# The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2021, Paragraph 4: Modification of paragraph 2 of schedule 1 – publicity


In paragraph 2 of schedule 1—
(a) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—
“(1A) A licensing authority shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable after an application for the grant or renewal of a short-term let licence is made to them, issue a unique licence number to the applicant which may be used as a temporary licence number.”,
(b) for sub-paragraph (2), substitute—
“(2) A licensing authority must, as soon as is reasonably practicable after a relevant application is made to them, give notice in accordance with this paragraph that an application has been made.
(2A) Notice under sub-paragraph (2) is to be given—
(a) either by sending a notice—
(i) addressed to “the Owner, Lessee or Occupier” to premises situated on neighbouring land, and
(ii) to such other persons as the licensing authority thinks fit, or
(b) by displaying a notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (2B).
(2B) Where this sub-paragraph applies, the licensing authority must, for a period of 21 days, display a notice complying with sub-paragraph (3) at or near the premises so that it can conveniently be read by the public.
(2C) A licensing authority may elect to—
(a) combine a notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (2A) with a planning notice,
(b) not give notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (2A) where it has given or published a planning notice.”,
(c) for sub-paragraph (3), substitute—
“(3) A notice required by sub-paragraph (2A) must state—
(a) that an application has been made for a licence,
(b) the particulars required under paragraph 1(2) to be specified in the application (other than the date and place of birth, previous addresses, email address and phone number of any person),
(c) that objections and representations in relation to the application may be made to the licensing authority in accordance with paragraph 3,
(d) the effect of paragraph 3(1) to (3).”,
(d) where it occurs in each of sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) for “sub-paragraph (2)” substitute “sub-paragraph (2A)”,
(e) at both places where it occurs in sub-paragraph (6), for “sub-paragraph (2)” substitute “sub-paragraph (2A)”,
(f) in sub-paragraph (7)(b), for “sub-paragraph (2)” substitute “sub-paragraph (2A)”, and
(g) after sub-paragraph (9), insert—
“(10) In this paragraph—
“planning notice” means a notice published in accordance with regulation 18, or published in accordance with regulation 20, of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 in connection with an application for planning permission for the use of the premises for short-term lets,
“relevant application” means an application—
(a) for the grant of a licence,
(b) for renewal of a licence where there has been a material change since the grant, or
(c) an application for consent under paragraph 9(2).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2021/9780111048092/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civic-government-scotland-act-1982-licensing-of-short-term-lets-order-2021/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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