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Tied Pubs (Scotland) Act 2021

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 The Code and the adjudicator

    1. 1.Scottish Pubs Code

    2. 2.Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator

    3. 3.Duty to act consistently with regulatory principles

    4. 4.Scottish Ministers’ duty to seek to make code and appoint adjudicator

    5. 5.Review of the code and adjudicator’s performance

    6. 6.Ministerial guidance to the adjudicator

  3. Part 2 Giving effect to the code

    1. Agreements that are inconsistent with the code

      1. 7.Unenforceability of contract terms

    2. Investigation by the adjudicator

      1. 8.Power to investigate

      2. 9.Enforcement action

      3. 10.Financial penalties under section 9

      4. 11.Investigation report

      5. 12.Recovery of investigation costs

      6. 13.Investigation policy

    3. Arbitration

      1. 14.Adjudicator’s duty to arbitrate or appoint arbitrator

      2. 15.Submission of dispute to adjudicator

      3. 16.Liability for arbitrator’s reasonable fees and expenses

      4. 17.Further fees and expenses payable to the adjudicator

      5. 18.Information about arbitration

    4. Avoidance

      1. 19.Reports on avoidance

  4. Part 3 Interpretation

    1. 20.Tied pub

    2. 21.Pub-owning business and tied-pub tenant

    3. 22.Other expressions

  5. Part 4 Final provisions

    1. 23.Ancillary provision

    2. 24.Regulation-making powers

    3. 25.Commencement

    4. 26.Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      The Scottish Pubs Code

      1. 1.Requirement to provide information

      2. 2.Requirement to comply with adjudicator’s directions following an investigation

      3. 3.Restriction on enforcing certain terms of agreement

      4. 4.Requirement to offer guest beer agreement

      5. 5.Requirement to offer market rent only lease

      6. 6.Market rent only lease: further provision

      7. 7.Generality of enabling power unaffected

    2. Schedule 2

      Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator

      1. Part 1 Status and liability

        1. 1.Legal personality

        2. 2.Exclusion of Crown Status

        3. 3.Exemption from liability for damages

      2. Part 2 Powers

        1. Chapter 1 Power to require information

          1. 4.Imposition of requirement

          2. 5.Offence of failing to comply with requirement

          3. 6.Offence of providing false information

        2. Chapter 2 Other powers

          1. 7.Power to advise on the code

          2. 8.Power to issue guidance

          3. 9.General powers

      3. Part 3 Funding and other support

        1. Chapter 1 Assistance from the Scottish Ministers

          1. 10.Loans

          2. 11.Other assistance

        2. Chapter 2 Levy funding

          1. 12.Annual levy on pub-owning businesses

          2. 13.Amount of levy

          3. 14.Liability to pay

          4. 15.Rebate

          5. 16.Appeals

      4. Part 4 Accountability

        1. 17.Accounts and audit

        2. 18.Annual report

        3. 19.Information to Scottish Ministers

      5. Part 5 Appointment and terms and conditions

        1. 20.Appointment

        2. 21.Tenure

        3. 22.Defect in appointment

        4. 23.Remuneration

        5. 24.Other terms and conditions

      6. Part 6 Staff

        1. 25.Secondees

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