Statistical Bulletin CrJ/2002/2 Liquor Licensing in Scotland, 1997-2001
6. Registered Clubs (Tables 8 and 9)
6.1 The statistics detailed in sections 3 and 5 above exclude registered clubs, e.g. golf, bowling, and social clubs. Such clubs must register with a sheriff court, but must apply to their local licensing board for any regular extensions to permitted hours.
6.2 At 31 December 2001 there were 2,513 registered clubs in Scotland; 43 less than at 1 April 2001. Table 8shows a breakdown of the clubs by the sheriff court with which they were registered.
6.3 Eighty-one per cent of clubs had a regular extension to permitted hours at 31 December 2001.
6.4 Table 9 provides a breakdown of registered clubs by the approximate council area in which they are situated, though it should be noted that a club may be registered at a sheriff court outwith its council area. In some cases it has been necessary to aggregate the figures for several council areas / sheriff courts because the relevant sheriff courts will generally cover registrations from clubs in more than one council area.
6.5 The number of registered clubs per 10,000 population aged 18 and over at 31 December 2001 varied from 3 in Eilean Siar to 13 in the Scottish Borders, averaging 6 for Scotland as a whole ( Table 9). Registered clubs made up 19 per cent of all on-sale outlets in Scotland (Chart 6), although this proportion varied somewhat across the council areas. In Clackmannanshire, Inverclyde and East Lothian, registered clubs accounted for around one third of all such outlets whilst in Argyll & Bute and Highland the proportion was just 7 per cent and 9 per cent respectively (although it may be that some clubs were registered in sheriff courts outwith the council area).
On-sale premises by type, including registered clubs, Scotland 2001 Chart 6
