The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 129 (C.15)

LICENSING (LIQUOR)

The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007

Made

27th February 2007

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 146(2) and 150(2) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2007.

Appointed days

2.  19th March 2007 is appointed as the day for the coming into force of section 142 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.

3.  1st May 2007 is appointed as the day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 specified in the Schedule to this Order.

GEORGE LYON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

27th February 2007

Article 3

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS OF THE LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST MAY 2007

• Sections 2 to 6.

• Section 7(2).

• Section 8.

• Sections 10 to 14.

• Sections 16 and 17.

• Section 19(1).

• Section 62.

• Section 66.

• Section 71.

• Sections 90 and 91.

• Section 129.

• Section 134.

• Section 136.

• Section 139.

• Section 141.

• Section 143.

• Section 144, so far as relating to paragraphs 9 and 10 of schedule 6.

• Section 149, so far as relating to the following repeals in schedule 7–

  (a)

  sections 1, 2(1) and (3), 3, 6 and 7 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976(2);

  (b)

  paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990(3);

  (c)

  section 46 of, and paragraph 106(2), (3) and (5) of Schedule 13 to, the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(4); and

  (d)

  section 2 of the Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1996(5).

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 142 (guidance) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 into force on 19th March 2007 and also commences on 1st May 2007 the various provisions of that Act specified in the Schedule to the Order.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/286) brought into force on 1st June 2006–

(a) subsections (1) to (3) and (6) of section 105 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005; and

(b) section 149 of, and Schedule 7 to, that Act so far as relating to a minor repeal in the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976.

S.S.I. 2006/286 revoked the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/239) prior to that instrument having effect.

(1)

2005 asp 16.

(2)

1976 c. 66.

(3)

1990 c. 40.

(4)

1994 c. 39.

(5)

1996 c. 36.