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 .

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.
NIC OLA STURGEON
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th February 2011
SCHEDULE
Article 2
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 |

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.
2010 asp 18.