Regulation 6 Requirement to provide information to the adjudicator

(1)

A pub-owning business must—

(a)

inform the adjudicator that the business is a pub-owning business, by the later of—

(i)

the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day on which the code comes into force, or

(ii)

the end of the period of 3 months beginning on the day on which the pub-owning business becomes a pub-owning business,

(b)

keep the adjudicator informed of any change, including transfer, to the ownership of the pub-owning business, and

(c)

inform the adjudicator if the business ceases to be a pub-owning business.

(2)

In connection with any imposition by the adjudicator of a financial penalty under section 9(2)(c) of the Act, a pub-owning business must, at the request of the adjudicator and before the expiry of a period of time specified by the adjudicator, provide the adjudicator with relevant accounting information.

(3)

In paragraph (2), “relevant accounting information” means accounting information, so far as not already publicly available, sufficient to enable the adjudicator to calculate the permitted maximum penalty that may be imposed on a pub-owning business in accordance with the Tied Pubs (Fees and Financial Penalties) (Scotland) Regulations 2024^f1.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.S.I. 2024/xxx.