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Regulatory Functions Board
23 Mar 2023 - 10:00 to 15:00
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Members of the press and public wishing to attend the meeting should contact democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk to allow the necessary arrangements to be made.

 

Recording of Meeting

This meeting will be recorded for subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet site. If you have any queries regarding this please contact committee services on democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk

 

Prior to the commencement of the meeting, the Convener intimated that this meeting would be recorded for subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet site.
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Councillors N Graham, Hughes, McDonald, Montgomery, Rodden and Steel.
Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Submit the undernoted applications for renewal of Late Hours Catering Licences:-

(a) Applicant: Motor Fuel Limited
Premises: Elderslie Service Station, Main Road, Elderslie
Activity: petrol station and retail shop
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday - 11.00 pm to 5.00 am
Licence No.: LHC115

(b) Applicant: Motor Fuel Limited
Premises: BP Service Station, 10 Greenock Road, Paisley
Activity: petrol station and convenience shop
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday - 11.00 pm to 5.00 am
Licence No.: LHC121
 
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There were submitted the undernoted applications for renewal of Late Hours Catering Licences:-

(a) Applicant: Motor Fuel Limited
Premises: Elderslie Service Station, Main Road, Elderslie
Activity: petrol station and retail shop
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday - 11.00 pm to 5.00 am
Licence No.: LHC115

The Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours.

(b) Applicant: Motor Fuel Limited
Premises: BP Service Station, 10 Greenock Road, Paisley
Activity: petrol station and convenience shop
Operating hours: Monday to Sunday - 11.00 pm to 5.00 am
Licence No.: LHC121

The Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours.
Submit the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant has been asked to appear personally for the first time:-

Sandip Singh
 
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There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally for the first time:-

Sandip Singh

The Assistant Managing Solicitor (Licensing) advised that Mr Singh had withdrawn his application.

DECIDED: That it be noted that the application had been withdrawn.
Submit the undernoted application for renewal of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant has been asked to appear personally for the first time:-

Applicant: Baiju Paul
Licence No.: PH1082
 
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There was submitted the undernoted application for renewal of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally for the first time:-

Applicant: Baiju Paul
Licence No.: PH1082

Mr Paul, the applicant, joined the meeting by video call. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that consideration of the application be continued. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued.
EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
The Board may by resolution exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public are present, there could be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
The Board resolved that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of part I of schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
Submit the undernoted application for grant of a Window Cleaner’s Licence. The applicant has been asked to appear personally for the first time:-

Eliasz Burkiet
 
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There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Window Cleaner’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally for the first time:-

Eliasz Burkiet

Mr Burkiet, the applicant, and his wife joined the meeting by video call. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year.
Submit the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence. The applicant has been asked to appear personally for the first time:-

Aman Singh
 
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There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally for the first time:-

Aman Singh


Mr Singh, the applicant, joined the meeting by video call. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year.

Submit the undernoted applications for renewal of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences. The applicants have been asked to appear personally for the first time together with Police Scotland who has submitted objections to applications (a) and (b) and representations to applications (c), (d), (e) and (f):-

(a) Applicant: Muhammed Shahid Rafique
Licence No.: P5032

(b) Applicant: Obaidullah Asadi
Licence No.: P0147

(c) Applicant: David Clark
Licence No.: P0675

(d) Applicant: John Gaughan
Licence No.: P3223

(e) Applicant: Kevin Kerr
Licence No.: P0495

(f) Applicant: Sakil Khan
Licence No.: P0254
 
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There were submitted the undernoted applications for renewal of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences. The applicants had been asked to appear personally for the first time together with Police Scotland who had submitted objections to applications (a) and (e) and representations to applications (b), (c), (d) and (f):-

(a) Applicant: Muhammed Shahid Rafique
Licence No.: P5032

Mr Rafique, the applicant, joined the meeting by video call together with Sergeant Moore-McGrath, who also joined the meeting by video call, on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider the application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years.

(b) Applicant: David Clark
Licence No.: P0675

Mr Clark, the applicant, joined the meeting by telephone call together with Sergeant Moore-McGrath, who joined the meeting by video call, on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted a representation to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years.

(c) Applicant: John Gaughan
Licence No.: P3223

Mr Gaughan, the applicant, joined the meeting by video call together with Sergeant Moore-McGrath, who also joined the meeting by video call, on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted a representation to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years.

(d) Applicant: Kevin Kerr
Licence No.: P0495

Mr Kerr, the applicant, joined the meeting by telephone call together with Sergeant Moore-McGrath, who joined the meeting by video call, on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted a representation to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years.

(e) Applicant: Obaidullah Asadi
Licence No.: P0147

Mr Asadi, the applicant, joined the meeting by video call together with Sergeant Moore-McGrath, who also joined the meeting by video call, on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider the application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. Mr Asadi was not in attendance when the meeting reconvened.

DECIDED: That the application be refused.

(f) Applicant: Sakil Khan
Licence No.: P0254

Mr Khan, the applicant, joined the meeting by telephone call together with Sergeant Moore-McGrath, who joined the meeting by video call, on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted a representation to the application. After consideration of matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider matters. The meeting was reconvened.

Following consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider the application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years.

DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years.
Submit the undernoted application for the temporary grant of a Taxi Operator’s Licence:-

Applicant: Graeme Anderson
Licence No.: TX191
 
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There was submitted the undernoted application for the temporary grant of a Taxi Operator’s Licence:-

Graeme Anderson

The Convener proposed that the application be granted and that Mr Anderson be exempt from operating a wheelchair accessible vehicle. This was agreed unanimously. 

DECIDED: That the application be granted and that Mr Anderson be exempt from operating a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
 

Attendance

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Declarations of Interests

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