Licensing (Scotland) Act 1903
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate with Amendments the Laws relating to Licensing in Scotland.
Royal assent14 August 1903
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate with Amendments the Laws relating to Licensing in Scotland. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 3 Edw. 7. c. 25 |
| Territorial extent | Scotland[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 August 1903 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1904[c] |
| Repealed | 1 April 1983[d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1903 (3 Edw. 7. c. 25) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to licensing in Scotland.[1]
Repealed enactments
Sections 110 of the act repealed 18 enactments, listed in parts I and II of the twelfth schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 29 & 30 Vict. c. cclxxiii | Glasgow Police Act 1866 | Sub-section (31) of section 149. In section 237, the words "be intoxicated while on duty, or if," and the word "he," where first occurring. |
| 25 & 26 Vict. c. cciii | Aberdeen Police and Waterworks Act 1862 | Section 146, the words "every person who is drunk in any street or public place, and is guilty of any riotous or indecent behaviour therein, and" |
| 40 & 41 Vict. c. cxciii | Greenock Police Act 1877 | Section 416, the word "drunk." |
| 42 & 43 Vict. c. cxxxii | Edinburgh Municipal and Police Act 1879 | Sub-section (6) of section 247 as amended. Sub-section (4) of section 248. |
| 55 & 56 Vict. c. ccxxxv | Dundee Extension and Improvement Act 1892 | Section 85. |
| 55 & 56 Vict. c. 55 | Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 | Sub-section (11) of section 380. Sub-section (24) of section 381. |
Subsequent developments
The greater part of the act was repealed by section 200(1) of, and the twelfth schedule to, the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 51), which came into force on 1 January 1960.[3]
The whole act was repealed by section 137(8) of, and schedule 4 to, the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.[4]
