Licensees who fell foul of the Law.
A total of 151 Scottish Licensees were prosecuted in 1970 for offences against the intoxicating liquor laws, and 85 of them were fined.
These figures were revealed in the annual report on criminal statistics published by the Scottish Home and Health Department. Of the 151 people proceeded against, 57 of them were woman. Proceedings in 17 cases were were dropped or otherwise dealt with, 11 were dealt with in the sheriff court, 105 in the police or burgh court and 18 in the justice of the peace court.
Thirty-three were acquitted or had the charge withdrawn, six were given an absolute discharge, 95 were convicted or found guilty, ten were admonished or otherwise disposed of, 58 were fined not more than £5, and 27 were fined more than £5, Fines imposed totalled £611.
The offences included selling drink to habitual drunkards, breach of certificate, selling to an under-age person, and employing an under-age person in a bar.
Plus other offences against the intoxicating liquor laws--- consuming outwith the permitted hours, offences in connection with clubs, buying for a young person--- a total of 1,608 persons were proceeded against, 343 of them in Glasgow, 192 in Aberdeen, 112 in Dundee, and 117 in Edinburgh.
A total of 781 juveniles were proceeded against for offences against the intoxicating liquor laws. In 686 cases the charge was proved, and in 496 of them a fine was imposed. Of those against whom charge was proved, 417 were boys aged 16 and 116 were girls aged 16. Among the others was a ten-year-old boy.
There were in all 14,372 persons proceeded against for all offences against the intoxicating liquor laws, but the bulk of them---13,158--- were for being drunk and incapable.
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