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Agenda Document Pack - Regulatory Functions Board - 23/08/2023

Renfrewshire Council · 23 August 2023
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17/08/2023 
Notice of Meeting and Agenda
Regulatory Functions Board 
Date Time Venue
Wednesday, 23 August
2023
10:00 Remotely by MS Teams, 
Membership 
Councillor John McNaughtan (Convener):     Councillor Cathy McEwan (Depute Convener):    
Councillor Audrey Doig:  Councillor Neill Graham:  Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes:  Councillor
Janis McDonald:  Councillor Kevin Montgomery:  Councillor Sam Mullin:  Councillor Emma
Rodden:  Councillor Andy Steel:   
Further Information - online meetings only
This meeting is on-line only but is a meeting which is open to members of the public by prior
arrangement. A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection
prior to the meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley
and online at http://renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx 
For further information, please email democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk 
Members of the Press and Public - contact details
Members of the press and public wishing to attend the meeting should contact democratic-
services@renfrewshire.gov.uk to allow the necessary arrangements to be made.   
Recording of Meeting
This meeting will be recorded for subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet site. If you
have any queries regarding this please contact committee services on democratic-
services@renfrewshire.gov.uk  
To find the recording please follow the link which will be attached to this agenda once the
meeting has concluded.
MARK CONAGHAN
Head of Corporate Governance
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Recording Links
https://youtu.be/ZCpNbdmmuPM
https://youtu.be/GNZi6eTQvdw 
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Items of business      
Apologies
Apologies from members. 
Declarations of Interest and Transparancy Statements
Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency
statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief
explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement. 
1 Renewal of Late Hours Catering Licence
Submit the undernoted application for renewal of a Late Hours Catering
Licence:- 
Applicant: McDonalds Restaurants Limited
Premises: Phoenix Retail Park, Linwood
Activity: burgers, fries, coffees, soft drinks etc
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday - 11.00 pm to 5.00 am for both
restaurant and drive-thru
Licence No.: LHC016   
2 Grant of Private Hire Car Drivers' Licences - Personal
Appearances
Resume consideration of application (a) for grant of a Private Hire Car
Driver’s Licence and submit application (b) for grant of a Private Hire
Car Driver’s Licence. Applicant (a) has been asked to appear personally
for the second time and applicant (b) has been asked to appear
personally for the first time:- 
(a) Parvaz Akhtar
(b) Ryan McLeese 
3 Grant of Taxi Driver's Licence - Personal Appearance
Submit the undernoted application for grant of a Taxi Driver’s Licence.
The applicant has been asked to appear personally for the first time:- 
Steven McGowan   
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EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
The Board may by resolution exclude the press and public from the
meeting during consideration of the following items of business as
it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted,
that if members of the press and public are present, there could 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. 
4 Grant of Taxi Drivers' Licences - Personal Appearances
Submit application (a) for grant of a Taxi Driver’s Licence and resume
consideration of application (b) for grant of a Taxi Driver’s Licence.
Applicant (a) has been asked to appear personally for the first time and
applicant (b) has been asked to appear personally for the second time:- 
(a) Mate Lengyel
(b) Patrycja Singh     
5 Grant of Private Hire Car Drivers' Licences - Personal
Appearances
Submit applications (a), (b), (c), (e), (g) and (h) for grant of Private Hire
Car Drivers’ Licences and resume consideration of applications (d) and
(f) for grant of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences. Applicants (a), (b), (c),
(e), (g) and (h) have been asked to appear personally for the first time
and applicants (d) and (f) have been asked to appear personally for the
second time together with Police Scotland who has submitted a
representation to application (f) together with an objection received
outwith the statutory timescale to the application and an objection
received outwith the statutory timescale to application (h) together with a
further letter in connection with that objection also received outwith the
statutory timescale to the application:- 
(a) Mohammed Bakhit
(b) Ali Shah
(c) Natnael Esayas
(d) Wajid Mahmood Yousaf Begum       
(e) Saqib Ali
(f) David Walker                
(g) Salman Khan
(h) Keith Rainnie     
Adjournment
The meeting will adjourn following consideration of application 5(h) and
reconvene at 1.30 pm.     
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6 Hearings into Possible Suspension or Revocation of
Private Hire Car Drivers' Licences - Personal
Appearances
Consider the possible suspension of revocation of the Private Hire Car
Driver’s Licence held by licence holder (a) and resume consideration of
the possible suspension or revocation of the Private Hire Car Driver’s
Licence held by licence holder (b). Licence holder (a) has been asked to
appear personally for the first time and licence holder (b) has been
asked to appear personally for the second time together with Police
Scotland:- 
(a) Licence holder: Daniel Gillies    
Licence No.: P0722 
(b) Licence holder: Alisdair Connell
Licence No.: P4755   
7 Grant of Private Hire Car Drivers' Licences - Personal
Appearances
Submit application (a) for grant of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence
and resume consideration of application (b) for grant of a Private Hire
Car Driver’s Licence. Applicant (a) has been asked to appear personally
for the first time and applicant (b) has been asked to appear personally
for the second time together with Police Scotland who has submitted a
representation to application (a) and an objection to application (b):- 
(a) Abdulgader Yahya
(b) Mohammad Akram   
8 Renewal of Private Hire Car Drivers' Licences - Personal
Appearances
Resume consideration of the undernoted applications for renewal of
Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences. The applicants have been asked to
appear personally for the second time together with Police Scotland who
has submitted a representation to application (a) together with an
objection received outwith the statutory timescale to the application and
an objection to application (b):- 
(a) Applicant: Avril McKerlie
Licence No.: P0281 
(b) Applicant: Mahamudul Hassan
Licence No.: P0292   
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9 Grant of Private Hire Car Operator's Licence - Personal
Appearance
Submit the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car
Operator’s Licence. The applicant has been asked to appear personally
for the first time:- 
Ibrahim Elnoor   
10  Grant of Taxi Operator's Licence - Personal Appearance
Submit the undernoted application for grant of a Taxi Operator’s
Licence. The applicant has been asked to appear personally for the first
time:- 
Graeme Anderson   
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