“Notice is hereby given that on the 4 December 2019, West Dunbartonshire Council, by virtue of the powers conferred on it by section 9 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, resolves to give effect to the discretionary licensing provisions for boat hirers licences contained in Section 38 of the 1982 Act throughout the area of West Dunbartonshire, namely:
‘the licensing of the use of a vessel, in the course of a trade or business carried on in or from any place within the area of the licensing authority, for the purpose of (a) letting it for hire for pleasure, educational, recreational, educational or sporting purposes, or (b) carrying for reward 12 or fewer passengers, for pleasure, recreational, educational or sporting purposes’.
From a date nine months after the Council makes the resolution, any person wishing to carry on any such activity will require a licence from the Council before doing so.
With effect from 4 August 2020 it will be an offence under section 7(1) of the act to operate a vessel as described above without a licence.
Applications for licences in respect of boat hirers will be considered by the authority after the expiry of one month after the date of making of the Resolution.
Peter Hesset
Strategic Lead - Regulatory
Council Offices
16 Church Street
Dumbarton
G82 1QL
17 December 2019
From a date nine months after the Council makes the resolution, any person wishing to carry on any such activity will require a licence from the Council before doing so, (unless the council already licences the activity in which case a licence will continue to be required without any delay in implementation).'
With effect from 24 November 2016 it will be an offence under Section 7(1) of the Act to use a premises for Public Entertainment or Second Hand Dealing for the classes mentioned above without a licence.
Applications for licences in respect of public entertainment and second hand dealing will be considered by the Authority after the expiry of one month after the date of the making of the resolution.
Peter Hesset
Head of Legal democratic and Regulatory Services
Council Offices
Garshake Road
Dumbarton
G82 3PU
1 March 2016