(1)Where a Licensing Board receives an extended hours 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.
(2)The [F2chief constable] may, within 10 days of receipt of a notice under subsection (1)(a), by notice to the appropriate Licensing Board object to the application if the chief constable considers it necessary to do so for the purposes of [F3any of the licensing objectives].
(3)A Licensing Standards Officer must, within 10 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.
[F4(4)Subsections (5) and (6) apply where the Licensing Board is satisfied that the application requires to be dealt with quickly.
(5)Subsections (2) and (3) have effect in relation to the application as if the references to the period of 10 days were references to such shorter period of not less than 24 hours as the Board may determine.
(6) Subsection (3) has effect in relation to the application as if for the word “must” there were substituted “ may ”.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 69(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)
F2Words in s. 69(2) 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)
F3Words in s. 69(2) substituted (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), s. 206(1), Sch. 6 para. 11; S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
F4S. 69(4)-(6) added (1.10.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 190(2), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, Sch.
Commencement Information
I1S. 69 in force at 1.2.2008 by S.S.I. 2007/472, art. 2, Sch. 1