Shetland's Licensing Board
Shetland Islands Area Licensing Board is responsible for regulating the sale of alcohol to the public and certain gambling activities, by issuing alcohol licences and betting and gambling permits.
NEW Statement of Licensing Policy - Consultation Period Extended to 15 November 2023
Shetland Islands Area Licensing Board is consulting on a new Statement of Licensing Policy. The policy is intended to set out how the Board will regulate the sale of alcohol to the public and how it deals with licensing applications. It must include a statement as to the extent to which the Board considers there to be overprovision of licensed premises within any part of Shetland. The current policy states there is no overprovision.
If you have a view or wish to make comments on the draft statement, see link below, please send them to the Board at licensing@shetland.gov.uk before the closing date of 15 November 2023
DRAFT FOR CONSULTATION - Statement of Licensing Policy Effective November 2023
Combined Annual Functions and Financial Reports
The Board's approved annual financial statements showing income and expenditure and functional report for 2022-2023.
Combined Annual Functions and Financial Report 2022-2023
Combined Annual Functions and Financial Report 2021-2022
Combined Annual Functions and Financial Report 2020-2021
Combined Annual Functions and Financial Report 2019-2020
Combined Annual Functions and Financial Report 2018-2019
Annual Functions Report 2017-2018
Current Licensing Fees WEF 1 April 2019
Gambling and Alcohol Policies
Download the Current Alcohol Licensing Policy
Download the Lerwick Alcohol Byelaw
Equalities Policy and Outcomes
Download the Equalities Policy Outcomes
Licensing Board Members & Agenda Papers
View Licensing Board agenda papers
Remote Participation
The Shetland Island Area Licensing Board may be conducted in any way in which each member of the Board, Applicant, Licence Holder, Adviser, or any other person with the agreement of the Convener, is enabled to participate although not personally present with others at the meeting. This includes participation by telephone or video-conference. Such a meeting, or any part of a meeting which, in accordance with paragraph 12(3) of Schedule 1 to the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 is not held in public, shall only be conducted on the ruling of the Convener, whom failing, the Vice-convener, of the Shetland Islands Area Licensing Board.