1(1)The sheriff shall, in respect of premises in Scotland within his jurisdiction, be the authority responsible for the registration of clubs and institutes under Part II of this Act and for the renewal and cancellation of any such registration.E+W+S
(2)In this Schedule, “institute” means a miners’ welfare institute.
2(1)Any provision of Schedule 2 to this Act containing a reference to the licensing authority, the clerk to the licensing authority and a newspaper circulating in the authority’s area shall, when applied by any provision of this Schedule, be construed respectively as a reference to the sheriff, the sheriff clerk and a newspaper circulating within the jurisdiction of the sheriff.E+W+S
(2)In this Schedule—
“the appropriate chief constable” means the chief constable for the police area in which the relevant premises are situated;
“the appropriate collector of duty” means the Collector of Customs and Excise for the area in which the relevant premises are situated;
“the relevant premises”, in relation to registration under Part II of this Act or to an application relating to such registration, means the premises in respect of which a club or institute is for the time being registered under that Part or the premises to which the application relates, as the case may be.