PART 2ALCOHOL LICENSING

Statements of licensing policy

I142Statements of licensing policy: licensing policy periods

In section 6 of the 2005 Act (statements of licensing policy)—

a

in subsection (1), for “3 year period” substitute “ licensing policy period ”,

b

in subsection (2), for “3 year period” substitute “ licensing policy period ”,

c

after subsection (3) insert—

3ZA

A Licensing Board may, in preparing a licensing policy statement, decide that the licensing policy period to which the statement relates is to begin on a date earlier than it otherwise would under subsection (7).

3ZB

Where a Licensing Board make a decision under subsection (3ZA) they must, when publishing the licensing policy statement under subsection (6), publicise the date on which they have decided the licensing policy period is to begin.

d

in subsection (4), for “3 year period” substitute “ licensing policy period ”,

e

for subsection (7) substitute—

7

Subject to subsection (3ZA), in this section, “licensing policy period” means the period between each relevant date.

8

For the purposes of subsection (7), “relevant date” means the date occurring 18 months after an ordinary election of councillors for local government areas takes place under section 5 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.