Scottish Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 149 (C. 12)
Licensing (liquor)
The Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011
Made 19th February 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(1) and (2) of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010.
2010 asp 18.

Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2011.

Commencement
2. (1) The provisions of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of the Schedule) come into force on the corresponding date specified in column 3 of the Schedule.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 4 of the Schedule, the corresponding provision specified in column 1 of the Schedule only comes into force for that purpose.
NICOLA STURGEON
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th February 2011
SCHEDULE
Column 1 (provisions of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010	Column 2 (subject matter)	Column 3 (date of commencement)	Column 4 (purpose)
Section 2	Minimum price of packages containing more than one alcoholic product	1st October 2011	
Section 3	Off-sales: variation of pricing of alcoholic drinks	1st October 2011	
Section 4	Off-sales: restriction on supply of alcoholic drinks free of charge or at reduced price	1st October 2011	
Section 5	Off-sales: location of drinks promotions	1st October 2011	
Section 6	Requirement for age verification policy	1st October 2011	
Section 7	Premises licences: modification of mandatory conditions	1st October 2011	
Section 8	Occasional licences: modification of mandatory conditions	1st October 2011	
Section 9	Presumption against prohibition on off-sales to under 21s	1st October 2011	Section 9 is commenced for all purposes in respect of licensing policy statements or supplementary licensing policy statements published on or after 1st October 2011
Section 10	Premises licences: variation of conditions	1st October 2011	
Section 11(1)	Consultation etc. of health boards	1st October 2011	
Section 11(2)	Consultation etc. of health boards	1st October 2011	Section 11(2)(a) is commenced for all purposes in respect of licensing policy statements or supplementary licensing policy statements published on or after 1st October 2011
Section 11(3)	Consultation etc. of health boards	1st October 2011	Section 11(3) is commenced for all purposes in respect of licensing policy statements or supplementary licensing policy statements published on or after 1st October 2011
Section 11(4)	Consultation etc. of health boards	1st October 2011	Section 11(4) is commenced for all purposes in respect of premises licence applications received on or after 1st October 2011
Section 11(5)	Consultation etc. of health boards	1st October 2011	
Section 11(6)	Consultation etc. of health boards	1st October 2011	
Section 11(7)	Consultation etc. of health boards	1st October 2011	
Section 12	Chief constables’ reports to Licensing Boards and Local Licensing Forums	1st April 2012	
Section 13	Occasional licences: limits on numbers and duration of licences	1st October 2011	
Section 14	Licence holders: social responsibility levy	1st October 2011	
Section 15	Regulations under section 14(1): further provision	1st October 2011	
Section 16	Crown application	1st October 2011	
Article 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force the substantive elements of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”). Sections 17 and 18 of the Act came into force on Royal Assent on 15th December 2010. As set out in the Schedule to this Order, section 12 comes into force on 1st April 2012 and all of the other provisions being commenced come into force on 1st October 2011. Column 4 of the Schedule specifies the purpose for which particular provisions come into force. Section 1 of the Act is not being commenced as it has no practical effect.