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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Schedule 2 Crossheading Membership:
- specified provision(s) Appointed Day(s) by S.S.I. 2006/239 art. 2 (This S.S.I. is revoked on 25.5.2006 by S.S.I. 2006/286, art. 6)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 33(1)(1A) substituted for s. 33(1)-(3) by 2015 asp 10 s. 49(2)(a)
- s. 33(8)(za) inserted by 2015 asp 10 s. 49(2)(c)
- s. 33(8A) inserted by 2015 asp 10 s. 49(2)(d)
- s. 33A inserted by 2015 asp 10 s. 49(4)
- s. 134ZA-134ZC inserted by 2015 asp 10 s. 61(2)
MembershipS
2(1)A Forum is to consist of such number (being not fewer than 5 and not more than [F121]) of members as the relevant council may determine.S
(2)The Scottish Ministers may by order substitute another number for the minimum or maximum number of members for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (1).
(3)At least one of the members must be a Licensing Standards Officer for the council's area.
[F2(3A)At least one of the members must be a person nominated by—
(a)the Health Board for the Forum's area, or
(b)if the Forum's area forms part of the area of more than one Health Board, the Health Board whose area contains the larger or, as the case may be, largest part of the Forum's area.]
(4)The other members are to be individuals appointed by the relevant council on such terms and conditions as the relevant council may determine.
(5)In appointing members of a Forum, the relevant council must seek to ensure so far as possible that the membership of the Forum is representative of the interests of persons or descriptions of persons who have an interest which is relevant to the Forum's general functions.
(6)Those persons include—
(a)holders of premises licences and personal licences,
[F3(ba)the chief constable,]
(c)persons having functions relating to health, education or social work,
(d)young people,
(e)persons resident within the Forum's area.
Textual Amendments
F1Figure in Sch. 2 para. 2(1) substituted (1.9.2011) by Licensing (Local Licensing Forum) (Scotland) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/130), arts. 1, 2
F2Sch. 2 para. 2(3A) inserted (1.10.2011) by Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 18), ss. 11(7), 18(1) (with s. 16); S.S.I. 2011/149, art. 2, Sch.
F3Sch. 2 para. 2(6)(ba) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 2(6)(b) (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), sch. 7 para. 29(10); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 2 para. 2(3) excluded (temp.) (1.5.2007) by Licensing (Appointed Day and Transitional Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/128), arts. 1, 5(1)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.5.2007 by S.S.I. 2007/129, art. 3, Sch.
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