Licensing (Scotland) Act 1959

Licensing (Scotland) Act 1959[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments which relate to licensing in Scotland and to matters connected therewith, with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949.
Citation7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 51
Territorial extent Scotland[b]
Dates
Royal assent9 July 1959
Commencement1 January 1960[c]
Repealed1 July 1977
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byLicensing (Scotland) Act 1976
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 51) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to licensing in Scotland.[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 200(1) of the act repealed 18 enactments, listed in the twelfth schedule to the act.[2]

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
34 & 35 Vict. c. 112 Prevention of Crimes Act 1871 In section ten the words "any lodging-house, beer-house, public house, or other house or place where intoxicating liquors are sold, or" and the words "for the sale of any intoxicating liquors, or".
3 Edw. 7. c. 25 Licensing (Scotland) Act 1903 Sections one to sixty-nine; in section seventy, the words "or on any licensed premises", wherever they occur; section seventy-two; sections seventy-four to ninety; section ninety-one except so far as applying in relation to offences under section seventy; sections ninety-two and ninety-three; section ninety-four except so far as applying in relation to offences under section seventy; sections ninety-five to one hundred; sections one hundred and one to one hundred and five except so far as applying in relation to offences under section seventy; section one hundred and six; section one hundred and seven except the definitions of "constable" and "magistrate" contained therein; section one hundred and ten; the First to the Twelfth Schedules.
3 & 4 Geo. 5. c. 33 Temperance (Scotland) Act 1913 The whole act.
11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. 42 Licensing Act 1921 The whole act.
13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 28 Intoxicating Liquor (Sale to Persons under Eighteen) Act 1923 The whole act.
24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 26 Licensing (Permitted Hours) Act 1934 The whole act.
1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 37 Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 Section seventeen.
5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 21 Finance Act 1942 In section ten, in subsection (1), the words "this and" and "and in the Sixth Schedule to this Act" and subsections (2) to (7). Part II of the Sixth Schedule.
7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 23 Finance Act 1944 Section nine.
9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 64 Finance Act 1946 Section thirteen.
10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 43 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 Section three hundred and sixty-five.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 65 Representation of the People Act 1948 Section sixty-three and, in the Seventh Schedule, the amendments of the Licensing (Scotland) Act, 1903, the Temperance (Scotland) Act, 1913, the Licensing Act, 1921 and the Licensing (Permitted Hours) Act, 1934.
12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 59 Licensing Act 1949 The whole act, except subsection (1) of section four, subsection (4) of section forty-two and subsection (1) of section forty-three.
15 & 16 Geo. 6. c. 44 Customs and Excise Act 1952 In section one hundred and fifty-one, in subsection (2), paragraph (b) and the proviso.
15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 65 Licensed Premises in New Towns Act 1952 The whole act.
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 11 Licensing (Seamen's Canteens) Act 1954 The whole act.
4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 37 Licensing (Airports) Act 1956 The whole act.
4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 42 Occasional Licences and Young Persons Act 1956 The whole act.

Subsequent developments

Section 200(1) of, and schedule 12 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.[3]

The whole act was repealed by section 136(2) of, and schedule 8 to, the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, which came into force on 1 July 1977.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 201(1).
  2. ↑ Section 201(2).
  3. ↑ Section 201(3).

References

  1. ↑ Nicholls, James (2012). "Alcohol licensing in Scotland: a historical overview". Addiction. 107 (8): 1397–1403. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03799.x. PMID 22646686.
  2. ↑ "Licensing (Scotland) Act 1959", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/7-8 c. 51
  3. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1974 c. 22
  4. ↑ "Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1976 c. 66
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