Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillor Sobia Malik.

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the last meeting as enclosed.

To the minutes of the meeting held on 24^th October 2018 were approved and signed by the Chair.

To consider proposed amendments to the Hackney Carriage Bye Laws.

Consideration was given to proposed amendments to the Hackney Carriage Bye Laws to ensure that they accurately reflected the requirements of the Council with regard to driver training, behaviour and customer care.

An amended resolution was distributed at the meeting to include a provision for the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to take all necessary steps to finalise the making of the Byelaws and to submit the same to the Secretary of State.

A further amendment was made to Clause 17 (a) of Appendix ‘B’ to replace  the words “him/her” with “him” . 

RESOLVED

That Full Council be recommended to; -

(1)  Approve  the proposed changes to the Burnley Hackney Carriage Byelaws (Appendix ‘B’) , including the amendment at Clause 17 (a) to replace the words ‘him/her’ to ‘him’; and

(2)  Authorise the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to take all necessary steps to finalise the making of the Byelaws and to submit the same to the Secretary of State for confirmation.