Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Safer and Stronger Communities considered a report seeking approval, subject to statutory consultation, for the appointment of certain hackney carriage stands in Macclesfield and Wilmslow.

On 7^th March 2011 the Licensing Committee had been requested to consider a report which included a decision to make recommendations to the Cabinet Member about the proposed appointment of hackney carriage stands (or ‘ranks’) in Wilmslow and Macclesfield. The procedure relating to the appointment of hackney carriage stands was set out within section 63 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (‘the 1976 Act’).

Details had provided of limitations within two traffic regulation orders, made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, relating to hackney carriage stands in Wilmslow and Macclesfield. Having considered the factors within section 63(5) of the 1976 Act, the Licensing Committee had resolved to recommend to the Cabinet Member the decisions set out below, in order to bring the designation of stands under section 63 of the 1976 Act in line with the provisions of the relevant traffic regulation orders.

In accordance with section 63 of the 1976 Act, a notice of the proposed stands had to be given to the Chief Officer of Police and had to be published in a local newspaper, making provision for any objections or representations to be made within 28 days. Any objections or representations received had to be taken into consideration before a final decision was made.

RESOLVED

That

(1)   the Borough Solicitor, or an officer acting on her behalf, be authorised to provide notice in accordance with the requirements of section 63 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, in relation to the proposed appointment of hackney carriage stands set out in paragraph 10.5 of the report at Appendix 1 (and illustrated within Appendices 1, 2 & 3 of the report);

(2)   Officers be authorised to seek the consent of the Highway Authority in relation to the proposed appointment of hackney carriage stands set out within paragraph 10.5 of the report at Appendix 1 (and illustrated within Appendices 2, 3 & 4 of the report);

(3)   subject to the consent of the Highway Authority being received, if no objections or representations are received within the statutory consultation period, the appointment of the hackney carriage stands come into effect on the day after the last day of the consultation period; and

(4)   it be noted that if objections or representations are received during the statutory consultation period, these will be reported to a subsequent meeting for consideration.