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(1)In section 5 of the principal Act (arrangements for discharge of functions by licensing boards), at the end of subsection (2) there shall be added the following paragraph—
“(m)confirming, under section 25(4) of this Act, the transfer of a licence transferred by virtue of subsections (2) or (3) of that section.”
(2)In subsection (1) of section 25 of that Act (transfer of licences)—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)after “or” there shall be inserted the words “ to a new or existing ”.
F1(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)For subsection (4) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsections—
“(4)A licence transferred by virtue of subsection (2) or (3) above shall have effect until the next meeting of the licensing board, which, on an application for confirmation of the transfer of the licence, shall consider whether it is satisfied that the person to whom the licence has been transferred is a fit and proper person to be the holder of a licence and—
(a)if it is so satisfied, it shall confirm the transfer of the licence; and;
(b)if it is not so satisfied, it shall refuse to confirm the transfer.
(4A)In considering the fitness of the person to whom the licence has been transferred, the licensing board may have regard to any misconduct on his part, whether or not constituting a breach of this Act or any byelaw made thereunder, which in its opinion has a bearing on his fitness to hold a licence.
(4B)If the transfer of a licence has been confirmed under subsection (4)
above, the licence shall have effect, in accordance with subsections (4) and (5) of section 30 of this Act, until the quarterly meeting of the licensing board three years after the meeting at which the licence was originally granted or renewed by a licensing board.
(4C)If a licensing board refuses to confirm the transfer of a licence under subsection (4) above, the person to whom the licence had been transferred may appeal to the sheriff against that refusal and the licence shall have effect until the time within which an appeal may be made has elapsed or, if an appeal has been lodged, until the appeal has been abandoned or determined.”
(5)In section 64 of that Act (occasional and regular extensions of permitted hours), after subsection (3) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(3A)Where a licence has been transferred by virtue of section 25 of this Act and an application under subsection (1) above has been granted under subsection (2) or (3) above to the previous holder of the licence, the reference in subsections (2) and (3) above to the person whose application has been granted shall include a reference to the person to whom the licence has been transferred.”
(6)For subsection (7) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsection—
“(7)References in this Act to the permanent transfer of a licence shall be construed as references to the transfer of a licence by virtue of subsection (1B) above.”
Textual Amendments
F1S. 51(2)(a) and (3) repealed (15.4.1992) by Licensing (Amendment)(Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 18), s. 1(3); S.I. 1992/819, art.3, 4
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