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The Licensing (Vessels etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

As Enacted Cited in Amendments 3 Related
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JurisdictionScotland
CitationSSI 2007/545
SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2007 No. 545
LICENSING (LIQUOR)
The Licensing (Vessels etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2007
Made - - - - 28th November 2007
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 4th December 2007
Coming into force - - 1st February 2008
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by
sections 126(10) and 146(2) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005(a) and all other powers
enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Licensing (Vessels etc.) (Scotland) Regulations
2007 and come into force on 1st February 2008.
(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.
Sale of alcohol on certain vessels
2. It is not an offence under section 1(1) of the Act (prohibition of unlicensed sale of alcohol) for
alcohol to be sold on a vessel which does not constitute licensed premises while–
(a) the vessel is not moored or berthed in any place; and
(b) there are no more than 50 persons on board the vessel.
Relevant premises
3. A vessel on which alcohol is being sold but which, by virtue of regulation 2, does not require
to have a premises licence is to constitute “relevant premises” as defined in section 122(2) of the
Act (interpretation of Part 8).
Premises manager of vessels
4. The prohibition in section 19(2) of the Act (premises manager) is not to prevent an individual
being the premises manager of two or more licensed premises if each of those premises is a vessel
which is not permanently moored or berthed.
(a) 2005 asp 16.

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