Licences and Permits

Civic Government Licences

The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 makes provision for the licensing and regulation of certain activities. Licences are issued and enforced for a wide range of functions.

• Houses in Multiple Occupation Licence *
• Late Hours Catering Licence *
• Knife Dealers Licence  *
• Metal Dealers Licence *
• Metal Dealers Licence (Itinerant) *
• Street Trading Licence *
• Second Hand Motor Dealers Licence
• Other Civic Government Licences 
  (e.g., Taxi/Private Hire Car Operator’s Licences; Taxi/Private Hire Car Driver Licences; Public Entertainment Licences; Public Charitable Collections and Cinema Licences)

Animal Licences

• Animal Boarding Licence *
• Performing Animals Registration *
• Riding Establishment Licence *
• Zoo Licence *
• Dangerous Wild Animals

Miscellaneous Licences

• Caravan Site Licence *
• Liquor - Occasional Licence *
• Liquor - Premises licence *
• Private Landlord Registration *
• Second Hand Dealers Licence *
• Skin Piercing /Tattooing Licences *
• Sports Ground Safety Certificate *
• Storage of Petroleum Licence *
• Cooling Towers Registration
• Licence For Fireworks Dispensation
• Licence to Store Explosives
• Venison Dealers Licence

Public Registers

Information held in the form of a public register:

• Private Landlord Register - available from the National Private Landlord Register Website (Opens in a new window or downloads a file)
• Food Premises Register
• Caravan Site Register
• Private Water Supply Register
• Cooling Tower Register

Please contact the Consumer & Environmental Services section for further information.

 

( * Licences covered by the EU Services Directive)