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Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

2005 asp 16

Commentary on Parts

Part 8 – Offences

Section 116 – Refusal to leave premises

241.This section makes it an offence for a disorderly person to refuse to leave relevant premises when asked or for any person to refuse to leave licensed premises at closing time when asked. Subsection (3) allows certain authorised persons to use reasonable force to remove from any premises on which alcohol is sold a person who is behaving in a disorderly manner but refuses to leave when asked. “Authorised persons” is defined in subsection (6)

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