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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...
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...
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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...
Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme (AWRS) – update and reminder
From 1 January 2016, businesses with a UK establishment who ‘wholesale’ alcohol to other businesses at or after the duty point must apply to HMRC for AWRS approval and do so by 31 March 2016. &nb...
New Alcohol Guidelines Released
The Department of Health has released new guidelines as to the recommended drinking limits. This is the first full review of alcohol guidelines since 1995 and states that there is no such thing as a safe level of drinking. Additionally, the Guidan...
Scotland – Minimum Unit Pricing European Ruling
In September 2015, we reported on the Advocate General’s initial opinion on the legality of the introduction of a Minimum Unit Price (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland. In brief, the Advocate General confirmed that MUP risked infringing the prin...
Scotland - Edinburgh Board lodging dates 2016
It has just been confirmed that the last lodging dates for the upcoming Edinburgh Licensing Boards are as follows: Board Dates Lodging Date 14th March 2016 18th January 2016 25th April 2016 29th February 2016 30th May 2016 4th April ...
Scotland - Taxis - Edinburgh City Council Consultation
On 18th December the City of Edinburgh issued a formal consultation of their Private Hire Car licence conditions. First introduced in June 2006, the conditions were last reviewed in December 2009. The consultation which runs until the 29th ...