Personal licence holder modification to the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005: guidance

Laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers under s.142(2) of the Licensing Scotland Act 2005 February 2013 SG/2013/20

Modification to Guidance Document - Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 : Guidance for Licensing Boards and Local Authorities

The guidance document issued by the Scottish Ministers titled Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 : Guidance for Licensing Boards and Local Authorities - on 4 April 2007 is amended as follows.

After paragraph 176 in Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 - Guidance for Licensing Boards and Local Authorities insert-

"176A - All personal licences issued in the transition period 01 March 2008 - 31 August 2009, will be treated as being issued on 01 September 2009.

Therefore, all those who were issued a personal licence between 01 March 2008 and 01 Sept 2009, must undergo refresher training, and submit evidence of this to the relevant licensing board before 01 December 2014.

Holders of personal licences issued after 01 September 2009 will have until 5 years (and 3 months) of this later date e.g. if a personal licence is issued on, for example 01 June 2012, then the proof that the refresher training has been carried out must be submitted to the same licensing board before 01 September 2017."