AN INTRODUCTION TO LICENSING LAWAll businesses that serve alcohol to its customers must have a licence and there are licencing laws that cover this in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.This guide will deal primarily with the regime in England and Wales, having only run pubs under the English and Wales framework, readers in Scotland and Northern Ireland should check with their respective licensing authorities, although the law in all three areaa is substantially the same.The current legislation is contained within the Licensing Act 2003, which came into force in 2005 and it pulls six pieces of previous legislation into one unifying law. The main feature of the Licensing Act 2003 is the 4 Lisencing Objectives:• The prevention of crime and disorder• Public safety• The prevention of public nuisance• The protection of chirldren from harm The main requirements of the act are:• All premises undertaking licensable activities( sale of alcohol) must have a premises licence• Each premises licence must have a designated premises supervior (DPS)• A personal licence ther was a “Justices Licence” that was specific to a public house and the licensee (pub landlord) held the licence for that pub. Chirldren in PubsThe 2003 act also contains regulations regarding:• Chirldren in pubs• Entertainment• Opening hours• Licence applications
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