# Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, Paragraph 3


(1) A councillor is disqualified from election as, and from being, a member of a Licensing Board if the councillor is—
(a) a premises licence holder,
(b) an employee of a premises licence holder and works as such in licensed premises,
(c) whether alone or in partnership with another person, engaged in the business of producing or selling alcohol,
(d) a director or other officer of a company so engaged, or
(e) an employee of any person so engaged and works as such in that business.
(2) A councillor who knowingly acts or purports to act as a member of a Licensing Board at a time when the councillor is disqualified from being such a member by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) commits an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/16/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-scotland-act-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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