Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

52Duty to keep, display and produce premises licenceS

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(1)A premises licence holder must secure that the premises licence, or a certified copy of it, is kept at the premises in respect of which it is issued in the custody or under the control of—

(a)the licence holder, or

(b)the premises manager.

(2)A premises licence holder must secure that the summary of the licence, or a certified copy of the summary, is prominently displayed on the premises so as to be capable of being read by anyone frequenting the premises.

(3)A premises licence holder who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.

(4)Any of the persons specified in subsection (5) may require the person in whose custody or under whose control a premises licence (or a certified copy of it) is kept by virtue of subsection (1) to produce the licence (or certified copy) for inspection.

(5)The persons referred to in subsection (4) are—

(a)a constable, and

(b)a Licensing Standards Officer for the council area in which the premises are situated.

(6)A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement made under subsection (4) commits an offence.

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

Commencement Information

I1S. 52 in force at 1.9.2009 at 5.00 a.m. by S.S.I. 2007/472, art. 3