A meeting of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Licensing Committee will take place in Lairg Community Centre, Main Street, Lairg on Tuesday 6th November, 2007 at 10.30am.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully,

Fiona I. Sinclair

Area Solicitor, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Declarations of Interest – Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.   

Business

1.  Apologies for Absence

2.  Minutes of Meetings

There is circulated for approval Minutes of Meetings of the Licensing Committee held on 2nd October.

3.  Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 – Hearing – Application for Taxi Driver’s Licence

The Committee is invited to consider an application for a Taxi Driver’s Licence lodged by Mr. Robert Black (from Cromarty Firth Ward) in light of a letter of observation received from Northern Constabulary.

The relevant papers will be circulated to the Committee on the day of the meeting.  A copy of the Council’s Hearings Procedure is appended hereto.  The Area Solicitor advises that as the Committee is acting in a quasi-judicial capacity when determining the application, it is inappropriate to make any recommendation.

4.  Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 – Hearing – Application for Taxi Driver’s Licence

The Committee is invited to consider an application for a Taxi Driver’s Licence lodged by Mr. Leslie MacDonald (from Cromarty Firth Ward) in light of a letter of objection received from Northern Constabulary.

The relevant papers will be circulated to the Committee on the day of the meeting.  The Area Solicitor advises that as the Committee is acting in a quasi-judicial capacity when determining the application, it is inappropriate to make any recommendation.

5.  Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 – Hearing – Application for Street Trader’s Licence

The Committee is invited to consider an application for a Street Trader’s Licence lodged by Mrs. Margaret Sutherland (from East Sutherland and Edderton Ward) in light of comments made by the Council’s Area Environmental Health Manager.

The relevant papers will be circulated to the Committee on the day of the meeting.  The Area Solicitor advises that as the Committee is acting in a quasi-judicial capacity when determining the application, it is inappropriate to make any recommendation.