Transitional provision— licensing
3. In relation to the period prior to 1st April 1996, section 9 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982(1) shall apply to a new local authority as it applies to a licensing authority within the meaning of section 2(2) of the said Act of 1982, subject to the following modifications of subsection (9):—
(a)after the words “this section”, where they first occur, there shall be inserted the words “made by a district council”;
(b)for the words “subsequent resolution”, there shall be substituted the words “resolution made by a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 in respect of that part of the area of that district council which falls within the area of that council constituted under the said Act of 1994”; and
(c)at the end there shall be added the words “and not earlier than 1st April 1996.”.
1982 c. 45. Section 9 was amended by the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27), section 44.