Thanks, John That seems to clear up our/my misapprehensions!! Ray _____________________________________________ 2009/11/15 John Simpson <jasimpson123@yahoo.co.uk>: > Re previous emails about the history of licensing law in Scotland, the following extract might be of interest. It comes from a 2003 paper by Bruce Ritson entitled "ALCOHOL LICENSING LAWS: PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES IN SCOTTISH LAW" > "In August 2003 the Nicholson Committee published a review of Licensing Law in Scotland (Nicholson Committee,2003). Licensing legislation has a long history in Scotland and its content has always differed significantly from that of England. For a long period it was more restrictive, although not so in recent years. The first licensing legislation, making it a requirement to register to sell alcohol, was introduced in1756. In l887, the Hours of Closing Act fixed closing time at10 p.m. in all but the largest cities. There was a gradual evolution of licensing laws during the 19th century,culminating in the Licensing Act (Scotland) in 1903. The regulations imposed at that time persisted with some minor changes, until the 1962 Acts that provided for standard permitted hours for the whole of Scotland and for Sunday opening (largely restricted to hotels). In 1971, a committee under the chairmanship of Dr Christopher Clayson was formed, with many of its conclusions incorporated into the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, which formed the basis of licensing law to the present (Clayson Report, 1973). > John Simpson

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hennessy" <ray@whatsinaname.net> To: <aberdeen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Licencing Law in Scotland > Thanks, John > > That seems to clear up our/my misapprehensions!! > > Ray > _____________________________________________ > > 2009/11/15 John Simpson <jasimpson123@yahoo.co.uk>: >> Re previous emails about the history of licensing law in Scotland, the > following extract might be of interest. It comes from a 2003 paper by Bruce > Ritson entitled "ALCOHOL LICENSING LAWS: PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES IN SCOTTISH > LAW" >> "In August 2003 the Nicholson Committee published a review of Licensing > Law in Scotland (Nicholson Committee,2003). Licensing legislation has a long > history in Scotland and its content has always differed significantly from > that of England. For a long period it was more restrictive, although not so > in recent years. The first licensing legislation, making it a requirement to > register to sell alcohol, was introduced in1756. In l887, the Hours of > Closing Act fixed closing time at10 p.m. in all but the largest cities. > There was a gradual evolution of licensing laws during the 19th > century,culminating in the Licensing Act (Scotland) in 1903. The regulations > imposed at that time persisted with some minor changes, until the 1962 Acts > that provided for standard permitted hours for the whole of Scotland and for > Sunday opening (largely restricted to hotels). In 1971, a committee under > the chairmanship of Dr Christopher Clayson was formed, with many of its > conclusions incorporated into the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, which > formed the basis of licensing law to the present (Clayson Report, 1973). >> John Simpson > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message