legal &
Support Services on an application for a Taxi Driver’s Licence by Joseph John Molloy
following an objection by the Chief Constable that the applicant was not a fit and proper
person to hold such a licence by virtue of his previous convictions.
Decided: that the application be refused.
703
Application for Taxi Driver’s Licence
703
William Patrick Bauman
There was submitted a report dated 23 September 2003 by the Director of Legal &
Support Services on an application for a Taxi Driver’s Licence by William Patrick Bauman
following an objection by the Chief Constable that the applicant was not a fit and proper
person to hold such a licence by virtue of his previous conviction. The Panel heard Mr
Bauman in support of his application.
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Decided: that the application be refused.
704
Application for Taxi Driver’s Licence
704
Alan Brown
There was submitted a report dated 15 September 2003 by the Director of Legal &
Support Services on an application for a Taxi Driver’s Licence by Alan Brown following an
objection by the Chief Constable that the applicant was not a fit and proper person to hold
such a licence by virtue of his previous convictions. The Panel heard Mr Brown in support
of his application. The Panel also heard Councillor Forbes in support of the application.
Following discussion, Councillor Tucker moved that the application be refused. As an
amendment, Councillor Moran moved that the application be granted. On a vote 2
Members voted for the amendment and 4 for the motion which was declared carried.
Decided: that the application be refused.
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