Licensing

The Private Sector Services Unit deals with applications for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs).

Background

The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 means clubs that had traditionally been registered with the Sheriff for the sale of alcohol (under Part VII of the 1976 Act) now come under the remit of their local Licensing Board.

All clubs will require a premises licence, under the 2005 Act if they wish to sell alcohol.

All licensees will require to apply for a premises licence if they intend operating after 1st September, 2009.  An application form is available in the Forms Section. It is intended that there will be a managed transition and that this will be achieved by having four tranches as undernoted:-

First Tranche

Licenses under the 1976 Act due for renewal in March 2008, 2009 or 2010, should apply for a premises licence under the 2005 Act by 7th March, 2008.

New applications must be accompanied by an operating plan. The application form for a new application and operating plan can be found in the Forms Section. Care should be taken when completing the plan as once approved changes to it can only be made by way of variation, or in the case of major changes, a new application.

The operating plan should also take account of the Board's policies.

Personal Licence Training

Information on the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 and training providers can be found on the following sites:-