The Licensing (Training of Staff) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Licensing (Training of Staff) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st February 2008.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.

Training requirement

2.  The training requirement prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 of schedule 3 to the Act is that any person working in the capacity mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph must have received relevant training from a person who at the time of providing the training holds–

(a)a personal licence; or

(b)a qualification accredited for the purposes of this regulation by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.

Relevant training

3.  In regulation 2, “relevant training” means training of at least 2 hours' duration which covers each of the matters specified in the Schedule.

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

30th August 2007