Agenda and minutes

Members were asked to consider lifting the suspension of a Hackney Carriage Driver Licence following receipt of a consultant’s medical report.

CASE 1

The Applicant was present at the meeting.

RESOLVED:                  that the suspension imposed on the driver’s Hackney Carriage driver licence be lifted.

Members were asked to seek approval to extend the scheme of delegated authority for Animal Welfare Licences.

Officers had already been given delegated powers for the renewal of such licences and the report intended to extend this power to the grant of licences and the imposition of conditions on licences issued under the provisions listed below:-

·       Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963

·       Riding Establishments Act 1964

·       Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976

·       Pet Animals Act 1951

·       Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925

·       Zoo Licensing Act 1981

RESOLVED:                     that the power to grant a licence and impose conditions on a licence under the following legislation be delegated to each of the following, the Director of Finance and Corporate Services, Head of Legal Services and the Licensing Manager, be approved for the following:

·       Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963

·       Riding Establishments Act 1964

·       Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976

·       Pet Animals Act 1951

·       Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925

·       Zoo Licensing Act 1981

The power to grant the above licence would be subject to the following:-

·       All new licence applications that are premises based to be notified to local members

·       Consultation on licence applications to be sought in accordance with legal or policy requirements

That there are no objections to the application