Scotland
Scotland - Glasgow consult on new Sexual Entertainment Venue Policy
On 31st May Glasgow launched their public consultation on a new Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) Policy for the city. This follows the Scottish Government bringing into force the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No.9 an...
Scotland – Licensing (Personal Licences: Supplemental and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Order 2019
The snappily titled Licensing (Personal Licences: Supplemental and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Order 2019 was laid before the Scottish Parliament yesterday with a view to it coming into force on 30 June 2019. As many Scottish personal lice...
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Scotland - Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)
Scotland was the first part of the UK to announce that is was planning to bring forward a deposit return scheme. Following the closure of their public consultation on a Deposit Return Scheme the Scottish government have published their anal...
Scotland - Last chance for licence renewals
We cannot promise this will be the last reminder from us on the requirement to renew Scottish personal licences which are due to expire on 31st August 2019 (if in doubt check your personal licence document for the expiry date) but the deadline to ...
Scotland - Consultation on Occasional Licences
Yesterday, the Scottish Government launched a consultation on occasional licences in order to seek views on the two following potential changes to the system: to raise the application fee from £10 to £50, £75 or £100, alth...
Scotland – Guidance issued on new licensing regime for SEVs and theatres
On 26 April 2019 further provisions of the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 come into force, which relate to the licensing of Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEV) and theatres. The principal changes relate to SEVs in that a new discreti...
Scottish Personal Licence Renewals - urgent reminder
We have flagged this on more than one occasion but it is sufficiently important to bear reminding. The first Personal Licences that were issued under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 will expire on 31 August 2019. The last date to apply for ren...
British Summer time = potential loss of an hours trading
In last month’s article on British Summer time, we warned of the potential loss of an hours trading. With Sunday 31st March 2019 a little over a month away, if you want to avoid this potential loss of trade, the deadline for a TEN is looming...