Alcohol Prohibition Areas - Scotland
Open Data
Local authorities have the power to make by-laws to prohibit the drinking of alcohol in designated public places under provisions contained in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (under sections 201, 202 and 203) subject to confirmation by Scottish Ministers. To date, 27 local authorities across Scotland have by-laws which prohibit the drinking of alcohol in designated public places in more than 480 towns and villages across Scotland, together with the built up areas within the city of Glasgow and Edinburgh have such by-laws. They range from a total ban on drinking at all times, to a ban at specified times or on specified days.
Dataset Created
11/06/2021
Licence
Open
Contact
Improvement Service
Nazadnje posodobljeno
21/05/2026
Data Provided by
Improvement Service
Alternative Name
apa
Lineage
This dataset was amalgamated, optimised and published by the Spatial hub. The following quality assurance checks and corrections are carried out on the data: - Polygons are not dissolved/ aggregated by key name and local authority- The minimum polygon area allowed in the data is 100 square metres- Checks for invalid geometry types- The maximum angle for any spikes is 3 degrees- Duplicate key names for polygons are not removed- Polygons with no key names are not removed- Checks for basic geometry i.e. self-intersectionPlease contact spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk for more details.
SSDI Link (External Site)
Frequency of Update
as needed
Formats:
WFS
WMS
SHAPEFILE
GEOJSON
| la_s_code | local_authority | area_name | byelaw | date_designated | url | last_published_on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S12000034 | Aberdeenshire | Fraserburgh | The Aberdeenshire Council Prohibition of Consumption of Alcohol in Designated Public Places (Fraserburgh) Byelaws 2006 | 2018-03-19 | https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/media/17749/fraserburgh-alcohol-byelaws.pdf | 2026-03-05Z |
| S12000034 | Aberdeenshire | Peterhead | The Aberdeenshire Council Prohibition of Consumption of Alcohol in Designated Public Places (Peterhead) Byelaws 2011 | 2018-03-19 | https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/media/17753/peterhead-alcohol-byelaws-revised.pdf | 2026-03-05Z |
| S12000041 | Angus | None | None | None | None | 2026-03-05Z |
| S12000041 | Angus | None | None | None | None | 2026-03-05Z |
| S12000041 | Angus | None | None | None | None | 2026-03-05Z |
| S12000041 | Angus | None | None | None | None | 2026-03-05Z |
| S12000041 | Angus | None | None | None | None | 2026-03-05Z |
| S12000041 | Angus | None | None | None | None | 2026-03-05Z |
| S12000041 | Angus | None | None | None | None | 2026-03-05Z |
| S12000035 | Argyll and Bute | Arrochar | None | None | https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/public-drinking-byelaws | 2026-03-05Z |
| Format | Nazadnje posodobljeno | |
|---|---|---|
| CSV | 18/01/2024 | |
| WFS | 18/01/2024 | |
| WMTS | 18/01/2024 | |
| Shapefile | 18/01/2024 |
| Viri | Format | Nazadnje posodobljeno | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas | WFS | 18/01/2024 | More info |
| Child Dataset(s) | Viri | Nazadnje posodobljeno | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas - Aberdeenshire | 1 | 12/04/2019 | More info |
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas - Angus | 2 | 22/08/2022 | More info |
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas - Dundee City | 4 | 20/06/2023 | More info |
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas - Fife | 2 | 02/06/2021 | More info |
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas - North Ayrshire | 2 | 20/06/2023 | More info |
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas - North Lanarkshire | 1 | 12/10/2020 | More info |
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas - Orkney Islands | 1 | 13/06/2018 | More info |
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas - South Ayrshire | 1 | 30/03/2017 | More info |
| Alcohol Prohibition Areas - Stirling | 1 | 06/04/2023 | More info |