| Comment | > Licenses are granted before the initial inspection.
> There does have to be a statutory requirement otherwise it can’t be enforced.
These statements are just false. I've dealt with the licencing board for several different licencing types and in all cases passing the initial inspection was a condition of grant.
Conditions of licence do not need a statutory requirement, they are contractual.
An example from my current day job. There is no statute that says a taxi driver must wear his badge on his outer clothing. However, Glasgow council have made this a condition of licence. It's not against the law to hang the badge on the dashboard, as many drivers do, but the enforcement unit can take action for breach of licence if your not "wearing it on outer clothing" as that's a condition of licence.
There doesn't need to be a law in place for licencing conditions. It's an agreement between the licence holder and the Council. Different councils have different rules attached to licences all the time. Another taxi related example, it's completely fine for a taxi driver to wear shorts in the summer in Glasgow, but in North Lanarkshire it's not.
These conditions can be challenged, I'll give you that, but it doesn't stop it from being a rule in the first place. I'll add that a specialist licencing lawyer is required for dealing with these things. |
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