The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019 and comes into force on 26 April 2019.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1968 Act” means the Theatres Act 1968(1),

“the 2015 Act” means the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015.

Appointed days

2.—(1) 26 April 2019 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2015 Act—

(a) section 74(1) (licensing of theatres etc.), and

(b) section 76 (licensing of sexual entertainment venues), in so far as not already in force.

(2) 27 January 2021 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 74 of the 2015 Act insofar as it is not brought into force by paragraph (1).

Transitional provisions

3.—(1) Any licence granted under the 1968 Act for the use of premises for the public performance of any play will cease to have effect on 27 January 2021.

(2) Paragraph (3) applies to a resolution, made by a local authority under section 9 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982(2), that the requirements of section 41(3) of that Act will apply to the use of premises for the public performance of any play.

(3) A resolution may be made by a local authority on or after 26 April 2019 but no resolution may come into effect prior to 27 January 2021.

(4) For the purposes of this article, “the use of premises for the public performance of any play” means the use of any premises which, prior to 27 January 2021, would require a licence under the 1968 Act.

ASH DENHAM

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th March 2019