Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 3 September 2026
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Minute of Meeting Regulatory Functions Board Date Time Venue Thursday, 03 September 2026 10:00 Remotely by MS Teams, Present: Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Neill Graham, Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes, 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, Senior Committee Services Officer, C Mulrooney, Committee Services Officer, A Easdon, Committee Services & Licensing Officer and S Kerr, Licensing & Committee Assistant (all Finance & Resources). Apologies Councillors MacFarlane and Montgomery. Declarations of Interest Councillor McEwan declared an interest in item 4(a) by reason of the let property address being in her Ward. Councillor McEwan indicated that as she had declared an interest, she would leave the meeting during any discussion and voting on the item. Transparency Statements There were no transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
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Order of Business In terms of Standing Order 16, the Convener altered the order of business to facilitate the conduct of the meeting as reflected in the order of this Minute. 1 Renewal of Late Hours Catering Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- Burger King, Linwood Road, Paisley – LHC133 In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Council’s policy on trading hours. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Council’s policy on trading hours. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 10.05 am and resumed at 10.10 am. 2 Grant of Taxi Driver's Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- Kaazim Younis There was no appearance by or on behalf of the applicant, Mr Younis, who had been cited to attend. The application was considered in the absence of Mr Younis. 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 Notification of Public Processions There were submitted the undernoted notifications:- (a) Renfrewshire Council Events Team for Paisley Halloween Festival Parade on 23 October 2026 at 7.00 pm (b) Renfrewshire Council Events Team for Paisley Halloween Festival Parade on 24 October 2026 at 7.00 pm Ms Allan, on behalf of the applicant, joined the meeting. The Convener proposed that both applications be considered together and that separate decisions be taken. This was agreed unanimously. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan
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moved that in relation to notification (a) no order be made thus allowing the procession to proceed and that the terms of standard condition 14 “That no band shall play before 8.00 am or later than 8.00 pm” be disapplied; and that in relation to notification (b) no order be made thus allowing the procession to proceed and that the terms of standard condition 14 “That no band shall play before 8.00 am or later than 8.00 pm” be disapplied. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: (a) That in relation to notification (a) no order be made thus allowing the procession to proceed and that the requirement of standard condition 14 “That no band shall play before 8.00 am or later than 8.00 pm” be disapplied; and (b) That in relation to notification (b) no order be made thus allowing the procession to proceed and that the terms of standard condition 14 “That no band shall play before 8.00 am or later than 8.00 pm” be disapplied. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 10.30 am and resumed at 10.50 am. Declaration of Interest Having previously declared an interest, Councillor McEwan left the meeting prior to consideration of the following item of business. 4 Grant of Short-term Let Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications:- (a) AQARI Enterprises Limited - RN00193N Mr Qureshi, on behalf of the applicant, having been cited, was in attendance and was heard in relation to the application. Ms Davidson-Sim, objector to the application, was also heard. Following an adjournment, 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. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. 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.
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Sederunt Councillor McEwan rejoined the meeting prior to consideration of the following item of business. (b) Sahib Ahmad Qureshi – RN00192N Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of three years. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of three years. 5 Grant of Private Hire Car Drivers' Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications:- (a) Idres Amiri The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance with Mr Hussain, his legal representative and both were heard in relation to this 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. DECIDED: That the application be refused (b) Nadeem Ilyas The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance and was heard in relation to his application. A representative of Police Scotland was also heard. 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. (c) Kalin Baev The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance and was heard in relation to his application. A representative of Police Scotland was also 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 if required. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board if required. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 1.30 pm and resumed at 2.00 pm.
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Sederunt Councillor Steel was not present when the meeting resumed. (d) Ian Bell (Junior) There was no appearance by or on behalf of the applicant, Mr Bell (Junior), who had been cited to attend. The application was considered in the absence of Mr Bell (Junior). A representative of Police Scotland was heard. 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) Serkan Uz The Managing Solicitor (Licensing) advised that this application had been withdrawn. DECIDED: That it be noted that the application had been withdrawn. (f) Azhar Khan The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance with Mr Shukla, his legal representative and both were heard in relation to this 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. DECIDED: That the application be refused (g) Libin Kurian The Managing Solicitor (Licensing) advised that this application had been granted for a period of one year under delegated authority. DECIDED: That it be noted that the application had been granted for a period of one year under delegated authority. 6 Renewal of Private Hire Car Drivers' Licences There was submitted the undernoted applications:- (a) Raza Salim - P0348 The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance with his daughter Miss Salim and both were heard in relation to the 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. DECIDED: That the application be refused.
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(b) Ajmal Hotak - P1110 The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance and was heard in relation to the application. A representative of Police Scotland was also heard. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be refused. DECIDED: That the application be refused. 7 Grant of Private Hire Car Operators' Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications:- (a) Mohammad Al Mohammad The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance and was heard in relation to his application. 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. (b) Saratchandran Podiyan The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance and was heard in relation to his application. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year subject to Mr Podiyan's existing vehicle, MV19 RXL, being tested at three-monthly intervals with the first test being required within 28 days of 3 September 2026. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year subject to Mr Podiyan's existing vehicle, MV19 RXL, being tested at three-monthly intervals with the first test being required within 28 days of 3 September 2026. 8 Renewal of Private Hire Car Operator's Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- (a) Najibullah Ahmadi - PH0764 The applicant, having been duly cited, was in attendance and was heard in relation to the 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 granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years. Sederunt Councillor Doig left the meeting prior to consideration of the following item of business.
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9 Exemption from Mobility Assistance Duties There was submitted the undernoted application:- Shahzad Hussain Malik - T2448 The applicant, having been cited, was in attendance and was heard in relation to his application. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for the duration of Mr Malik’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence. DECIDED: That the application be granted for the duration of Mr Malik’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 4.25 pm and resumed at 4.40 pm. 10 Renewal of Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- (a) Nayef Alnayef - PH1664 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. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. 11 Hearing into possible suspension or revocation of Taxi Driver's Licence There was considered the possible suspension or revocation of the undernoted licence:- Nayef Alnayef - T0284 Mr Alnayef, the Licence holder, having been cited was in attendance. A representative from Police Scotland was also heard. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that Mr Alnayef’s licence be suspended for the unexpired portion of the licence with immediate effect. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That Mr Alnayef’s licence be suspended for the unexpired portion of the licence with immediate effect.