Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19)

F1 Part 8 E+W+S Premises Licences

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 8 amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2006/3272 Sch. 4 para. 54-66 (29.4.2007) by Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1157), arts. 1(1), 11

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 8 modified (1.1.2007) by The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3272), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 paras. 54-66 (as amended (16.8.2007) by S.I. 2007/2169, art. 11)

C2 Pt. 8 modified by SI 2006/3272 art. 8(1)(3) (as inserted (16.8.2007) by The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2169), arts. 1(1), 5)

Licensing authorities' functions E+W+S

155 Delegation of functions under Part 8: Scotland E+W+S

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a licensing authority in Scotland may arrange for the discharge of any of their functions under this Part by a committee of the authority, a member or members of the authority, the clerk of the authority or any person appointed to assist the clerk.

(2) A licensing authority are not to make any arrangements under subsection (1)—

(a) in relation to their power under section 166 or their function under section 349, or

(b) for the discharge by the clerk of the authority or any person appointed to assist the clerk of any of the authority's functions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) of section 154(4).

(3) The procedures applicable to the proceedings of licensing boards in the exercise or their functions under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 apply to the proceedings of those boards in the exercise of their functions under this Part: and for that purpose regulations made by the Scottish Ministers may, in particular, make provision which applies—

(a) only in relation to functions under that Act,

(b) only in relation to functions under this Part, or

(c) differently in relation to functions under that Act and functions under this Part.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 S. 155 applied (S.) (2.11.2007) by Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permits (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/505), regs. 1(1), 5

C4 S. 155 applied (S.) (2.11.2007) by Club Gaming and Club Machine Permits (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/504), regs. 1(1), 23(2)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 155 in force at 21.5.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as amended by S.I. 2007/1157, arts. 3(3), 4)