Section 57 Notification of application to chief constable and Licensing Standards OfficerI1

Scotland

(1)

Where a Licensing Board receives an occasional licence application, the Board must give notice of it, together with a copy of the application, to—

(a)

the F1chief constable, and

(b)

any Licensing Standards Officer for the area in which the subject premises are situated.

F2(2)

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(3)

A Licensing Standards Officer may, within 21 days of receipt of a notice under subsection (1)(b), prepare and submit to the Licensing Board a report setting out the Officer's comments on the application.

F3(3A)

If a Licensing Standards Officer intends to prepare and submit a report but is, for a reason relating to coronavirus, unable to do so within the period mentioned in subsection (3)—

(a)

the Officer must, within that period, make the Licensing Board aware of that situation, and

(b)

if the Officer submits a report after the end of that period, the Board may take the report into account if the Board considers it reasonable to do so.

F4(4)

Subsection (5) applies where the Licensing Board is satisfied that the application requires to be dealt with quickly.

(5)

F5Subsection (3) has effect in relation to the application as if the F6reference to the period of 21 days were F7a reference to such shorter period of not less than 24 hours as the Board may determine.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 57(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), sch. 7 para. 29(2), (3); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)
F2: S. 57(2) repealed (1.11.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), s. 206(1), Sch. 6 para. 9; S.S.I. 2011/354, art. 2, sch.
F3: S. 57(3A) inserted (temp.) (7.4.2020) by virtue of Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 7), s. 17(1), sch. 5 para. 5(3) (with ss. 11-13)
F4: S. 57(4)(5) added (1.10.2011) by Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13), ss. 189(2), 206(1); S.S.I. 2011/178, art. 2, Sch.
F5: Words in s. 57(5) substituted (15.5.2017) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), s. 88(2), sch. 2 para. 4(7)(a); S.S.I. 2017/119, art. 2, sch.
F6: Word in s. 57(5) substituted (15.5.2017) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), s. 88(2), sch. 2 para. 4(7)(b); S.S.I. 2017/119, art. 2, sch.
F7: Words in s. 57(5) substituted (15.5.2017) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), s. 88(2), sch. 2 para. 4(7)(c); S.S.I. 2017/119, art. 2, sch.

Commencement

I1: S. 57 in force at 1.2.2008 by S.S.I. 2007/472, art. 2, sch. 1