Part 3Premises licences
Premises licence applications
24AF1Power to request antisocial behaviour report
1
A Licensing Board may, at any time before determining a premises licence application, request the appropriate chief constable to give the Board a report detailing—
a
all cases of antisocial behaviour indentified within the relevant period by constables as having taken place on, or in the vicinity of, the premises,
b
all complaints or other representations made within the relevant period to constables concerning antisocial behaviour on, or in the vicinity of, the premises.
2
The appropriate chief constable must give the report within 21 days of the request.
3
Where the Licensing Board requests a report under subsection (1), the Board must suspend consideration of the application until it receives the report.
4
On receipt of the chief constable's report under subsection (2), the Licensing Board must—
a
give a copy of the report to the applicant in such manner and by such time as may be prescribed by regulations, and
b
resume consideration of the application and determine it in accordance with section 23.
5
In this section—
“ antisocial behaviour ” has the same meaning as in section 143 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8), and
“ relevant period ” means the period of one year ending with the date of the request.