Agenda and minutes

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda.

Councillor J C Patrick declared a non-pecuniary interest in item 3 having worked with the appellant’s advocate on case work, minute number 3 refers. 

The Committee is asked to RESOLVE that, under Section 100A of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED that, under Section 100A of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

Members considered the report which sought a decision as to whether the applicant’s vehicle was fit to licence as it did not comply with the Council’s current policy. Members considered the representations made by the driver and driver’s representative, who appeared in person, the Council’s licensing representative, the relevant legislation and the Council’s Licensing Policy.

RESOLVED that the License be granted. The decision was against the Council’s policy requirement that the engine size of a vehicle must be 1500cc in order to be accepted as a licensed vehicle.  However, on this occasion the Committee was satisfied that there were compelling reasons to depart from the policy.