(1)Where a Licensing Board receives an occasional licence application, the Board must give notice of it, together with a copy of the application, to—
(a)the [F1chief constable], and
(b)any Licensing Standards Officer for the area in which the subject premises are situated.
F2(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)A Licensing Standards Officer may, within 21 days of receipt of a notice under subsection (1)(b), prepare and submit to the Licensing Board a report setting out the Officer's comments on the application.
[F3(4)Subsection (5) applies where the Licensing Board is satisfied that the application requires to be dealt with quickly.
(5)[F4Subsection (3) has] effect in relation to the application as if the [F5reference] to the period of 21 days were [F6a reference] to such shorter period of not less than 24 hours as the Board may determine.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 57(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), sch. 7 para. 29(2), (3); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F2S. 57(2) repealed (1.11.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), s. 206(1), Sch. 6 para. 9; S.S.I. 2011/354, art. 2, sch.
F3S. 57(4)(5) added (1.10.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 189(2), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, Sch.
F4Words in s. 57(5) substituted (15.5.2017) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), s. 88(2), sch. 2 para. 4(7)(a); S.S.I. 2017/119, art. 2, sch.
F5Word in s. 57(5) substituted (15.5.2017) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), s. 88(2), sch. 2 para. 4(7)(b); S.S.I. 2017/119, art. 2, sch.
F6Words in s. 57(5) substituted (15.5.2017) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), s. 88(2), sch. 2 para. 4(7)(c); S.S.I. 2017/119, art. 2, sch.
Commencement Information
I1S. 57 in force at 1.2.2008 by S.S.I. 2007/472, art. 2, sch. 1