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Fife bans public drinking
12/07/2004
Fife Council has been given permission by Justice
Minister Cathy Jamieson to introduce a ban on the public
consumption of alcohol in 21 towns and villages.
The byelaws will come into effect from Monday, July
19.
The Minister said:
"Public drinking is often a nuisance and can greatly
hamper the quality of life for residents in a particular
area.
"The 27 councils in Scotland that have such byelaws in
force have paid testimony to their effectiveness in
reducing the nuisance and disorder commonly associated with
public drinking.
"I will continue to support other councils that come
forward with similar byelaw proposals."
Following a successful experiment in the use of byelaws
to prohibit drinking in designated parts of Galashiels,
Motherwell and Dundee, other local authorities were invited
in 1993 to submit proposals for similar byelaws under
powers contained in the Local Government (Scotland) Act
1973.
To date 27 local councils across Scotland already have
such byelaws, which cover more than 450 towns and villages,
together with the built-up areas within the cities of
Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen.