Statistical Bulletin CrJ/2002/2 Liquor Licensing in Scotland, 1997-2001
4. Regular Extensions ( Table 5)
4.1 Regular extensions to permitted hours are granted by licensing boards for a maximum of 1 year (unlike liquor licences, which are normally granted for a period of 3 years). However, extensions may be granted for shorter periods and it is therefore possible for regular extensions to be granted to the same premises twice or more during one year. For this reason, the numbers of premises with regular extensions in force at 31 December are collected, rather than the total number of extensions granted during the year.
4.2 At 31 December 2001, 10,115 licensed premises held one or more regular extensions to permitted hours granted by licensing boards in Scotland. Ninety-two per cent of public houses and 87 per cent of hotels (excluding restricted hotels) had regular extensions in force. Public houses comprised 46 per cent of premises with regular extensions, with registered clubs and hotels each accounting for a further 20-21 per cent.
4.3 The proportions of hotels and public houses that had been granted regular extensions at 31 December 2001 varied somewhat between licensing boards. Licensing boards in Clackmannanshire, Inverclyde and Midlothian reported that all establishments of both these types had regular extensions. The lowest proportions of public houses with regular extensions were reported in Orkney Islands and Perth & Kinross (both 81 per cent). Aberdeen City was the area where hotels were least likely to have regular extensions (65 per cent).