Scotland

19 Apr 2016

Scotland - West Lothian Board Festive Policy for 2016/17 - Consultation

The West Lothian Board has launched a consultation regarding its festive policy for 2016/17, in which the Board proposes to make a general extension of licensed hours for on sales premises in West Lothian on specific festive dates.  The word...

04 Mar 2016

Scotland - Zero Waste Regulations - update

With effect from 1January 2016, the threshold for businesses affected by the Zero Waste Regulations 2012 changed.  Whereas previously only businesses producing more than 50 kg of food waste a week, the threshold has now dropped to 5kg. It i...

29 Feb 2016

Scotland -Glasgow Licensing Board Festive Policy 2016 -2017

Glasgow Board's festive policy for 2016-2017 has just been announced. This policy details the possible extensions to licensed hours in relation to the festive period and other recognised public holidays and events of national significance. 'Licen...

11 Feb 2016

Scotland - South Lanarkshire Licensing Board Dates Released for 2016

It has just been confirmed that the Board dates for the South Lanarkshire Licensing Divisions are as follows: Licensing Division No. 1 (Clydesdale area) Date of meeting Final date for submission of applications Friday, 12 February 2016 n/a F...

03 Feb 2016

Scotland - Gambling - Commission Warning to Scottish Pubs

Publicans in Scotland are being reminded that they are breaking the law if they allow their pubs to be used for betting or provide facilities enabling betting.  This warning follows a multi-agency exercise undertaken by the Gambling Commissi...

29 Jan 2016

Scotland – Minimum Unit Pricing Court of Session hearing dates

In December 2015, we alerted you to the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling on the Scottish Government’s attempt to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol, which article can be found here. As a reminder, the ECJ’s ruling...