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Licensing

 

The Environmental Health Service seeks to ensure the protection of public safety and/or elimination of nuisance or other adverse impacts of activities through the exercising of licensing controls.

All Licensing Links are found here: (http://www.shetland.gov.uk/eu-formalities/default.asp)
Other forms of Licencing (http://www.shetland.gov.uk/licensing/)

Alcohol licensing is administered by Legal Services who can be contacted on 01595 744058 or by email
Fireworks registration is administered by Trading Standards who can be contacted on 01595 744800 or by email

Service delivery broadly comprises licensing or registration of the following:
(note: all linked documents are in Word format)

All Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 Licences {Application to Vary}
Animal Boarding {Application}
Alcohol {Occassional Guidance} {Legal Website} {C25 Posters}(PDF) {Example Age Policy}
Caravan Sites {Application}
Houses in Multiple Occupation

{Application} {Site Notice} {Site Notice Compliance} {Guidance}
Knife Dealers {Application} {Guidance} {Site Notice} {Site Notice Compliance}
Late Hours Catering {Application} {Site Notice} {Site Notice Compliance} {Guidance} {Standard Conditions}
Landlord Registration {Application Form}For the forms and information Click here
(external link)
Marches and Parades {Notice of Proposal}
Metal Dealers {Application}{Compliance Certificate}{Standard Conditions}{Guidance}{Site Notice}
Pet Shops {Application}{Standard Conditions}
Poisons Act {Application} {Guidance}
Public charitable collections {Application} {Guidance} {Standard Conditions} {Collection Return}
Public entertainment {Application} {Site Notice} {Site Notice Compliance} {Guidance} {Standard Conditions}
Second hand dealers

{Application} {Site Notice} {Site Notice Compliance} {Guidance} {Standard Conditions}

Skin Piercing and Tattooing {Application} {Guidance} {Site Notice} {Site Notice Compliance}
{Standard Conditions}
Street trading {Application} {Guidance} {Standard Conditions} {Operators Application}

Applications have been updated on 22nd July 2011.

This should include downloadable application forms and guidance documents for all licencing. Otherwise please contact Environmental Health for more information.