1. These Regulations may be cited as the Personal Licence (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st February 2008.
2. A personal licence is to be in the form set out in Schedule 1 and is to have attached to it a photograph of the licence holder.
3.—(1) A personal licence application or a personal licence renewal application is to be–
(a)in the form set out in Schedule 2; and
(b)accompanied by–
(i)evidence that the applicant possesses a licensing qualification; and
(ii)two photographs of the applicant which comply with paragraph (2) and one of which has a statement on it in accordance with paragraph (3).
(2) The two photographs of the applicant must–
(a)measure 45 millimetres by 35 millimetres;
(b)be on photographic paper;
(c)be taken against a light background; and
(d)show the full face of the applicant, without the applicant wearing sunglasses or any head covering (unless the applicant wears such a covering on account of a religious belief).
(3) One photograph of the applicant must have on the back of it a statement by a person appearing to the Licensing Board to be a person of standing in the community, with the words “I certify that this is a true likeness of (name of applicant)”, followed by the full name of the person endorsing the photograph.
2. A personal licence application or a personal licence renewal application must be made in writing or, if the Licensing Board to which the application is made so agrees, by electronic transmission.
GEORGE LYON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th February 2007