Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S2W-20413 · Session 2

Which local authorities have introduced local bye-laws to ban the consumption of alcohol in public places.

Answered Asked by Jackie Baillie Lab Lodged 7 Nov 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have introduced local bye-laws to ban the consumption of alcohol in public places.

The answer

Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 16 Nov 2005 · 9 days after it was lodged, on time

There are currently 27 local authorities that have introduced byelaws prohibiting the consumption of alcohol in designated public places. The local authorities are:
Aberdeen City Council
Angus Council
Argyll and Bute Council
Clackmannanshire Council
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Dundee City Council
East Ayrshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
East Lothian Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Falkirk Council
Fife Council
Glasgow City Council
Highland Council
Inverclyde Council
Midlothian Council
Moray Council
North Ayrshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Perth and Kinross Council
Renfrewshire Council
South Ayrshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Stirling Council
West Dunbartonshire Council
West Lothian Council.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-20413 by reference.