Part 9 of the Bill - Alcohol licensing
In March 2009 shortly after the introduction of this Bill, we indicated we would bring forward a separate item of legislation containing a number of alcohol related measures including the provisions relating to sale of alcohol to persons under 21 etc. and licensed premises: social responsibility levy. These are contained in our Alcohol Bill which was introduced into Parliament in November 2009.
The remaining sections in this Bill relating to alcohol licensing includes provisions that will improve the operation of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 through modifying a number of the provisions to reduce costs, shorten process times, remove unintended barriers and close loopholes, while ensuring Licensing Boards receive sufficient information on which to base their decisions concerning licences to sell alcohol.