The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 297 (C. 15)

Criminal Law

The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010

Made

12th August 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 206(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010(1).

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010.

Commencement of section 178(3)(e)

2.  The date for the coming into force of section 178(3)(e) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 is 16th August 2010 but only in respect of applications for the grant or renewal of licences under paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982(2) made to the local authority on or after that date.

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

12th August 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 178(3)(e) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”).

Section 178(3)(e) of the Act amends paragraph 9(3)(e) and (f) of Schedule 2 to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 which includes provision as to when a licence for a sex shop under Schedule 2 cannot be granted. Section 178(3)(e) comes into force on 16th August 2010 in respect of applications for grant or renewal of licences for sex shops under paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 made to the local authority on or after that date.

the Act received Royal Assent on 6th August 2010, and sections 201, 202, 204, 205 and 206 came into force the day after Royal Assent, the 7th August.

(1)

2010 asp 13.

(2)

1982 c.45.