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Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976
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7Clerk of licensing boards
(1)Every district and islands council shall appoint and employ, whether on a full-time or part-time basis—
(a)an officer to be the clerk of every licensing board having jurisdiction within their area, and
(b)such other persons as may be necessary to assist that officer or to act on his behalf as clerk or assistant clerk of those boards
and the clerk of a licensing board shall be an advocate or a solicitor.
(2)Where under an agreement an officer of a regional council is placed at the disposal of a district council for the purposes of this section, that officer may perform the duties of clerk or assistant clerk of the aforementioned boards.
(3)The clerk of a licensing board shall not, himself or by his partner or clerk, act as solicitor to, or agent for, any person in any proceedings before that board or in any appellate proceedings which may result therefrom and, if any person contravenes this subsection, he shall be guilty of an offence.
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