BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Licensing Authority Policy Statement) (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 23rd April 2006. 2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations– “ the Act ” means the Gambling Act 2005; “authority” means (in terms of section 2(1)(c) of the Act) a licensing board constituted under section 1 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 ; “authority’s area” means the geographical area in respect of which an authority exercises its functions under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976; “revision” means a revision of a statement under section 349(2) of the Act; “statement” means the statement of principles which the authority is required to prepare under section 349(1) of the Act. Form of the statement or revision 3 A statement shall contain an introductory section at or near the beginning which shall include– a a summary of the matters dealt with in the statement; b either– i a description; or ii a plan, of the authority’s area; and c a list of the persons whom the authority has consulted in preparing the statement. 4 The statements of principles to be applied by the authority in exercising the functions under– a section 157(h) of the Act with respect to the designation, in writing, of a body which is competent to advise the authority about the protection of children from harm; b section 158 of the Act with respect to the determination of whether a person is an interested party in relation to a premises licence or an application for or in respect of a premises licence; c section 30 of the Act with respect to the exchange of information between it and the Gambling Commission, and the functions under section 350 of the Act with respect to the exchange of information between it and the other persons listed in Schedule 6 to the Act; or d Part 15 of the Act with respect to the inspection of premises, shall be contained in separate sections in the statement. 5 1 A revision shall contain an introductory section at or near the beginning which shall include– a a summary of the matters dealt with in the revision; and b a list of the persons whom the authority has consulted in preparing the revision. 2 In so far as a revision deals with any of the matters referred to in regulation 4, the form of the revision shall be in accordance with that regulation. Procedure to be followed in preparing or publishing a statement or revision 6 1 The authority shall publish a notice of its intention to publish a statement or revision in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). 2 The notice shall– a state that it is the intention of the authority to publish a statement or revision; b specify the date, which must be at least four weeks prior to the date specified in accordance with sub paragraph (c), on which the statement or revision is to be published; c specify the date on which the statement or revision will come into effect; and d specify– i the internet address on which the statement or revision will be published; and ii the address of the premises at which it may be inspected, in accordance with paragraph (4). 3 The notice shall be published no later than the date specified in accordance with paragraph (2)(b)– a on the authority’s website; and b in or on one or more of the following:– i a local newspaper circulated in the authority’s area; ii a local newsletter, circular, or similar document circulated in the authority’s area; iii a public notice board in or near the principal office of the authority; iv a public notice board on the premises of one or more public libraries in the authority’s area. 4 The authority shall– a publish the statement or revision on the authority’s website; and b make the statement or revision available for inspection by members of the public in one or both of– i the principal office of the authority; ii a public library in the authority’s area, for a period of at least four weeks immediately prior to the date specified in the notice in accordance with paragraph (2)(c). GEORGE LYON Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 15th March 2006