Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee - Thursday, 6th June, 2013 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Ryedale House, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7HH. View directions

Contact: Nicki Lishman 

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs Frank, Fraser, Mrs Sanderson and Walker.

2.

Minutes of the meeting held on 24 January 2013

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held in 24 January 2013 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

3.

Urgent Business

To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business which the Chairman considered should be dealt with as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

4.

Declarations of Interest

Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.

 

Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest.  This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.

Minutes:

No interests were declared.

PART 'A' ITEMS - MATTERS TO BE DEALT WITH UNDER DELEGATED POWERS OR MATTERS DETERMINED BY COMMITTEE

5.

Appointment of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee

Minutes:

Decision

 

(i)            That Councillor Hope be appointed as Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the ensuing year;

 

(ii)           That Councillor Windress be appointed as Vice Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the ensuing year.

 

 

6.

Procedure for the Classification of Films

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered – Report of the Head of Environment

 

Decision

 

(a) That the procedure for dealing with the classification of films (attached at Appendix A of the report) be approved

(b) That  the Guidance issued by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to assist in the determination of classifying films be adopted.

(c) That responsibility for the authorisation of films which have not already been classified by the BBFC and requests to waiver a film classification be delegated to the Health and Environment Manager in conjunction with authorised officers.

(d) That responsibility for the authorisation of films which have not already been classified by the BBFC and requests to waiver a film classification and where the Health and Environment Manager and/or authorised officers are unable to make a formal classification or to waiver a film classification the films to be referred to the Licensing Sub Committee.

(e) That responsibility for the authorisation of films already classified by the BBFC be delegated  to the Licensing Sub Committee.

7.

Any other business that the Chairman decides is urgent.

Minutes:

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8.20pm.