Please be advised that the requirement to obtain a Boat Hirer's Licence is currently only applicable within the Clydebank area of West Dunbartonshire Council.
You must have a licence if you own or operate a boat and let it out for hire or to carry no more than 12 passengers for reward.
(d) there is other good reason for refusing the application.
(d) the way in which objections and representations should be made.
You may be required to produce a certificate issued by a suitably qualified person stating that the vessel is suitably designed, constructed, maintained and equipped and in a safe condition for its intended use.
If your application is deemed non-contentious, we should be able to grant your licence without referring the decision to the Licensing Committee. Applications must remain on our public register for 28 days before a licence can be granted. 'Non-contentious' means any application which has not resulted in any objections, or representations of a serious nature, and where there is no conflict with council policy. Contentious applications will be determined by the Licensing Committee.
We aim to make a decision on your application within 90 calendar days. This assumes that your application is not contentious. Your application will take longer to process if it becomes contentious (for example, if we receive objections or representations) and if that is the case we will keep you informed of the revised timescale.
Please note that you must not carry on the activity for which you have applied for a licence unless or until your licence has been granted.