The Licensing (Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2007

1976 Act applications – display of notice

5.—(1) Where a Board intends to give notice of an application under paragraph (1) of article 4, it is to notify the applicant of–

(a) the date on which that notice–

(i) is first to appear on the Board’s website under sub-paragraph (a) of that paragraph; or

(ii) is to appear in a newspaper under sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph; and

(b) the date which is to be specified in the notice under article 4(4)(d).

(2) During the period specified in paragraph (3), the applicant is to display a notice of A4 size at or near the premises to which the application relates and in a place and at a height where the notice can conveniently be read by the public.

(3) That period is the period of 21 days starting with the date notified under paragraph (1)(a).

(4) Where a Board considers that a notice required by paragraph (2) has for any reason not been in place for the whole of the period specified in paragraph (3) or has been damaged during that period, it may require the applicant to display the notice for a further 21 day period.

(5) A notice required by paragraph (4) is to specify the last day of the period during which it has to be displayed as the date by which objections require to be lodged.

(6) A notice displayed under this article is to be in a form specified by the Board.

(7) Where the requirement in paragraph (2) applies, the applicant need not comply with subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b) of section 10 of the 1976 Act.