Licensing Committee - 4 October 2006
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House04th October 2006
LICENSING COMMITTEE
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, on Wednesday, 4 October 2006 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Committee:-
Councillors:- | Chris Brearley CB (Chairman) | Pam Hames(Vice Chairman) |
Roy Clements | Joy Mann | |
Francis Durham | Ron Spellen | |
Paul Goggins | Martin Trevett | |
Chris Hayward | Brian White | |
Richard Laval |
Tony Beirne, Director of Strategic Services
26 September 2006
The Licensing Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.
1. | APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE | ||
2. | MINUTES | ||
To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 2 August 2006 (copy enclosed for Members of the Committee).
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3. | NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS | ||
Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 31 to be announced, together with the special circumstances, which justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items. | |||
4. | DECLARATION OF INTERESTS | ||
To receive any declarations of interest. | |||
5. | PROJECT INITIATION DOCUMENT UPDATE - GAMBLING ACT 2005. TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL ADOPTION OF THE STATEMENT OF LICENSING POLICY | ||
To update members on the progress on implementing the transfer of the provisions of the Gambling Act 2005 and, as part of that transition, to confirm the Statement of Licensing Policy and to recommend adoption by Council.
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6. | ALTERNATIVE TEST - PURCHASING PROPOSALS FOR UNDER-AGE SALES OF ALCOHOL | ||
This report provides additional information and implications for the Council in pursuing an alternative test-purchasing proposal for under-age sales of alcohol.
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7. | GUIDANCE ON PARISH COUNCILS AS "INTERESTED PARTIES" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003 | ||
This report outlines national opinion on this issue and recommends a local policy whereby the Parish Councils may make representations upon licensing applications.
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8. | WORK PROGRAMME | ||
To consider and make necessary changes to the Committee's work programme.
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9. | OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3. | ||
10. | EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC | ||
If confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s) and a resolution to be passed in the following terms:- | |||
"that under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs (1-7) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act". It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. | |||
1. | OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3. |
