- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
(1)The adjudicator must report to the Scottish Ministers on cases of pub-owning businesses engaging in avoidance activity.
(2)In subsection (1), “avoidance activity” means acts or omissions (or both) by a pub-owning business that are—
(a)unfair, and
(b)engaged in by the business in order to avoid, to the detriment of a tied-pub tenant, the operation of provision made by or under this Act.
(3)A report under subsection (1) must include recommendations as to—
(a)action to be taken to prevent pub-owning businesses from engaging in the activity reported on, and
(b)how to provide redress for tied-pub tenants affected by those activities.
(4)Within 3 months of receiving a report under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must make publicly available a statement setting out—
(a)what action they intend to take to protect tied-pub tenants from the activities reported on by the adjudicator, or
(b)if they do not intend to take any such action, the reasons for that decision.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Text created by the Scottish Government to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Acts of the Scottish Parliament except those which result from Budget Bills.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: