Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 16)

Part 6 S Personal licences

Conduct inconsistent with licensing objectives S

[F1 84B Power of Licensing Standards Officers to report conduct inconsistent with the licensing objectives S

(1) If a Licensing Standards Officer considers that any personal licence holder who is or was working in licensed premises in the Officer's area has acted in a manner which is inconsistent with any of the licensing objectives, the Officer may report the matter to the relevant Licensing Board.

(2) Where a Licensing Board receives a report from a Licensing Standards Officer under subsection (1), the Board may hold a hearing.

(3) Subsections (6), (6A), (7), (7A) and (8) of section 84 and subsection (1)(b) of section 85 apply in relation to a hearing under subsection (2) of this section as they apply in relation to a hearing under subsection (3)(a) or (5) of section 84.

(4) In subsection (1), “relevant Licensing Board” has the meaning given in section 83(11).]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 84B inserted (15.5.2017) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), ss. 58, 88(2); S.S.I. 2017/119, art. 2, sch.