The Licensing (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Annual fee for premises licence

7.—(1) Where a premises licence is in effect or is suspended, the holder of that licence must make payment of an annual fee in respect of the performance in relation to that licence of functions by the relevant Board, the council within the area of which the premises are situated and that council’s Licensing Standards Officers (other than functions in respect of which a separate fee is specified under these Regulations).

(2) The first annual fee under paragraph (1) is due–

(a) on 1st October 2009 in the case of a licence which takes effect on 1st September 2009; or

(b) in any other case, 30 days after the date on which the licence takes effect.

(3) Subsequent annual fees are due on 1st October each year or, where that date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, on the immediately following Monday.

(4) A Licensing Board may allow an annual fee under this regulation to be paid in 4 or 12 equal instalments over the course of the year following the date on which the fee would otherwise be due.

(5) Where a Board allows a fee to be paid as described in paragraph (4), this does not affect the date on which that fee is due for the purposes of regulation 3.