{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civic-government-scotland-act-1982-licensing-of-short-term-lets-order-2022/schedule-2/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civic-government-scotland-act-1982-licensing-of-short-term-lets-order-2022/schedule-2/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "sdsi/2022/9780111052396",
  "legislation_title": "The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-civic-government-scotland-act-1982-licensing-of-short-term-lets-order-2022",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Temporary exemption from the requirement to have a licence",
  "text": "After paragraph 1 (applications for the grant and renewal of licences) insert—\n“1A. (1) A licensing authority may, on application made to it, grant an exemption from the requirement to obtain a short-term let licence in relation to a specified property or properties and during a specified period (which must not exceed 6 weeks in any period of 12 months).\n(2) A licensing authority may consult the chief constable and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in relation to an application made under sub-paragraph (1).\n(3) A licensing authority may attach conditions to an exemption granted under sub-paragraph (1), and the provisions of Part I of this Act relating to the attaching of conditions to licences apply to the attaching of conditions to exemptions under this subsection.\n(4) A licensing authority may elect not to grant exemptions under sub-paragraph (1) for—\n(a) any premises, or\n(b) for a class or classes of premises.\n(5) A licensing authority must publish, and keep under review, a statement of its policy in relation to the exercise of its functions under this paragraph.\n(6) A licensing authority must publish a policy statement under sub-paragraph (5)—\n(a) on or before 1 October 2022, and\n(b) on or before 1 October every three years thereafter.\n(7) In preparing and reviewing a policy statement under sub-paragraph (5), a licensing authority must consult with such persons as the licensing authority considers appropriate.\n(8) A policy statement published under sub-paragraph (5) must include information regarding—\n(a) the fees chargeable for a temporary exemption application, and\n(b) the time period within which the licensing authority will reach a final decision on a temporary exemption application.\n(9) The policy statement published under sub-paragraph (5) must be made available on the licensing authority’s website.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2022/9780111052396/schedule/2/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:30:35.678717+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."
}