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Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

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80Duty to notify court of personal licence

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(1)Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)a person who holds a personal licence is charged with a relevant offence, or

(b)a person charged with a relevant offence is granted a personal licence after the person’s first appearance in court in connection with the offence but before—

(i)conviction and sentencing for the offence or acquittal, or

(ii)where an appeal is brought against conviction, sentence or acquittal, the disposal of the appeal.

(2)The person must, no later than the person’s first or, as the case may be, next appearance in court in connection with the offence—

(a)produce to the court the personal licence, or

(b)if that is not practicable, notify the court of—

(i)the existence of the personal licence,

(ii)the identity of the Licensing Board which issued the licence, and

(iii)the reasons why it is not practicable to produce the licence.

(3)A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (2) commits an offence.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

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