Under the terms of Section 42 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, a late hours catering licence is required for the use of premises between the hours of 11pm and 5am for the sale of, or consumption of food by the public.
The definition of 'food' has the meaning given in Section 1 of the Food Safety Act 1990.
Planning permission
Before applying for a licence you must contact the Planning Service for advice in relation to planning consent in relation to your proposals.
Food standards
It would be beneficial if you could contact the Environmental Health Service for information and advice in relation to the standards to be met.
Alterations to premises
Should you be proposing any internal alterations to the premises, you are advised to contact Building Standards for advice in relation to whether any a building warrant is required.
Display a notice of your application
A site notice should be displayed at, or near the premises for a period of 21 days to coincide with the application being lodged with us. Following which the certificate of compliance form should be completed and returned to us within seven days.
The time limit for lodgement of objections is 28 days from the date of application.
Apply for a licence or renewal
Online via our GLAMIS system
You can also download and print the application form below:
Late hours catering application (PDF 38Kb)
Licence conditions
Late hours catering licence conditions (PDF 11Kb)