# Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (repealed) 1976 c. 66 · enacted 15 November 1976 · revised to 1 September 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-scotland-act-1976-repealed/pdf/ukpga_19760066_en.pdf ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part I: Licensing Boards ## 1 Licensing boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 Disqualification of interested persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Expenses of members of licensing boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Meetings of licensing boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Arrangements for discharge of functions of licensing boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Clerk of licensing boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Fees payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part II: The General Licensing System ## 9 Grant of licences by licensing boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Application for licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 Special provisions for applications made other than by individual natural persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Publication of list of applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Consideration of applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Further application for new licence where previous application refused. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Attendance at meeting of licensing board by applicant or his representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Objections in relation to applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16A Observations by chief constable in relation to applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Grounds for refusal of application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Giving of reasons for decisions of a licensing board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18A Licensing conditions for certain events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18B Conditions for existing licences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Canvassing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Register of applications and decisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Issue of licences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 23 Special provisions relating to applications for new licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Special provisions relating to applications for renewal of a licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 25 Transfer of licences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 Provisional grant of licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 27 Grant of provisional licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Licence not to be granted for premises on special roads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29 Alcoholic liquor which may be sold under licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Currency of licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Suspension of licence on receipt of complaint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 32 Other power to suspend licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Occasional licence for premises other than licensed premises or clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34 Occasional permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Consent of licensing board required for reconstruction, etc. of certain licensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Power of licensing board to order structural alterations on renewal of certain licences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Power of licensing board to make regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Power of licensing board to make byelaws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Appeals to sheriff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part III: Seamen’s Canteens ## 40 Power to authorise grant of licences for seamen’s canteens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Procedure for grant of licences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 42 Renewal of licences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43 Transfer of licences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 44 Rights of appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45 Provisions of this Act which apply to licensed canteens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 Interpretation of Part III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47—52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part V: The Permitted Hours ## 53 Permitted hours in licensed premises and registered clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Prohibition of sale and consumption of alcoholic liquor except during permitted hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 Alternative permitted hours in certain athletic clubs during winter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Extension of permitted hours in the afternoon in certain licensed premises and clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 58 Extension of permitted hours in the evening in certain licensed premises and clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 Restaurants in public houses may have permitted hours on Sundays in certain cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 Other provisions as respects extension of permitted hours on Sundays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 Seasonal licences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63 Exemption of international airports from restrictions on times at which alcoholic liquor may be sold or supplied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63A Exemption of international ports from restrictions on permitted hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Occasional and regular extensions of permitted hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 Restriction orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66 Temporary restriction of permitted hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part VI: Offences ## 67 Penalties for offences against provisions of this Act and Prevention of Corruption Acts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 68 Protection of young persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Children prohibited from bars and licensed canteens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 70 Children on premises in respect of which refreshment licence held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Defence in relation to offences under section 68(1)(5), 69(1) or 70 of this Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 Persons under 18 not to be employed in bars of licensed canteens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73 Persons under 18 not to be employed to serve alcoholic liquor in premises for which refreshment licence is held. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 74 Drunk persons entering or in licensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 Procuring or aiding a drunken person to procure alcoholic liquor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 76 Sale or supply of alcoholic liquor to drunken persons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 77 Licence-holder and employees and agents not to be drunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 78 Riotous behaviour, etc. in licensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 79 Refusal to leave licensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 80 Penalty for permitting thieves, prostitutes, etc., or stolen goods in licensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 81 Prohibition of betting and gaming offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 82 Persons found drinking in unlicensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 83 Drinking in places of public refreshment, etc., when public house is closed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 84 Offences in relation to constables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 85 Power of police to enter licensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 86 Power of police to enter unlicensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 87 Restriction on credit sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 88 Fraudulent adulteration of food and drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 89 Order to close licensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 90 Trafficking or bartering without licence or hawking of liquor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 90A Wholesale selling of alcoholic liquor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91 Delivery of alcoholic liquor by vehicles, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 92 Restriction on carriage of alcoholic liquor in crates, etc., on contract carriages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 93 Sale of alcoholic liquor on passenger vessels on Sundays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 95 Sale or supply of alcoholic liquor for consumption outside registered club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 96 Prohibition of sale or supply of alcoholic liquor in licensed canteens for consumption off the premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 97 Consumption in, taking away of, and selling liquor from, off-sale premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 97A Supervision of sales of liquor in off-sale premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 98 Restriction on sale or supply of liquor in premises subject to restricted hotel licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 99 Restriction on sale or supply of liquor in premises subject to restaurant licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 100 Restriction on sale or supply of liquor in premises subject to a refreshment licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 101 Restriction on sale or supply of liquor in premises subject to entertainment licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part VII: Clubs ## 102 Register of clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 103 Application for certificate of registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 104 Application for renewal of certificate of registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 105 Procedure on application for grant or renewal of certificate of registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 106 Currency of certificate of registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 107 Club rules qualifying for registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 108 Competent ground of objection to registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 109 Cancellation of certificate of registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 110 Disqualification of premises for purposes of club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 111 Penalties for offences by officials of registered clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 112 Persons under 14 not to be allowed in club bars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 113 Persons under 18 not to be employed to serve alcoholic liquor in clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 114 Power of police to enter clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 115 Inspection of register of clubs and of rules and list of members of club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 116 Citation of registered club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 117 Sheriff’s jurisdiction and decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 118 Interpretation of Part VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part VIII: Miscellaneous, Transitional & General ## 119 Trading hours for off-sale premises and off-sale parts of public houses and hotels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 120 Liquor in unregistered clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 121 Sale or supply of alcoholic liquor in certain theatres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 122 Proof of trafficking in alcoholic liquor without licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 123 Alcoholic liquor in confectionery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 124 Local authority premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 125 Supply of alcoholic liquor on order by certain officials and others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 126 Burden of proof in case of drunkenness in licensed premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 127 Presumption as to contents of containers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128 Trial of offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 129 Conviction of licence-holder to be transmitted to clerk of licensing board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 130 Limitation of actions against sheriffs, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 133 Betting and gaming licences and permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 134 Notices, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 135 Orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 136 Amendments and repeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 137 Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 138 Exemptions and savings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 139 Interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 140 Transitional provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 141 Short title extent and commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 1: Types of Licence ## Public house licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Off-sale licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Hotel licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Restricted hotel licence ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Restaurant licence ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Refreshment Licence ## . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Entertainment Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 2: Seamen’s Canteens Grant and Transfer of Licences under Part III of this Act ### Part I: Applications for grant of licences ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part II: Application for and grant of provisional licences ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part III: Application for transfer ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 4: Sunday Opening of Premises in Respect of which a Public House Licence or Refreshment Licence is or will be in force and Sunday Restriction Orders Relating to Licensed Premises ### Part I: Applications for Sunday opening ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12—14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16, 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part II: Sunday restriction orders ## 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 5 Penalties for Offences Against Provisions of this Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 6: Forms Relating to Registration of Clubs ## 1 Form of statement to accompany application by club for grant or renewal of certificate of registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Part 2: Form of certificate of registration of clubs to be granted under this Act ## Certificate of Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 7: Minor and Consequential Amendment of Enactments ### The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### The Finance Act 1967 ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### The New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### The Gaming Act 1968 ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 8 Repeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/66 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-scotland-act-1976-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.