Licences

The Clean Air Act requires that all new industrial boiler plants shall be capable of operating without emitting smoke and a proposed installation must be notified to the council. Solid fuel boilers with the capacity to burn fuel at a rate exceeding 45.4 kg/hr will require the chimney height to be approved and may require a dust arrestment plant to be fitted. Approval of chimney height is also required for gas or oil boilers whose capacity exceeds 366.4 kW.

Premises such as public houses, restaurants, cinemas, theatres and betting offices are required to apply under Section 50 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act.

To have multiple occupants in a house in Scotland, you need a licence from the local authority. If you rent a house to multiple occupants in Scotland you will need a licence from your local authority if the property has three or more unrelated occupants and it is their main residence. This applies whether or not the landlord lives at the property.

The law around short-term lets changed on 1 October 2022.
You must obtain a licence from your local council to operate a short-term let property in Scotland. Argyll and Bute has a licence scheme in place for short term lets, as required by Scottish Government legislation. When you apply for a short-term let licence, to avoid it being refused, you must ensure your application contains all the required information.
New hosts are required to obtain a short-term let licence before accepting bookings or receiving guests.

To work as a window cleaner in Argyll and Bute, you need a licence from the local authority.