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Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

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Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

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This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Core provisions

    1. 1.Prohibition of unlicensed sale of alcohol

    2. 2.Meaning of “alcohol”

    3. 3.Certain supplies of alcohol to be treated as sales

    4. 4.The licensing objectives

  3. Part 2 Licensing bodies and officers

    1. Licensing Boards

      1. 5.Licensing Boards

      2. 6.Statements of licensing policy

      3. 7.Duty to assess overprovision

      4. 8.Applicants attempting to influence Board members

      5. 9.Licensing Board’s duty to keep a public register

    2. Local Licensing Forums

      1. 10.Local Licensing Forums

      2. 11.General functions of Local Licensing Forums

      3. 12.Licensing Boards' duties in relation to Local Licensing Forums

    3. Licensing Standards Officers

      1. 13.Licensing Standards Officers

      2. 14.General functions of Licensing Standards Officers

      3. 15.Powers of entry and inspection

      4. 16.Training of Licensing Standards Officers

  4. Part 3 Premises licences

    1. Introductory

      1. 17.Premises licence

      2. 18.Meaning of “appropriate Licensing Board”

      3. 19.Premises manager

    2. Premises licence applications

      1. 20.Application for premises licence

      2. 21.Notification of application

      3. 22.Objections and representations

      4. 23.Determination of premises licence application

      5. 24.Applicant’s duty to notify Licensing Board of convictions

      6. 25.Further application after refusal of premises licence application

      7. 26.Issue of licence and summary

    3. Conditions of premises licence

      1. 27.Conditions of premises licence

    4. Duration of premises licence

      1. 28.Period of effect of premises licence

    5. Variation of premises licence

      1. 29.Application to vary premises licence

      2. 30.Determination of application for variation

      3. 31.Variation to substitute new premises manager

      4. 32.Further application after refusal of application for variation

    6. Transfer of premises licence

      1. 33.Transfer on application of licence holder

      2. 34.Transfer on application of person other than licence holder

      3. 35.Variation on transfer

    7. Review of premises licence

      1. 36.Application for review of premises licence

      2. 37.Review of premises licence on Licensing Board’s initiative

      3. 38.Review hearing

      4. 39.Licensing Board’s powers on review

      5. 40.Review of Licensing Board’s decision to vary or suspend licence

    8. Conviction of licence holder etc. for relevant or foreign offence

      1. 41.Duty to notify court of premises licence

      2. 42.Court’s duty to notify Licensing Board of convictions

      3. 43.Licence holder’s duty to notify Licensing Board of convictions

      4. 44.Procedure where Licensing Board receives notice of conviction

    9. Premises under construction or conversion

      1. 45.Provisional premises licence

      2. 46.Confirmation of provisional premises licence

      3. 47.Temporary premises licence

    10. Updating of licence

      1. 48.Notification of change of name or address

      2. 49.Licensing Board’s duty to update premises licence

    11. Miscellaneous

      1. 50.Certificates as to planning, building standards and food hygiene

      2. 51.Notification of determinations

      3. 52.Duty to keep, display and produce premises licence

      4. 53.Theft, loss etc. of premises licence or summary

      5. 54.Dismissal, resignation, death etc. of premises manager

      6. 55.Certified copies

  5. Part 4 Occasional licences

    1. 56.Occasional licence

    2. 57.Notification of application to chief constable and Licensing Standards Officer

    3. 58.Objections and representations

    4. 59.Determination of application

    5. 60.Conditions of occasional licence

    6. 61.Notification of determinations

  6. Part 5 Licensed hours

    1. General

      1. 62.Licensed hours

      2. 63.Prohibition of sale, consumption and taking away of alcohol outwith licensed hours

      3. 64.24 hour licences to be granted only in exceptional circumstances

      4. 65.Licensed hours: off-sales

      5. 66.Effect of start and end of British Summer Time

    2. Occasional extensions

      1. 67.Power for Licensing Board to grant general extensions of licensed hours

      2. 68.Extended hours applications

      3. 69.Notification of extended hours application

      4. 70.Determination of extended hours application

  7. Part 6 Personal licences

    1. Introductory

      1. 71.Personal licence

    2. Grant and renewal of personal licence

      1. 72.Application for personal licence

      2. 73.Notification of application to chief constable

      3. 74.Determination of personal licence application

      4. 75.Applicant’s duty to notify Licensing Board of convictions

      5. 76.Issue of licence

      6. 77.Period of effect of personal licence

      7. 78.Renewal of personal licence

      8. 79.Notification of determinations

    3. Conviction of licence holder for relevant or foreign offence

      1. 80.Duty to notify court of personal licence

      2. 81.Court’s duty to notify Licensing Board of convictions

      3. 82.Licence holder’s duty to notify Licensing Board of convictions

      4. 83.Procedure where Licensing Board receives notice of conviction

    4. Conduct inconsistent with licensing objectives

      1. 84.Conduct inconsistent with the licensing objectives

    5. Endorsements

      1. 85.Expiry of endorsements

      2. 86.Suspension of licence after multiple endorsements

    6. Licence holder’s duty to undertake training

      1. 87.Licence holder’s duty to undertake training

    7. Update of licence

      1. 88.Notification of change of name or address

      2. 89.Licensing Board’s duty to update licence

    8. Miscellaneous

      1. 90.Power to specify which Licensing Board is to exercise functions under this Part

      2. 91.Power to prescribe licensing qualifications

      3. 92.Theft, loss etc. of personal licence

      4. 93.Licence holder’s duty to produce licence

  8. Part 7 Control of order

    1. Exclusion of violent offenders

      1. 94.Exclusion orders

      2. 95.Breach of exclusion order

      3. 96.Exclusion orders: supplementary provision

    2. Closure of premises

      1. 97.Closure orders

      2. 98.Termination of closure orders

      3. 99.Extension of emergency closure order

      4. 100.Regulations as to closure orders

      5. 101.Interpretation of sections 97 to 100

  9. Part 8 Offences

    1. Offences relating to children and young people

      1. 102.Sale of alcohol to a child or young person

      2. 103.Allowing the sale of alcohol to a child or young person

      3. 104.Sale of liqueur confectionery to a child

      4. 105.Purchase of alcohol by or for a child or young person

      5. 106.Consumption of alcohol by a child or young person

      6. 107.Unsupervised sale of alcohol by a child or young person

      7. 108.Delivery of alcohol by or to a child or young person

      8. 109.Sending a child or young person to obtain alcohol

      9. 110.Duty to display notice

    2. Drunkenness and disorderly conduct

      1. 111.Drunk persons entering or in premises on which alcohol is sold

      2. 112.Obtaining of alcohol by or for a drunk person

      3. 113.Sale of alcohol to a drunk person

      4. 114.Premises manager, staff etc. not to be drunk

      5. 115.Disorderly conduct

      6. 116.Refusal to leave premises

    3. Miscellaneous offences

      1. 117.Offences relating to sale of alcohol to trade

      2. 118.Prohibition of unauthorised sale of alcohol on moving vehicles

      3. 119.Delivery of alcohol from vehicles etc.

      4. 120.Prohibition of late-night deliveries of alcohol

      5. 121.Keeping of smuggled goods

    4. Interpretation of Part

      1. 122.Interpretation of Part 8

  10. Part 9 Miscellaneous and general

    1. Excluded and exempt premises

      1. 123.Excluded premises

      2. 124.Exempt premises

    2. Special provision for certain clubs

      1. 125.Special provisions for certain clubs

    3. Vessels, vehicles and moveable structures

      1. 126.Vessels, vehicles and moveable structures

      2. 127.Power to prohibit sale of alcohol on trains

      3. 128.Power to prohibit sale of alcohol on ferries

    4. Relevant and foreign offences

      1. 129.Relevant offences and foreign offences

      2. 130.Effect of appeal against conviction for relevant or foreign offence

    5. Appeals

      1. 131.Appeals

      2. 132.Appeals: supplementary provision

    6. Procedures, forms etc.

      1. 133.Hearings

      2. 134.Form etc. of applications, proposals, and notices

      3. 135.Power to relieve failure to comply with rules and other requirements

      4. 136.Fees

    7. Miscellaneous

      1. 137.Inspection of premises before grant of licence etc.

      2. 138.Police powers of entry

      3. 139.Remote sales of alcohol

      4. 140.Presumption as to liquid contents of containers

      5. 141.Offences by bodies corporate etc.

    8. General

      1. 142.Guidance

      2. 143.Crown application

      3. 144.Modification of enactments

      4. 145.Ancillary provision

      5. 146.Orders and regulations

      6. 147.Interpretation

      7. 148.Index of defined expressions

      8. 149.Repeals

      9. 150.Short title and commencement

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Licensing Boards

      1. 1.Membership

      2. 2.Election of members

      3. 3.Disqualification from membership

      4. 4.Tenure of office etc.

      5. 5.Removal of members from office

      6. 6.Convener

      7. 7.Removal of convener

      8. 8.Administrative support

      9. 9.Committees

      10. 10.Delegation of functions

      11. 11.Training of members

      12. 12.Proceedings

      13. 13.Validity of proceedings

      14. 14.Transitional and transitory provision

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Local Licensing Forums

      1. 1.Introductory

      2. 2.Membership

      3. 3.Convener

      4. 4.Administrative support

      5. 5.Meetings and proceedings

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Premises licences: mandatory conditions

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Compliance with the operating plan

      3. 3.Any other activity to be carried on in the premises...

      4. 4.The premises manager

      5. 5.Authorisation of sales of alcohol

      6. 6.Training of staff

      7. 7.Pricing of alcohol

      8. 8.Irresponsible drinks promotions

      9. 9.Provision of non-alcoholic drinks

      10. 10.Payment of annual or recurring fees

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Occasional licences: mandatory conditions

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Compliance with licence

      3. 3.Any other activity to be carried on in the premises...

      4. 4.Authorisation of sales of alcohol

      5. 5.Voluntary organisations

      6. 6.Pricing of alcohol

      7. 7.Irresponsible drinks promotions

      8. 8.Provision of non-alcoholic drinks

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Appeals

      1. Part 1 Appeals to the sheriff principal

      2. Part 2 Appeals to the sheriff

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Modification of enactments

      1. 1.Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37)

      2. 2.Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 86)

      3. 3.New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 16)

      4. 4.Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45)

      5. 5.Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65)

      6. 6.Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45)

      7. 7.Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39)

      8. 8.Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 48)

      9. 9.Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)

      10. 10.Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13)

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Repeals

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