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Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990
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50 Suspension of children’s certificate.S
(1)Where a licensing board considers that the premises or part of the premises to which a children’s certificate relates no longer constitute an environment in which it is suitable for children to be present they shall decide whether or not to hold a hearing for the purpose of determining whether to suspend the certificate.
(2)Where the licensing board decides to hold a hearing as mentioned in subsection (1) above—
(a)the clerk of the board shall serve on the holder of the children’s certificate, not less than 21 days before the hearing, a notice that the board proposes to hold a hearing, specifying the grounds upon which suspension of the certificate may be made;
(b)the clerk of the board shall give notice of the hearing to the chief constable;
(c)the chief constable may, not less than 7 days before the hearing, lodge notice with the clerk of the board that he wishes to be heard in support of suspension of the children’s certificate specifying the grounds on which he seeks such suspension, and any such notice shall be intimated by the chief constable to the holder of the licence;
(d)the board shall not order suspension of a children’s certificate without hearing the holder thereof unless, after receiving due notice of the hearing, the holder fails to appear.
(3)The period of the suspension of a children’s certificate under this section shall be a fixed period not exceeding one year or the unexpired portion of the duration of the certificate, whichever is the less, and the effect of the suspension is that the certificate shall cease to have effect during the period of the suspension.
(4)Where
(a)a children’s certificate has been suspended under this section, or further suspended under this subsection; and
(b)it appears to the licensing board that the grounds upon which the suspension or further suspension was made continue to obtain,
the licensing board may, not more than one month before the expiry of the period of the suspension or, as the case may be, further suspension, determine that the suspension shall be continued for a further period of not more than one year, and this section shall have effect as regards any such further suspension as it has for the purposes of an initial suspension.
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