1.
The Committee will recommend to the Council on the approval and
adoption of polices under the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling
Act 2004, and the making of any regulations for the performance of
licensing functions.
2.
The Committee will also recommend to the Council on fees for all
the Council’s licensing functions (including fees for Hackney
Carriage and Private Hire Licences and the determination of
objections to them).
3.
The Committee will (save as set out above) exercise all the
Council’s licensing and registration functions including
relating to:
a)
licensing under the Licensing Act 2003.
b)
gambling or gaming under the Gaming Act 1968 and the Gambling Act
2005.
c)
the control of sex establishments pursuant to Schedule 3 of the
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as amended by
Section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009.
d)
licensing under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.
e)
hackney carriage drivers and vehicles, private hire drivers,
vehicle and operators.
f)
street and house to house collections.
g)
registration of society lotteries.
h)
temporary road closures under the Town Police Clauses Act 1847.
i)
decisions upon applications under Schedule 1 part B of the Local
Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations
2000 and other licensing and regulatory matters not falling within
the remit of any other Committee Licensing Sub-Committee or under
the Scheme of Delegation to Officers.
save for those matters falling within
the remit of the Licensing Sub-Committee or otherwise provided for
in the Scheme of Delegation to Officers.
4.
The Committee will consider the making of byelaws and regulations
for land and premises under the Council’s control, including
the River Blackwater, for recommendation to the Council.