REGULATION AND LICENSING COMMITTEE

2013.R.L.111The applicants had been invited to attend and be represented at the meeting andwith the exception of the applicants at (c), (e) and (i) were all present and heard.The applicant at (e) had submitted a letter in support of his application and statedthat he was unable to be in attendance at the meeting.The warning given to the applicants at (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) above was that anyfuture misdemeanours brought to the attention of the Committee could result insuspension of the licence.(Councillor John Docherty entered the meeting prior to consideration of theapplication at (c) above).106. EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESSThe Committee resolved, under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government(Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the public and press from the meeting for thefollowing items of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure ofexempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Act.107. CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OF TAXI/PRIVATE HIRE CARDRIVER’S LICENCEThe Committee considered exercising its power of suspension under Paragraph 11of Schedule 1 to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 in respect of theundernoted Taxi/Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence, and having heard the Council’sSolicitor and Committee Administrator, the Head of Licensing Police Scotland (FifeDivision) and the licence holder’s Solicitor thereon, dealt with the licence as shown:-LicenceholderMr. Adnan Azam,Glenfoyle,Auchtertool.Type and No. of LicenceTaxi/Private Hire Car Driver’s LicenceNo. 7804/0023348DecisionThe Committee agreed to suspend the licence until 22nd April, 2014, this being theunexpired portion of the duration of the licence. Thereafter the Committee alsodecided that the licence should be suspended with immediate effect.The licenceholder had been invited to attend and be represented at the meeting andwas present and represented by his Solicitor, Alan Davie, Kirkcaldy.The/