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Scotland - Personal Licence Revocations - the race to surrender - now too late in Argyll and Bute!
It is being reported now that Argyll and Bute Licensing Board has revoked 385 personal licences for the sale of alcoholic liquor across the area because the licence-holders in question had failed to show that they had undergone refresher training ...
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Personal licences renewal arrangements - progress?
The regulations for the interim personal licences renewal arrangements were laid in Parliament yesterday. Subject to them being approved by Parliament, they will come into force on 5 January 2015, which means that the new application form fo...
Scotland - Renfrewshire launch Overprovision Consultation
Renfrewshire Licensing Board is currently consulting on whether there is an overprovision of licensed premises in Renfrewshire including extending the existing overprovision area in Paisley Town Centre. To access the Public Consultation docu...
Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 - coming into force 6th April 2015
The Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 has now been approved to come into force on 6th April 2015. A summary of its key changes can be found in our previous article ‘Further Detail – De-Regulation of Entertainment...
Government Consult on Lotteries
The Government has commenced an open consultation described as “A call for evidence exploring the current balance across society lotteries , The National Lottery and competing gambling products in raising funds for good causes and maintainin...
Alcohol wholesaler registration scheme to be included in 2015 Finance Bill
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Autumn Statement 2013 the introduction of a scheme to tackle alcohol duty fraud. The Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) is now expected to be introduced in legislation in the Finance Bill...
Scotland - Personal Licence Revocations - the race to surrender - too late in Aberdeen!
It is being reported in the local press today (The Press and Journal) that more than 500 Aberdeen personal licence holders had their personal licences revoked yesterday for failing to comply with the re-training requirements. The decision by Aber...