SCOTTISH nightclub bosses have failed in a bid to derail the Government’s plans for Covid vaccine certificates.
A judge has rejected a request for an interim order on the scheme which would have stopped the measure coming into effect on Friday at 5am.
The Night Time Industries Association in Scotland claimed ministers were acting unlawfully and irrationally by introducing vaccine passes, which will apply to nightclubs and large events.
But Lord Burns has refused the petition in the Court of Session.
He ruled that nightclub bosses have not been able to demonstrate that the scheme is disproportionate, irrational or unreasonable, nor that it restricts human rights.
As it stands, the Scottish Government scheme is due to come in from 5am on Friday, October 1.
From this point, those going to nightclubs as well as large scale events will have to show that they have had two doses of coronavirus vaccine.
Nicola Sturgeon announced earlier this week that businesses will not face the threat of enforcement action for non-compliance until October 18.
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