Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976

79Refusal to leave licensed premises

(1)If a person in any licensed premises—

(a)being riotous, quarrelsome or disorderly, refuses or neglects to leave such premises on being requested so to do by the occupier or manager thereof, or his employee or agent, or by any constable, or

(b)refuses to leave such premises at the conclusion of the permitted hours in the afternoon or evening, as the case may be, on being requested so to do as aforesaid,

he shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)A constable may assist in expelling from any such premises any person who refuses or neglects to leave the premises on being requested so to do as aforesaid.

(3)A constable may arrest without warrant any person committing an offence under this section.