Part 3

Premises licences

Premises licence applications

Notification of application
21
1
Where a Licensing Board receives a premises licence application, the Board must give notice of the application to—
a
each person having a notifiable interest in neighbouring land,
b
any community council within whose area the premises are situated,
c
the council within whose area the premises are situated (except where the council is the applicant),
d
the appropriate chief constable, and
e
the enforcing authority within the meaning of section 61 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) in respect of the premises.
2
On giving notice of an application under subsection (1), the Licensing Board—
a
must provide the appropriate chief constable with a copy of the application, and
b
may provide any other person to whom notice is given with a copy of the application.
3
The appropriate chief constable must, within 21 days of the date of receipt of a notice under subsection (1)(d), respond to the notice by giving the Licensing Board—
a
one or other of the notices mentioned in subsection (4), ...
b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
Those notices are—
a
a notice stating that neither—
i
the applicant, nor
ii
in the cases where the applicant is neither an individual nor a council, or where the application is in respect of premises which are to be used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a club, any connected person,
has been convicted of any relevant offence or foreign offence, or
b
a notice specifying any convictions of—
i
the applicant, or
ii
in any of the cases mentioned in paragraph (a)(ii), any connected person,
for a relevant offence or a foreign offence.
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6
In this section—
...
- “neighbouring land” and, in relation to that expression, “notifiable interest” have such meanings as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section, ...
...
S. 21 in force at 1.2.2008 by S.S.I. 2007/472, art. 2, Sch. 1
S. 21(5) repealed (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), s. 206(1), Sch. 6 para. 3; S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
S. 21(2) substituted (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 180(2), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
Word in s. 21(3) repealed (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 180(3)(a), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
S. 21(3)(b) repealed (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 180(3)(b), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
Definition in s. 21(6) repealed (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 180(4)(a), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
Word in s. 21(6) repealed (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 180(4)(b), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
Definition in s. 21(6) repealed (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 180(4)(c), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.