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21.

Declarations of Interest

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.

 

Minutes:

None

22.

Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 Delegation of Functions pdf icon PDF 66 KB

Minutes:

The Team Manager Licensing presented a report on the proposed arrangements for the authorisation of officers under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 and confirmed arrangements for the formation of sub-committees following the Annual Meeting of Council 2020.

 

The Team Manager Licensing explained that in the interests of effective performance, responsibility for authorising officers to administer the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005, would be delegated to the Chief Officer - Legal, HR and Regulatory Services for the Chief Officer - Legal, HR and Regulatory Services to institute proceedings under those Acts.

 

It was also proposed that, where appropriate, the Chief Officer – Legal, HR and Regulatory Services, the Team Manager Licensing (Bridgend and Vale), the Senior Licensing Officer (Technical), Senior Licensing Enforcement Officer and Licensing Policy Officer would be authorised to acknowledge and issue Notices relating to Temporary Event Notices; to issue, refuse, suspend licences, registrations, certificates, permits and notices, to implement the relevant provisions in respect of offences, reviews or other requirements; pursuant to any of the rules, regulations and/or Orders made under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 (as amended). The authorisation in respect of the licensing officers would only take effect when they were made available to Bridgend County Borough Council in accordance with section 113 of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

The Team Manager Licensing explained that Committee was also asked to approve the existing arrangement of the formation of further Sub-Committees consisting of three Members of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee to determine applications under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005. It was proposed that the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committees were chaired by the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee where possible. In the event that the Chair or Vice Chair were not able to attend, a chair person would be elected.

 

RESOLVED

 

Committee exercised its delegated authority to:

 

·         Authorise the Chief Officer - Legal, HR and Regulatory Services to institute proceedings under the Acts detailed in the report.

·         Authorise the Chief Officer - Legal, HR and Regulatory Services, the Team Manager Licensing (Bridgend and Vale), the Senior Licensing Officer (Technical), Senior Licensing Enforcement Officer, and Licensing Policy Officer to acknowledge and issue Notices relating to Temporary Event Notices; to issue, refuse, suspend licences, registrations, certificates, permits and notices, to implement the relevant provisions in respect of offences, reviews or other requirements; pursuant to any of the rules, regulations and/or Orders made under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 (as amended).

·         Approve the arrangements for the formation of Sub-Committees set out in paragraphs 4.3 and 4.4 of the report.

23.

Urgent Items

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.

 

 

Minutes:

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