LICENSING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE
22ND MAY
2007
Present:
Councillor W S Davies
(Chair)
Councillors
W T Beard, D N Bebbington, J A Beech, A Crawford,
J
Lewis, R W Parker, R Salmon, R Stafford and L T Wood
Non-Committee Member in
attendance: (for part of the meeting)
Councillor B Evans
Advisory Officers:
Mrs C M
Jones
Democratic Services Committee Officer
Mr A C
Lee
Principal Licensing Officer
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APPOINTMENT OF SUB-COMMITTEES
The Committee was invited to appoint
the seven Standing Sub-Committees (Numbered 1 to 7). Sub-Committees
1 to 5 (3-Members) would be responsible for appeals in respect of
the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005.
Sub-Committees 6 and 7 (8-Members) would consider personnel matters
and taxi licensing issues.
RESOLVED: That
Sub-Committees 1 to 7 be appointed as follows -
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Sub-Committee 1:
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Councillors Davies, Beech and
Salmon
Substitutes:
Councillors Ankers and Crawford
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Sub-Committee 2:
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Councillors Ankers, Crawford and
Waling
Substitutes:
Councillors Beard and Bebbington
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Sub-Committee 3:
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Councillors Beard, Bebbington and
Parker
Substitutes:
Councillors Dykes and Stafford
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Sub-Committee 4:
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Councillors Dykes, Lewis and
Stafford
Substitutes:
Councillors Dodd and Roberts
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Sub-Committee 5:
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Councillors Dodd, M Roberts and
Wood
Substitutes:
Councillors Beech and Salmon
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Sub-Committee 6:
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Councillors Ankers, Beech, Davies,
Dodd, Parker, M Roberts, Salmon and Beard (Chair)
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Sub-Committee 7:
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Councillors Bebbington, Crawford,
Davies (Chair), Dykes, Lewis, Stafford, Waling and Wood
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It was noted that substitutes performed a
deputising function and would only be called in if a substantive
Member was unable to attend on the day of the meeting. There was no
requirement for substitutes on the 8-Member Sub-Committees.
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CHAIRS OF SUB-COMMITTEES
Each of the 3-Member Sub-Committees would
elect their own Chair at their first meetings. The
Committee was invited to elect a Chair for each of the
8- Member Sub-Committees (Nos. 6 and 7).
RESOLVED: That Councillor W T
Beard be elected Chair of Sub-Committee No. 6 and Councillor W S
Davies be elected Chair of Sub-Committee No. 7.
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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Tony Lee, Principal Licensing Officer,
provided an overview of the Gambling Act 2005 which would come into
force on 1st September 2007. As noted in Minute
No. 1 above, Sub-Committees Nos. 1 to 5 would deal with contested
applications under this Act.
(Note: There was a training session
for new Members, following the close of the meeting, on matters to
be taken into account when determining Hackney Carriage and Private
Hire licence applications.)
………………………………….Chair