# Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 40A: Connected persons: licence holder's duty to notify changes

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(1) A premises licence holder must, not later than one month after a person becomes or ceases to be—
(a) a connected person in relation to the licence holder, ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
give the appropriate Licensing Board notice of that fact.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) that a person has become a connected person ... must specify—
(a) the name and address of the person, and
(b) if the person is an individual, the person's date of birth.
(3) Where a Licensing Board receives a notice under subsection (1), the Board must give a copy of the notice to the chief constable.
(4) A premises licence holder who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/16/section/40A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-scotland-act-2005/section-40A
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