To receive apologies for absence (to include reasons, where appropriate) from

Members/Officers.

Apologies for absence were received from the following Members for the reasons so stated:

Councillor B Jones – Other Council Business

Councillor H E Morgan – Unwell.

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008.

None.

The Licensing and Registration Officer submitted a report regarding an application by Mr Michael Anderson to licence a Vauxhall Vectra Design, vehicle registration number CE09 JYF as a private hire vehicle to seat four persons.  The vehicle is pre-owned and was first registered at the DVLA on 24 April 2009.  The applicant had provided a service history for the vehicle and an MOT certificate which had been carried out on 22 April 2015. 

          The applicant was present in support of the application and the Sub-Committee adjourned the meeting in order to view the vehicle.

On inspecting the vehicle, the mileage was confirmed as being 71,859 miles.

The applicant informed the Sub-Committee that the vehicle had 2 previous owners and in the event of his application being successful intended to use the vehicle in the course of his work for Driven Cars in Porthcawl.    

The Licensing and Registration Officer informed the Committee that the application fell outside the Policy guidelines for the first licensing of vehicles and which would normally be refused; however, a relaxation of the Policy may be considered in exceptional circumstances. 

The Sub-Committee retired to consider the application further and on their return it was:

RESOLVED:              That the Sub-Committee considered the application to licence a Vauxhall Vectra Design, vehicle registration number CE09 JYF as a private hire vehicle to seat four persons and granted the application in view of the exceptional condition of the vehicle.     

The reports relating to the following items are not for publication as they

contain exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 and/or Paragraph 21 ofPart 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation)(Wales) Order 2007.

If following the application of the public interest test the Committee resolves pursuant to the Act to consider these items in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.

RESOLVED:               That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as they contain exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12 of Part 4 and Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

                        Following the application of the public interest test it was resolved that pursuant to the Act referred to above to consider the following items in private, with the public excluded from the meeting, as it was considered that in all the circumstances relating to the items, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, because the information would be prejudicial to the applicants.

To consider any other item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Rule 4 of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

There were no urgent items.