Regulation 3 Amendment of the Tied Pubs (Fees and Financial Penalties) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

The Tied Pubs (Fees and Financial Penalties) (Scotland) Regulations 2024^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

In regulation 1 (citation and commencement) for “7 October 2024” substitute “31 March 2025”.

For regulation 4(2) (permitted maximum penalty), substitute—

“(2)

Where there are one or more group undertakings in relation to a pub-owning business, the permitted maximum penalty that the adjudicator may impose on a pub-owning business under section 9 of the Act is 1% of the combined annual turnover of the pub-owning business and any person who is a group undertaking in relation to the pub-owning business.”.