Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

48Notification of change of name or address

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(1)A premises licence holder must, not later than one month after the occurrence of any change in—

(a)the licence holder’s name or address, or

(b)the name or address of the premises manager specified in the licence,

give the appropriate Licensing Board notice of the change.

(2)A notice under subsection (1) must be accompanied by the premises licence or, if that is not practicable, by a statement of the reasons for the failure to produce the licence.

(3)A premises licence holder who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection (1), commits an offence.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.