Summary
THE Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, which comes into force tomorrow, is intended to streamline the licensing of both off-sales and on-sale premises and tackle alcohol abuse, especially among the young, without undermining legitimate businesses. Arguably, it fails on all three counts.
When the SNP government inherited this legislation from the former Lib/Lab coalition, The Herald argued the case for a delay in implementation and an objective appraisal of how Scotland's 44 licensing boards should be exercising their new powers. It was clear by 2007 that widely differing interpretations of the act risked undermining its central purpose.See the full content of this document
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Missed Opportunity Licensing Act Fails to Achieve Its Aims
Since the beginning of the transition phase 18 months ago, another factor has emerged: licensing boards have been overwhelmed by the administrative burden o...
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