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Scotland - Personal Licence Holder Refresher Training

- 31 January 2013

  Further to our news item of the 10th January (link) we can confirm people1st have concluded their review and will release their findings as to requirement of the 5 yearly refresher training required under the Licence (Scotland) Act on Monday 4th March in Edinburgh.  We will release details...

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Scotland: Personal Licence Holder refresher training

- 10 January 2013

Back in August we reported that Section 87 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 contains a duty for a Licence holder to undertake training, requiring that Personal Licence Holders (PLH) complete refresher training within 5 years of the date they received their Personal Licence (see our article 'Scotland:...

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Scotland - New Licensing Consultation Launched

- 20 December 2012

The Scottish Government has just issued a new consultation called "Further Options for Alcohol Licensing". The proposals are far ranging and are generally grouped into two categories: proposals to strengthen the powers of Licensing Boards and the Police; and proposals to improve the effectiveness...

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Scotland - Tobacco Display Ban

- 17 December 2012

  We have previously reported on the implementation of various restrictions on the sale and display of tobacco.  This week the final chapter was written in Scotland regarding the provision of open tobacco displays in shops. Imperial Tobacco's application to question the extent of the remit...

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