Section 6 of the Licensing Scotland Act 2005 places a duty on all Licensing Boards in Scotland to publish a Licensing Policy Statement every three years.
The purpose of such a statement is to provide assistance to a Licensing Board in the implementation of the Act, decision making on, and administration of, the licensing of the sale and supply of alcohol within their areas and to outline the way in which Boards intend to exercise their functions under the Act.
On 25th October, 2005 Falkirk Council Licensing Board approved a draft Statement of Policy in terms of the Act. A meeting of the Board will be held towards the end of November 2007 to formally adopt the Statement of Policy which will come into effect from 1st December 2007.
A copy of the Statement of Policy can be found here.|
Councillor Malcolm Nicol J.P. Chairman of the Board, commended the draft policy statement to residents, community representatives and members of the licensed trade within the area and expressed the hope that all parties with an interest in the matter would take the opportunity to make their views known to the Board.