Scottish Statutory Instruments
2017 No. 424 (C. 32)
Licensing (liquor)
The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017
Made 29th November 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 4th December 2017
Coming into force 20th December 2017

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 88(2) of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015.
2015 asp 10.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017 and comes into force on 20th December 2017.

Appointed day
2. 20th December 2017 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”):—
(a) section 56 (duties of Licensing Boards to produce Annual Reports) insofar as not already in force;
(b) section 87 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals) insofar as not already in force; and
(c) Part 3 of schedule 2 (minor and consequential amendments and repeals relating to Part 3 of the 2015 Act).
MICHAEL MATHESON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
29th November 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order brings the outstanding parts of section 56 of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”) into force on 20th December 2017. Specifically it inserts section 9A into the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”). This requires Licensing Boards to prepare and publish an annual functions report in respect of the exercise of their functions under the 2005 Act during the financial year. They must do so no later than 3 months after the end of each financial year. The financial year is deemed to end on 31st March.
Article 2 also brings into force on 20th December 2017, minor and consequential amendments and repeals in Part 3 of schedule 2 of the 2015 Act. This pertains to amendments and repeals of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 4th August 2015. Sections 60(1) and (2), 84, 85, 86, 88 and 89 of the Act came into force on the following day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the 2015 Act have been, or are due to be, brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.
Provision	Date of Commencement	Instrument. No.
Section 1	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 2 (partially)	1st December 2015	S.S.I 2015/382
Section 2 in so far as not already in force	31st December 2016	S.S.I 2016/130
Sections 3–5	1st July 2016	S.S.I 2016/130
Section 6 (1) to (3)	1st July 2016	S.S.I 2016/130
Section 6 in so far as not already in force	31st December 2016	S.S.I 2016/130
Sections 7, 8(1), 9(1) and (2), 10 and 11(1) to (4) and (7)	1st July 2016	S.S.I 2016/130
Sections 8, 9 and 11 in so far not already in force	31st December 2016	S.S.I 2016/130
Sections 12, 13, 14, 15(1) to (3), 16(1) to (5) and (8) and 17(1), (2), (6) and (7)	1st July 2016	S.S.I 2016/130
Sections 15, 16 and 17 in so far as not already in force	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Sections 18-22	1st July 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Sections 23-27	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Section 28	1st July 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Sections 29 and 30	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Sections 31(1) and (3)	1st July 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Section 31 in so far as not already in force	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Sections 32, 33 and 34 (other than subsection(2)(n))	1st July 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Section 34 in so far as not already in force	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Section 35(1), (2), and (4)	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 35(3)	1st July 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Section 36	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 37	1st July 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Section 38	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Section 39(1)	1st July 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Section 39(2) and (3)	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 40	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 41	15th May 2017	S.S.I. 2017/119
Section 42	30th September 2016	S.S.I. 2016/132
Sections 43 to 48	15th May 2017	S.S.I. 2017/119
Sections 50 and 51	15th May 2017	S.S.I. 2017/119
Sections 53 and 54	15th May 2017	S.S.I. 2017/119
Section 55	30th September 2016	S.S.I. 2016/132
Section 56 (partially)	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 56 (partially )	15th May 2017	S.S.I. 2017/119
Sections 57 and 58	15th May 2017	S.S.I. 2017/119
Section 60 for all remaining purposes	15th May 2017	S.S.I. 2017/119
Section 62		
Section 63	1st May 2017	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 64	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 65(1), (2), (4) and (5)	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Sections 66-69	1st September 2016	S.S.I. 2016/85
Section 70(1) and (3) (partially)	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 71	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 70 in so far as not already in force	1st September 2016	S.S.I. 2016/85
Section 72 (partially)	16th March 2016	S.S.I. 2016/85
Section 72 in so far as not already in force	1st September 2016	S.S.I. 2016/85
Section 73	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 75	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 76(1) and (3) (partially)	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 77	1st May 2017	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 78	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 79	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 80(1) and (2) (partially)	1st December 2015	S.S.I. 2015/382
Section 80 for all other purposes	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 81	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 82	1st May 2017	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 83	1st November 2016	S.S.I. 2016/307
Section 87 (partially)	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Section 87 (partially)	15th May 2017	S.S.I. 2017/119
Schedule 1	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Schedule 2, Part 1	31st December 2016	S.S.I. 2016/130
Schedule 2, Part 2, paragraph 4(1), (3), (5) and (7)	15th May 2017	S.S.I. 2017/119