[F145GCivic licensing standards officersE+W+S
(1)Each local authority must appoint for their area one or more officers (a “civic licensing standards officer”)—
(a)to exercise, in relation to the authority's area, the general functions conferred on civic licensing standards officers by virtue of section 45H, and
(b)to exercise any other functions that may be conferred on such an officer by virtue of this or any other enactment.
(2)A civic licensing standards officer appointed by a local authority is taken to be an authorised officer of the authority for the purposes of Parts 1 to 3.
(3)A person may hold more than one appointment under subsection (1) (so as to be a civic licensing standards officer for more than one local authority area).
(4)Nothing in this section prevents an officer of a local authority other than a civic licensing standards officer from being an authorised officer of the authority for a purpose of Parts 1 to 3.
(5)In this Part, a reference to a local authority includes a reference to that authority acting as the licensing authority for their area and a reference to an authorised officer of a local authority (however expressed) is to be construed accordingly.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 3A inserted (1.5.2017) by Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 10), ss. 82, 88(2); S.S.I. 2016/307, art. 2, sch.