Item 5 - Police Letter - Mr Raymond Yip - Application for Personal Licence

West Dunbartonshire Council · 29 October 2024
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OFFICIAL 
16 September 2024 
Our Ref L/LIC/JSY 
Your Ref:       
The Clerk
West Dunbartonshire Licensing Board
Municipal Buildings
College Street
DUMBARTON
G82 1NR 
Argyll & West Dunbartonshire
‘L’ Division Headquarters 
Stirling Road 
DUMBARTON 
G82 3PT 
Tel:   
Dear Sir 
LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005
APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A PERSONAL LICENCE
APPLICANT:  RAYMOND YIP –     
I refer to the above application and in terms of section 73(3)(b) of the Licensing
(Scotland) Act 2005, I have to advise you that the applicant has been convicted of
the following relevant offence. 
Date Court Crime / Offence Disposal
15/03/2022  Glasgow &
Strathkelvin
Sheriff 
Misuse of Drugs Act
1971 Section 5(3) 
MOD: Cannabis 
Sentence Deferred to
01/04/2022, Fined £150,
Victim Surcharge £10 
The circumstances of this offence being that on 1 April 2021, officers observed a
male enter the rear of a then parked vehicle and thereafter leave same within 30
seconds. Officers thereafter approached the vehicle and found Mr Yip within the
driver’s seat and another male within the front passenger seat. On conversing with
both, officers detected a smell of cannabis emanating from the vehicle. 
As such, Mr Yip and the other male were detained in terms of Section 23 Misuse of
Drugs Act 1971 for the purposes of a search. On searching said vehicle and contents
within, various sealed bags containing green herbal material were located worth an
estimated £1000.     
In terms of section 73(4) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, the Chief Constable,
in having regard to the above recommends that, for the purposes of the crime
prevention objective, the application be refused.

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OFFICIAL 
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I am unable to confirm the existence of any foreign offence in respect of the
applicant. 
Yours faithfully 
Gary I’Anson
Divisional Commander