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ELECT CHAIRMAN To elect a
Chairman for 2015/16 Minutes: Resolved to elect Councillor Eryl Jones-Williams as Chairman of the Committee for 2015 -
2016. |
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ELECT VICE - CHAIRMAN To elect a Vice
- Chairman for 2015/16 Minutes: Resolved to elect Councillor Tudor Owen as
Vice-chairman for the year 2015 - 2016. |
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APOLOGIES To receive
any apologies for absence. Minutes: Everyone was welcomed to the meeting by the
Chairman, Councillor Eryl Jones-Williams. Apologies were
received from Councillors Eddie Dogan, Llywarch Bowen Jones and Ann Williams. Gareth Jones, Senior Planning and Environment
Manager, was welcomed to the Committee. It was noted that Gareth Jones had taken on
temporary responsibility for the Public Protection Department following the
retirement of Mr John Reynolds, Senior Public Protection Manager. A message had been sent on behalf of the committee
to thank Mr John Reynolds for his service and support for the Licensing
Committees over the years. |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive
any declaration of personal interest. Minutes: No declarations of personal interest were
received from any members present. |
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URGENT ITEMS To note any
items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for
consideration. Minutes: None to note |
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The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this Committee, held on 9th of March 2015, be signed as a true record. Minutes: The Chairman signed the minutes of the
previous meeting of this committee, held on 9 March 2015, as a true record. |
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LICENSING SUB COMMITTEE MINUTES PDF 27 KB To submit,
for information, minutes of the Licensing Sub-committee meetings held on the
following dates:- (a) 09.02.2015 (b) 12.05.2015 Additional documents: Minutes: Submitted - for information, the minutes of
meetings of the Central Licensing Sub-committee held on 09.02.15 and 12.05.
2015. |
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AMENDMENT TO THE LICENSING ACT 2003: THE DE REGULATION ACT 2015 PDF 42 KB To submit
the report of the Head of Regulatory Department Minutes: Submitted – for information, the report of
the Head of Regulatory Department to raise Members’ awareness of amendments to
the Licensing Act 2003: The Deregulation Act 2015. It was noted that the Deregulation Act 2015 had
received Royal Ascent on 26 March 2015 which would provide for the removal or
reduction of burdens on businesses, individuals, public sector bodies and
individuals. It was highlighted that the Deregulation Act 2015 dealt with a wide
variety of measures and included measures that affect ‘alcohol, sport and
entertainment' and specifically the Licensing Act 2003. It was noted that
amendments would be introduced gradually. Attention was drawn to the main measures that would
affect the Licensing Act 2003 – ·
A68 – Temporary event
notices: increase in maximum number of events per year (comes into force on
26.5.15) ·
A69 – Personal licence: no
requirement to renew (comes into force on 1.4.15) ·
S70 – Sale of liqueur
confectionery to children under 16: abolition of offence (comes into force on
26.5.15) · A72 – Removal of requirement to report loss
or theft of licence etc. to police (Comes into force on 26.5.15) · A76 – Exhibition of films in community
premises (comes into force on 6.4.15). Despite this, there was no commencement order
detailing which days the provisions below would come into force. It was added that the amendments below would
be likely to have an impact on the workload of the Licensing Unit. ·
A67 Sale of Alcohol: community
events etc. and ancillary business sales
· A71 - Provision of late night refreshments In response to an observation, in the context of
the Sale of Alcohol (A67), it was noted that the organiser of any event would
have to provide evidence of the need in an application to sell alcohol in any
community event. A Part 5A notice would
continue to be effective for a period of three years and would be a notice for
the premises only. The cost of the notice would be determined nationally. The
purpose of this change was to create a lighter touch authorisation to reduce
burdens on our communities. In addition,
it was noted that the format of the notice, along with the enforcement element,
had not been introduced thus far. The intention was to simplify processes of creating
community events and not to remove business from other local businesses. The
principle was welcomed but it was highlighted that insufficient information had
come to hand. Concern was expressed
regarding the additional workload element and lack of resources in the
Licensing Unit that would arise as a consequence of the changes. RESOLVED to accept the
recommendation of the Head of the Regulatory Department. The meeting commenced at
10.00a.m and concluded at 10.55am |