A meeting of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Licensing Committee will take place in Helmsdale Community Centre, Dunrobin Street, Helmsdale on Tuesday 18th March, 2008 at 11am.

 

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
(on behalf of the Chief Executive)

 

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 will follow for approval Minutes of Meetings of the Licensing Committee held on 18th December, 2007 and 22nd January 2008.

 

3.  Suspension Hearing - Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 - Taxi Driver’s Licence

 

The Committee is invited to consider whether Mr. William More (from Wick Caithness Ward), a taxi driver currently licensed, continues to be a fit and proper person to hold such a licence.

 
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 this matter, it is inappropriate to make any recommendation.

 

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

 

The Committee is invited to consider an application for a taxi driver’s licence lodged by Mr. Michael Heddle (from Thurso Caithness Ward).

 

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 this matter, it is inappropriate to make any recommendation.

 

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

 

The Committee is invited to consider an application for a taxi driver’s licence lodged by Mr. Alistair Turner (from Tain and Easter Ross Ward).

 

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 this matter, it is inappropriate to make any recommendation.

 

6.  Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 – Application for Public Entertainment Licence

 

The Committee is invited to consider an application for a public entertainment licence by Mrs. Carol Smith (from Wick Caithness Ward) in respect of Body Beautiful, 2 Dempster Street, Wick.

 

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 this matter, it is inappropriate to make any recommendation.