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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 149 (C. 12)

Licensing (liquor)

The Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011

Made

19th February 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(1) and (2) of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010(1).

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011.

Commencement

2.—(1) The provisions of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of the Schedule) come into force on the corresponding date specified in column 3 of the Schedule.

(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 4 of the Schedule, the corresponding provision specified in column 1 of the Schedule only comes into force for that purpose.

NICOLA STURGEON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th February 2011

Article 2

SCHEDULE

Column 1 (provisions of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010Column 2 (subject matter)Column 3 (date of commencement)Column 4 (purpose)
Section 2Minimum price of packages containing more than one alcoholic product1st October 2011
Section 3Off-sales: variation of pricing of alcoholic drinks1st October 2011
Section 4Off-sales: restriction on supply of alcoholic drinks free of charge or at reduced price1st October 2011
Section 5Off-sales: location of drinks promotions1st October 2011
Section 6Requirement for age verification policy1st October 2011
Section 7Premises licences: modification of mandatory conditions1st October 2011
Section 8Occasional licences: modification of mandatory conditions1st October 2011
Section 9Presumption against prohibition on off-sales to under 21s1st October 2011Section 9 is commenced for all purposes in respect of licensing policy statements or supplementary licensing policy statements published on or after 1st October 2011
Section 10Premises licences: variation of conditions1st October 2011
Section 11(1)Consultation etc. of health boards1st October 2011
Section 11(2)Consultation etc. of health boards1st October 2011Section 11(2)(a) is commenced for all purposes in respect of licensing policy statements or supplementary licensing policy statements published on or after 1st October 2011
Section 11(3)Consultation etc. of health boards1st October 2011Section 11(3) is commenced for all purposes in respect of licensing policy statements or supplementary licensing policy statements published on or after 1st October 2011
Section 11(4)Consultation etc. of health boards1st October 2011Section 11(4) is commenced for all purposes in respect of premises licence applications received on or after 1st October 2011
Section 11(5)Consultation etc. of health boards1st October 2011
Section 11(6)Consultation etc. of health boards1st October 2011
Section 11(7)Consultation etc. of health boards1st October 2011
Section 12Chief constables’ reports to Licensing Boards and Local Licensing Forums1st April 2012
Section 13Occasional licences: limits on numbers and duration of licences1st October 2011
Section 14Licence holders: social responsibility levy1st October 2011
Section 15Regulations under section 14(1): further provision1st October 2011
Section 16Crown application1st October 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the substantive elements of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”). Sections 17 and 18 of the Act came into force on Royal Assent on 15th December 2010. As set out in the Schedule to this Order, section 12 comes into force on 1st April 2012 and all of the other provisions being commenced come into force on 1st October 2011. Column 4 of the Schedule specifies the purpose for which particular provisions come into force. Section 1 of the Act is not being commenced as it has no practical effect.