Scotland
Scotland – Under-aged test purchasing challenges?
Tim Shield attended the Scottish Licensing Law and Practice (SLLP) conference held in Glasgow last Friday. This is always an informative conference and as usual there was a wide range of speakers from differing backgrounds which included Alison Do...
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Scotland - Glasgow - General Extension - Queen's 90th Birthday
In recognition of the national celebrations for Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th Birthday, the City of Glasgow Licensing Board has determined to grant a general extension of licensed hours in terms of section 67 of the Licensing (Scotland) ...
Scotland - West Lothian Board Festive Policy for 2016/17 - Consultation
The West Lothian Board has launched a consultation regarding its festive policy for 2016/17, in which the Board proposes to make a general extension of licensed hours for on sales premises in West Lothian on specific festive dates. The word...
Scotland - Zero Waste Regulations - update
With effect from 1January 2016, the threshold for businesses affected by the Zero Waste Regulations 2012 changed. Whereas previously only businesses producing more than 50 kg of food waste a week, the threshold has now dropped to 5kg. It i...
Scotland -Glasgow Licensing Board Festive Policy 2016 -2017
Glasgow Board's festive policy for 2016-2017 has just been announced. This policy details the possible extensions to licensed hours in relation to the festive period and other recognised public holidays and events of national significance. 'Licen...
Scotland - South Lanarkshire Licensing Board Dates Released for 2016
It has just been confirmed that the Board dates for the South Lanarkshire Licensing Divisions are as follows: Licensing Division No. 1 (Clydesdale area) Date of meeting Final date for submission of applications Friday, 12 February 2016 n/a F...
Scotland - Gambling - Commission Warning to Scottish Pubs
Publicans in Scotland are being reminded that they are breaking the law if they allow their pubs to be used for betting or provide facilities enabling betting. This warning follows a multi-agency exercise undertaken by the Gambling Commissi...