Hen nights and the rugby club's Christmas party may never be the same again.

According to leading figures in Scotland's licensed trade, regulations which will govern the adult entertainment industry will be painted with such a broad brush that strip-o-grams, and possibly even kiss-o-grams, could be severely affected.

Only premises with separate toilet and changing rooms and CCTV coverage would be fit to host such performances''. Despite their popularity the lack of suitable venues could see strip-o-grams become a thing of the past.

Although they have yet to be finally agreed, the Scottish Executive's guidelines on adult entertainment released last year are not expected to change in any significant way.

Targeted primarily at lap and pole dancing clubs, as well as dedicated strip joints, the regulations define adult entertainment as that performed live for an audience, under commercial arrangement, and by a person whose actions are erotic or explicitly sexual.

The proposals to govern the trade include ensuring dancers are 18 and over, that the public cannot participate or touch the performers, private booths are removed, CCTV cameras covering the entire area are to the satisfaction of the chief constable and that separate toilets and changing facilities need to be provided exclusively for the performers.

Sources have told The Herald that in dialogue with the executive officials have claimed that strip-o-grams would, in all likelihood, be swallowed up in the new guidelines.

Yesterday, the executive could only say it would be up to the new administration after Thursday's election to decide on guidelines and that after that it would be down to individual licensing boards.

But Janet Hood, of the British Institute of Innkeeping and a former executive adviser, said the word erotic was such a catch-all term that strip-o-grams were almost certain to be caught up by default.

She said: "It must be remembered this isn't strip clubs we are talking about. These events are generally just harmless fun for giggles more than titillation.

"There is a huge market for these entertainments and it would appear that they will be things of the past in a short time.

"I suspect no, or certainly very few, mainstream licensees would consider going to the expense of complying with the regulations in the off-chance a strip-o-gram might pitch up."

Paul Waterson, chief executive of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association, said: "They can be harmless fun but strip-o-grams can get a bit raunchy and things have been known to get a bit wild. But that said the issue yet again is the executive not thinking things through and taking a catch-all approach."

Last night, the owner of one Glasgow-based strip-o-gram firm admitted being fearful for the future . He said: "Things are hard enough without being lumped in with lap dancing clubs and strip joints."