Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 11 March 2026
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Minute of Meeting Regulatory Functions Board Date Time Venue Wednesday, 11 March 2026 10:00 Remotely by MS Teams, Present: Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Neill Graham, Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes, Councillor Bruce MacFarlane, Councillor Janis McDonald, Councillor Cathy McEwan, Councillor John McNaughtan, Councillor Sam Mullin, Councillor Andy Steel Chair Councillor McNaughtan, Convener, presided. In Attendance D Campbell, Managing Solicitor (Licensing), D Cunningham, Committee Services & Licensing Officer, K Marriott and E Graham, both Licensing & Committee Assistants and S Cole, Licensing Assistant (all Finance & Resources). Apology Councillor Montgomery. Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting. Order of Business In terms of Standing Order 16, the Convener intimated that he proposed to alter the order of business to facilitate the conduct of the meeting by considering items 3(f), 3(g), 3(h), 3(i), 3(j) and 3(k) of the agenda prior to item 3(a) of the agenda.
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Exclusion of Press and Public The Board resolved that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of part I of schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 1 Grant of Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- Mohammed Yagoub The Managing Solicitor (Licensing) advised that this application had been withdrawn. DECIDED: That it be noted that the application had been withdrawn. 2 Renewal of Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- Alistair Edgar - P3867 There was no appearance by the applicant. The application was considered in the absence of Mr Edgar. A representative of Police Scotland was heard. On hearing the reasons for the lateness of the objection, the Convener proposed that the objection be taken into account when the application was considered. This was agreed unanimously. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. 3 Grant of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications:- (a) Samuel Dappa In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of six months. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of six months. (b) Khaldoun Alhawamdeh In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously.
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DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (c) Mohammad Sheikhy In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (d) Edward Amirthanathan In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (e) Anwarpal Singh In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. (f) Faiz Alnayef In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (g) Merwais Qurashee There was no appearance by the applicant. The application was considered in the absence of Mr Qurashee. A representative of Police Scotland was heard. On hearing the reasons for the lateness of the objection, the Convener proposed that the objection be taken into account when the application was considered. This was agreed unanimously. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. (h) Mohammad Akram There was no appearance by the applicant. The application was considered in the absence of Mr Akram. A representative of Police Scotland was heard. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that consideration of the application be continued to later in the meeting. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued to later in the meeting.
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Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 10.45 am and resumed at 10.55 am. Sederunt Councillor McEwan was not in attendance when the meeting reconvened. (i) Mohammad Akram Under reference to item 3(h) of this minute, consideration was resumed of this application. The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance, accompanied by his son and was heard in relation to his application. A representative of Police Scotland was also heard. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. (j) Sardar Wali There was no appearance by the applicant. The application was considered in the absence of Mr Wali. A representative of Police Scotland was heard. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. (k) Safiulla Monsef There was no appearance by the applicant. The application was considered in the absence of Mr Monsef. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. (l) Tarek Al Hawamda There was no appearance by the applicant. The application was considered in the absence of Mr Hawamda. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. (m) Usama Lakhani In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (n) Kumna Jide Salako
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In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. Sederunt Councillor Steel left the meeting prior to the consideration of the following item of business. (o) Yousef Abbasnezhad Fallah In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (p) Khalil Ur Rahman Stanikzai In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (q) Abdikaram Ali Farah In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 11.55 am and resumed at 12.30 pm. 4 Hearing into Possible Suspension or Revocation of Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence The Board considered the possible suspension or revocation of the undernoted licence:- Harry Traynor – P1090 The licence holder, having been duly cited, was in attendance and was heard in relation to this matter. A representative of Police Scotland was also in attendance. The Managing Solicitor (Licensing) advised that Mr Traynor's licence had expired and that no renewal application had been received. Mr Traynor intimated that he would no longer be operating as a Private Hire Car Driver.
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DECIDED: That it be noted that Mr Traynor’s licence had expired and that he would no longer be operating as a Private Hire Car Driver.