Alcohol Licensing

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Alcohol Licensing

As from the 24th November 2005 the licensing of the sale and supply of alcohol, together with the provision of regulated entertainment and the sale & supply of late night refreshment came under the terms of the Licensing Act 2003.

The act fundamentally changed the way in which the licensed industry operates. The act contains a range of measures including the transfer of responsibility for the licensing of alcohol sales from the local Magistrates' Court placing it with the Licensing Authority, the Borough Council.

You will find that all the forms related to the Licensing Act of 2003 and referred to on this page, plus guidance notes to their completion, are available on the Licensing Act 2003 forms page.

The Licensing Act affects anyone who is concerned with:

• pubs and nightclubs
• indoor sporting events
• off-licences
• restaurants that serve alcohol
• businesses offering hot food between 11 pm and 5 am
• hotels, guest houses and other places that sell alcohol
• private member’s clubs and social clubs
• theatres and amateur dramatic groups
• cinemas
• community and youth clubs 
• organisers of occasional entertainment

Under the act there are a number of different types of licences and permissions required to operate and a number of requirements that have to be addressed by anyone that seeks to provide any of the above facilities. These include: 

• a Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate where any of the above activities are going to take place.
• a Personal Licence is needed by anyone who wants to allow the sale of alcohol as part of his or her business.
• licensees, the council and other agencies have a responsibility to promote the Licensing Objectives (see below)

The 2003 Act requires that the Licensing Authority, the council, carries out its various licensing functions so as to promote the following four licensing objectives:

• the prevention of crime and disorder
• public safety
• the prevention of public nuisance
• the protection of children from harm

This is only a brief guide to the main components of the Act:-

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