Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 16) - Explanatory Notes

Explanatory Notes

Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

2005 asp 16

21 December 2005

The Act

3. The Act is in 9 Parts.

4. These are:

• Part 1 – Core provisions

• Part 2 – Licensing bodies and officers

• Part 3 – Premises licences

• Part 4 – Occasional licences

• Part 5 – Licensed hours

• Part 6 – Personal licences

• Part 7 – Control of order

• Part 8 - Offences

• Part 9 – Miscellaneous and general

5. Commentary explaining the changes introduced by each Part is provided below. The main legislation which currently governs licensing in Scotland is the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (c.66) as amended and the Licensed Premises (Exclusion of Certain Persons) Act 1980 (c.32). The Act repeals this legislation.