(1)A Licensing Board may, at any time before determining a premises licence application, request the [F2chief constable] to give the Board a report detailing—
(a)all cases of antisocial behaviour indentified within the relevant period by constables as having taken place on, or in the vicinity of, the premises,
(b)all complaints or other representations made within the relevant period to constables concerning antisocial behaviour on, or in the vicinity of, the premises.
(2)The [F2chief constable] must give the report within 21 days of the request.
(3)Where the Licensing Board requests a report under subsection (1), the Board must suspend consideration of the application until it receives the report.
(4)On receipt of the chief constable's report under subsection (2), the Licensing Board must—
(a)give a copy of the report to the applicant in such manner and by such time as may be prescribed by regulations, and
(b)resume consideration of the application and determine it in accordance with section 23.
(5)In this section—
“ antisocial behaviour ” has the same meaning as in section 143 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8), and
“ relevant period ” means the period of one year ending with the date of the request.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 24A inserted (13.12.2010) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 183(3), 206(1); S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch.
F2Words in s. 24A(1)(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), sch. 7 para. 29(2), (3); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)