Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee - Tuesday, 26th February, 2013 9.30 am

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Items
No. Item

494.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P S Le Chevalier and S M Le Chevalier. Subsequent to the meeting, additional apologies were received from Councillor P Walker.

495.

Appointment of Substitute Members

To note appointments of Substitute Members.

Minutes:

There were no substitute members appointed.

496.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest from Members in respect of business to be transacted on the agenda.

 

Where a Member has a new or registered Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (DPI) in a matter under consideration they must disclose that they have an interest and, unless the Monitoring Officer has agreed in advance that the DPI is a 'Sensitive Interest', explain the nature of that interest at the meeting.  The Member must withdraw from the meeting at the commencement of the consideration of any matter in which they have declared a DPI and must not participate in any discussion of, or vote taken on, the matter unless they have been granted a dispensation permitting them to do so.  If during the consideration of any item a Member becomes aware that they have a DPI in the matter they should declare the interest immediately and, subject to any dispensations, withdraw from the meeting.

 

Where a Member is declaring an Other Significant Interest (OSI) they must also disclose the interest and explain the nature of the interest at the meeting.  The Member must withdraw from the meeting at the commencement of the consideration of any matter in which they have declared a OSI and must not participate in any discussion of, or vote taken on, the matter unless they have been granted a dispensation to do so or the meeting is one at which members of the public are permitted to speak for the purpose of making representations, answering questions or giving evidence relating to the matter.  In the latter case, the Member may only participate on the same basis as a member of the public and cannot participate in any discussion of, or vote taken on, the matter and must withdraw from the meeting in accordance with the Council's procedure rules.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

497.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 47 KB

To confirm the attached Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 20 November 2012.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 20 November 2012 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

498.

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To receive the attached Minutes of the meeting of Licensing Sub-Committee held on 13 December 2012.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meetings of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 26 October 2012 and 13 December 2012 were received and approved as a correct record.