Councillor Audrey Doig and Councillor Mullin for lateness.

There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.

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

Applicant: MD Moshin
Variation: exception to policy 
Licence No.: PH0707

There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Moshin, the applicant. The Convener proposed that the application be considered in Mr Moshin’s absence. This was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be refused.

Under reference to item 3(ii) of the Minute of the meeting of this Board held on 6 February 2025, consideration was resumed of the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:-

Daniel Buttar

There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Buttar, the applicant. The Convener proposed that the application be considered in Mr Buttar’s absence. This was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be refused.

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

Applicant: Rahmatullah Naqibullah
Licence No.: PH0691

There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Naqibullah, the applicant. The Convener proposed that the application be considered in Mr Naqibullah’s absence. This was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that consideration of the application be continued and that, if required, the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued and that, if required, the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board.

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

Joseph McGoldrick

The Managing Solicitor (Licensing) advised that this application had been granted under delegated authority for a period of one year.

DECIDED: That it be noted that this application had been granted under delegated authority for a period of one year.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to a statutory review of the Council’s policy on temporary exemptions for short-term lets.

The report intimated that the Board required to update this policy every three years and that the review date was 1 October 2025. The report sought agreement to consult with those parties detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.

DECIDED:

(a) That the statutory requirement to review the Council’s policy on temporary exemptions for short-term lets at this time be noted; and

(b) That it be agreed to consult the parties set out at Appendix 1 to the report regarding the terms of the current policy regarding temporary exemptions and the wider terms of the Council’s policy on the licensing of short-term lets.

There were submitted the undernoted applications for the surrender and re-issue of Taxi Operators’ Licences. Applicants (a) and (b) had been asked to appear personally:-

(a) Present Operator: Thomas Grant
Proposed Operator: Thomas Khawli
Licence No.: TX055

Mr Grant and Mr Khawli, the applicants, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted.

Exclusion of Press and Public

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.

(b) Present Operator: Gordon Campbell
Proposed Operator: Anthony Barlow
Licence No.: TX207

Mr Campbell and Mr Barlow, the applicants, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted.

(c) Present Operator: Paul McCarthy 
Proposed Operator: Craig Allan
Licence No.: TX215

After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be granted.

Under reference to item 5 of the Minute of the meeting of this Board held on 12 March 2025, consideration was resumed of application (a) for the grant of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence and there were submitted the undernoted applications (b) to (e) for grant of Private Hire Car Operators’ Licences. Applicants (a), (d) and (e) had been asked to appear personally:-

(a) Muhammad Ibrahim

Mr Ibrahim, the applicant, joined the meeting and advised that he would be willing to accept an additional condition that the vehicle referred to in his application be licensed to carry four passengers only. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider this application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the applicant be an exception to the Board’s policy requiring a wheelchair accessible vehicle to be operated in respect of the vehicle specified in his application only and that the application be granted for a period of one year subject to the other usual conditions and including the additional condition that the vehicle referred to in Mr Ibrahim’s application be licensed to carry four passengers only. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the applicant be an exception to the Board’s policy requiring a wheelchair accessible vehicle to be operated in respect of the vehicle specified in his application only and that the application be granted for a period of one year subject to the other usual conditions and including the additional condition that the vehicle referred to in Mr Ibrahim’s application be licensed to carry four passengers only.

(b) Hatim Soliman

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.

(c) Jamagull Shaiastagull

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.

Sederunt

Councillor Montgomery left the meeting prior to consideration of the following item of business.

(d) LakPhat Rai

Mr Rai, the applicant, joined the meeting. 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.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 11.20 am and reconvened at 11.40 am.

(e) Amgad Saheh M Al-Wesabi

Mr Al-Wesabi, the applicant, joined the meeting. 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.

There were submitted the undernoted applications for grant of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences. Applicants (c), (g) and (h) had been asked to appear personally together with Police Scotland who had submitted representations to applications (g) and (h):-

(a) Jamagull Shaiastagull

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.

(b) Hazem Alhaji

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.

(c) Aqeel Ur Rehman

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

DECIDED: That it be noted that the application had been withdrawn.

(d) Habibullah Eshaqzai

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.

(e) Hassan Abbas

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.

(f) David Mugenyi

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.

(g) Safiullah Samar

Mr Samar, the applicant, joined the meeting together with Sergeant Robertson, 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 one year. This was agreed unanimously.

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

(h) Abdul Rehman Shahid

Mr Shahid, the applicant, joined the meeting. Sergeant Robertson, remained in the meeting having not left following consideration of the previous item of business, 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 one year. This was agreed unanimously.

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

(i) Olumide Ogunjumi

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.

(j) Ajmal Khan

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.

(k) Shamali Khan Naseri

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.

(l) Apon Mitra

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.

(m) Jamshid Naseri

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.

(n) Hatim Soliman

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.

(o) Muhammad Arshad Bibi

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.

(p) Uchenna Nwosu

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.

(q) Tahler Altaher

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.

There was submitted the undernoted application for renewal of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally together with Police Scotland who had submitted an objection to the application:-

Applicant: Lukasz Kaznowski
Licence No.: P0798

Mr Kaznowski, the applicant, and Ms Kesicka, who translated on his behalf, joined the meeting together with Sergeant Robertson, 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 this application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously.

DECIDED: That the application be refused.

There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Taxi Driver’s Licence:-

Mahammad Kouka

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.

There was submitted the undernoted application for exemption from mobility assistance duties under the Equality Act 2020. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:-

Applicant: Paul Anderson
Licence No.: T2047

Mr Anderson, the applicant, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for the duration of Mr Anderson’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence. This was agreed unanimously. 

DECIDED: That the application be granted for the duration of Mr Anderson’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence.