| 1 | RECORD OF THE MEETING |
| | | To agree and sign the record of the joint meeting of committees held on 21 October 2004 as correct. |
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| 2 | APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
| 3 | URGENT MATTERS BY REASON OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES |
| | | The chairman will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the reports. |
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| 4 | DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST |
| | | | (a) | Personal interests under the Medway Code of Conduct
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| | (b) | Prejudicial interests under the Medway Code of Conduct
A councillor who declares a prejudicial interest must withdraw from the room unless a dispensation has been obtained from the Council's Standard's Committee.
If an interest is not declared at the outset of the meeting, it should be disclosed as soon as the interest becomes apparent. |
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| 5 | LICENSING ACT 2003 - ESTABLISHMENT OF LICENSING HEARING PANELS AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS |
| | | The report requests members to consider that all licensing matters which require member approval being delegated to Licensing Hearing Panels of three members with the membership being drawn from the Licensing and Safety Committee.
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| The report also seeks the agreement of political balance being waived for the proposed panels. |
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| | > Establishment of Licensing Hearing Panels (pdf file 19.9kb) |
| 6 | LICENSING ACT 2003 - LICENSING ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY |
| | | This report requests the committee to endorse the proposed licensing enforcement strategy. |
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| | > Licensing Enforcement Strategy (pdf file 25.9kb) |
| 7 | LICENSING ACT 2003 - PROCEDURE FOR HEARING OF APPLICATIONS |
| | | The committee is requested to approve the methods of determining applications and the procedure for hearing applications in person.
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| Members are also asked to comment on the proposed format for reports. |
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| | > Procedure for hearings (pdf file 14.2kb) |