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North Lanarkshire Council · 2 August 2022
Back to Regulatory Committee — 2 August 2022 and its agenda
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REGULATORY - 2 AUGUST 2022 66 Motherwell, 2 August 2022 at 10 am. A Meeting of the REGULATORY COMMITTEE PRESENT Councillor Hughes, Convener; Councillor Smith, Vice-Convener; Councillors Crichton, Dunbar, Kelly, McVey, Robb, Thomas and Watson. CHAIR Councillor Hughes (Convener) presided. IN ATTENDANCE The Principal Solicitor (People), and Administrative Officer, Legal and Democratic Solutions. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE Inspector McCluskey, Police Scotland. APOLOGIES Councillors Barclay, Docherty, McLaren, Shevlin and Sullivan. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN TERMS OF THE ETHICAL STANDARDS IN PUBLIC LIFE ETC. (SCOTLAND) ACT 2000 1. No declarations were made. It was agreed in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, that the public 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 paragraphs 3 and 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act. HEARINGS (1) TAXI DRIVER’S LICENCE – NEW APPLICATION – THOMAS LYONS 2. There was submitted (1) an application by Thomas Lyons for a Taxi Driver’s Licence, and (2) an objection to the application received from the Chief Constable, Police Scotland. The Committee then heard Inspector McCluskey outline the Chief Constable’s objection to the application and Thomas Lyons speak in support of the application. Thereafter, Thomas Lyons and the representative of Police Scotland withdrew from the meeting and the Committee resumed consideration of the matter. Thomas Lyons and the representative of Police Scotland were then re-admitted to the meeting.
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REGULATORY - 2 AUGUST 2022 67 Decided: that the application by Thomas Lyons for a Taxi Driver’s Licence be granted for a period of one year. (2) PRIVATE HIRE CAR OPERATOR’S LICENCE – RENEWAL – EDWARD HALLIDAY 3. There was submitted (1) an application by Edward Halliday for the renewal of his Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence, and (2) a copy of a letter sent to Edward Halliday advising that on 26 January 2021 the Regulatory Committee had decided to grant the renewal of his Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence for a restricted period of 18 months from the date of the expiry of his current licence. The Principal Solicitor then advised the Committee that Edward Halliday did not have an age compliant vehicle in accordance with the Council’s vehicle specification. The Committee then heard Edward Halliday speak in respect of the application. Thereafter, Edward Halliday and the representative of Police Scotland withdrew from the meeting and the Committee resumed consideration of the matter. Edward Halliday and the representative of Police Scotland were then re-admitted to the meeting. Decided: that the application by Edward Halliday for the renewal of his Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence be granted for a period of 18 months, effective from 28 February 2022.