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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-licensing-scotland-act-2010/section-173",
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  "legislation": "asp/2010/13",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-and-licensing-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "section/173",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "173",
  "heading": "Licensing: powers of entry and inspection for civilian employees",
  "text": "(1) The 1982 Act is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 5 (rights of entry and inspection)—\n(a) in subsection (1), after “licensing authority” insert “ , an authorised civilian employee ”,\n(b) in subsection (3)(a) and (b)—\n(i) after “constable” where it first occurs insert “ , an authorised civilian employee ”, and\n(ii) after “such an” insert “ employee or ”,\n(c) in subsection (3)(c), after “constable” insert “ , an authorised civilian employee ”,\n(d) in subsection (4)—\n(i) after “licensing authority” insert “ , an authorised civilian employee ”, and\n(ii) after “the officer” insert “ , employee ”, and\n(e) in subsection (6), after “licensing authority” insert “ or authorised civilian employee ”.\n(3) In section 8 (interpretation of Parts 1 and 2), after the definition of “appropriate relevant authority” insert—\n““authorised civilian employee” means a person—\n(a) employed by a police authority under section 9(1)(a) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.77), and\n(b) authorised by the chief constable for the purposes of sections 5 and 11 of this Act;”.\n(4) In section 11 (inspection and testing of vehicles), in subsection (2)—\n(a) after “the authority)” insert “ , an authorised civilian employee ”,\n(b) in paragraph (b), after “licensing authority” insert “ , an authorised civilian employee ”, and\n(c) after “authorised officer” where it last occurs, insert “ , employee ”.\n(5) In paragraph 3 (miscellaneous definitions) of Schedule 2 (control of sex shops), after the definition of “appropriate relevant authority” insert—\n““authorised civilian employee” means a person—\n(a) employed by a police authority under section 9(1)(a) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c.77), and\n(b) authorised by the chief constable for the purposes of paragraph 20 of this Schedule;”.\n(6) In paragraph 20 of that Schedule (rights of entry and inspection)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “local authority” insert “ , an authorised civilian employee ”,\n(b) in sub-paragraph (3), after “local authority” insert “ or an authorised civilian employee ”, and\n(c) in sub-paragraph (5)—\n(i) after “constable” where it first occurs insert “ , an authorised civilian employee ”, and\n(ii) after “such” insert “ employee or ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 173 in force at 13.12.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/413, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/13/section/173",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:22.831430+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}