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Environmental Licensing Committee (14 members)

About this Committee

To discharge the following delegated functions, powers and duties:

To authorise the grant of licences and exercise the Council's functions under the following enactments (without prejudice to any powers otherwise delegated):
Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1963 (Betting Tracks)
- Late Night Refreshment Houses Act, 1969
- Lotteries and Amusements Act, 1976 (Small Lotteries and Amusements with Prizes)
- Police, Factories, etc. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1967
- The Theatres Act, 1968 (Theatre Licences)
- Gaming Act, 1968 (Commercial premises - Amusements with Prizes)
- Cinemas Act, 1985 and Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932 (Cinemas)
To exercise the Council's powers and duties under the Town Police Clauses Act, 1847 and the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1976 relating to hackney carriage and private hire vehicles including the issue and refusal of licences as appropriate, other than those otherwise delegated to the Chief Public Protection Officer.
To determine applications for Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Operators, Vehicles and Drivers' Licences which the Chief Public Protection Officer does not feel able to approve because of the facts revealed in the application and to advise applicants to attend personally in all cases.
To exercise the Council's functions under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 in relation to Public Entertainment licences including determining applications for licences in the light of submissions made by the applicants and objectors.
To determine applications for the registration of security/door staff which the Chief Public Protection Officer does not feel able to approve because of the facts revealed in the application.
To suspend or revoke registration of security/door staff.
To exercise the Council's functions under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 in relation to the control of sex establishments.
To issue and monitor Authorisations to operate industrial processes.
To determine applications for Variation of Authorisations under Sections 10 and 11 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 involving a substantial change.