Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 - Adverts
View the adverts for premises licences lodged under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 - Adverts
View the adverts for applications for new licences, regular extensions etc., lodged under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976
Equalities Scheme Review
The Aberdeenshire Licensing Boards are currently reviewing their Race Equality, Disability Equality and Gender Equality Schemes and Action Plans.
Policy Statements 2007 - 2010
North
- Statement of Licensing Policy (pdf 72 kb)
- Appendix 1 - Context & Profile (pdf 208 kb)
- Appendix 2 - Documentation (pdf 31 kb)
- Appendix 3 - Consultation (pdf 41 kb)
- Appendix 4 - Overprovision (pdf 37 kb)
- Appendix 5 - Operating Hours (pdf 79 kb)
- Appendix 6 - Relationship With Other Regimes (pdf 40 kb)
- Appendix 7 - Transport (pdf 26 kb)
- Appendix 8 - Tourism Planning & Building Control (pdf 25 kb)
- Appendix 9 - Discretionary Conditions & Management of Premises (pdf 74 kb)
- Appendix 10 -Licence Types and Board Procedures (pdf 129 kb)
- Appendix 11 - Members Clubs (pdf 34 kb)
- Appendix 12 - Excluded Premises (pdf 33 kb)
Central
- Statement of Licensing Policy (pdf 65 kb)
- Appendix 1 - Context & Profile (pdf 217 kb)
- Appendix 2 - Documentation (pdf 31 kb)
- Appendix 3 - Consultation (pdf 41 kb)
- Appendix 4 - Overprovision (pdf 37 kb)
- Appendix 5 - Operating Hours (pdf 69 kb)
- Appendix 6 - Relationship With Other Regimes (pdf 67 kb)
- Appendix 7 - Transport (pdf 24 kb)
- Appendix 8 - Tourism Planning & Building Control (pdf 26 kb)
- Appendix 9 - Discretionary Conditions & Management of Premises (pdf 76 kb)
- Appendix 10 -Licence Types and Board Procedures (pdf 126 kb)
- Appendix 11 - Members Clubs (pdf 36 kb)
- Appendix 12 - Excluded Premises (pdf 34 kb)
South
- Statement of Licensing Policy (pdf 76 kb)
- Appendix 1 - Context & Profile (pdf 167 kb)
- Appendix 2 - Documentation (pdf 31 kb)
- Appendix 3 - Consultation (pdf 41 kb)
- Appendix 4 - Overprovision (pdf 37 kb)
- Appendix 5 - Operating Hours (pdf 77 kb)
- Appendix 6 - Relationship With Other Regimes (pdf 69 kb)
- Appendix 7 - Transport (pdf 24 kb)
- Appendix 8 - Tourism Planning & Building Control (pdf 26 kb)
- Appendix 9 - Discretionary Conditions & Management of Premises (pdf 75 kb)
- Appendix 10 -Licence Types and Board Procedures (pdf 147 kb)
- Appendix 11 - Members Clubs (pdf 34 kb)
- Appendix 12 - Excluded Premises (pdf 34 kb)
Local Licensing Forums
Under the new Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, each local authority must establish a local Licensing Forum for their area.
As Aberdeenshire Council has divided Aberdeenshire into 3 licensing divisions, North, Central and South Aberdeenshire, the local authority requires to set up a local Licensing Forum for each divisional area.
Forum Agendas
The Law and Administration Service is responsible for licensing across Aberdeenshire.
Approved Gender Equality Scheme
- Gender Equality Scheme June 2007 (pdf 143 kb)
- Consultation Document (pdf 84 kb)
- Questionnaire Analysis May 2007 (pdf 22 kb)
Your Area
The licensing of pubs, hotels, restaurants etc. as well as bookmakers and betting offices is administered in three geographic divisions:
- North (sitting in Peterhead) covers the Banff & Buchan and Buchan Areas and, in the Formartine Area, the Fyvie-Methlick, Turriff East, Turriff West and Upper Ythan wards
- Central (sitting in Inverurie) covers the remainder of the Formartine and the Garioch Area and, in the Marr Area, the Huntly East and West wards
- South (sitting in Stonehaven) covers the remainder of the Marr Area and the Kincardine & Mearns Area
Next Quarterly Meetings 2007
- North:
- Last lodging on 14th December 2006 for meeting on 19th January 2007
- Last lodging on 20th February 2007 for meeting on 28th March 2007
- Last lodging on 22nd May 2007 for meeting on 27th June 2007
- Last lodging on 25th September 2007 for meeting on 31st October 2007
- Central:
- Last lodging on 12th December 2006 for meeting on 17th January 2007
- Last lodging on 6th February 2007 for meeting on 14th March 2007
- Last lodging on 8th May 2007 for meeting on 13th June 2007
- Last lodging on 4th September 2007 for meeting on 10th October 2007
- South:
- Last lodging on 7th December 2006 for meeting on 12th January 2007
- Last lodging on 30th January 2007 for meeting on 7th March 2007
- Last lodging on 1st May 2007 for meeting on 6th June 2007
- Last lodging on 28th August 2007 for meeting on 3rd October 2007
Next Quarterly Meetings 2008
- North:
- Last lodging on 18th December 2007 for meeting on 23rd January 2008
- Last lodging on 28th February 2008 for meeting on 26th March 2008
- Last lodging on 20th May 2008 for meeting on 25th June 2008
- Last lodging on 23rd September 2008 for meeting on 29th October 2008
- Central:
- Last lodging on 11th December 2007 for meeting on 16th January 2008
- Last lodging on 5th February 2008 for meeting on 12th March 2008
- Last lodging on 6th May 2008 for meeting on 11th June 2008
- Last lodging on 2nd September 2008 for meeting on 8th October 2008
- South:
- Last lodging on 6th December 2007 for meeting on 11th January 2008
- Last lodging on 29th January 2008 for meeting on 5th March 2008
- Last lodging on 29th April 2008 for meeting on 4th June 2008
- Last lodging on 26th August 2008 for meeting on 1st October 2008
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
This is a guide to the information routinely made available by Aberdeenshire Justice of the Peace Advisory Committee as required under Section 23 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by Public Authorities, other than personal information, which continues to be managed under the rules of the Data Protection Act 1998.
As part of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, all Justice of the Peace Advisory Committees in Scotland must have an approved publication scheme in place by 30 November 2004.
This publication scheme sets out what information Aberdeenshire Justice of the Peace Advisory Committee publishes or intends to publish as a matter of course, how and when this information will be published and whether this information is available free of charge or on payment.

