Licensing Law
The 2003 Licensing Act is an act of Parliament that came into effect on 24 November 2005. An Act to make provision about the regulation of the sale and supply of alcohol, the provision of entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment, about offences relating to alcohol and for connected purposes.
It controls activities subject to licensing, such as how alcohol is sold and supplied in England and Wales. With this law, workplaces and individuals began to be licensed separately. Various changes have been made to the Licensing law since it came into effect, many of which relate to the duties and responsibilities of the Personal Licence holders. If you have a Personal License, it is very important that you keep your knowledge of Licensing law up to date at all times.
Under the Licensing Act 2003, two licenses are required for a business to sell alcoholic beverages: a Premises License and a Personal License. On the premises licence there has to be an appointed person as, Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) who must be a personal licence holder.
Designated premises Supervisor-DPS: is an individual who holds a valid personal licence and is named on a premises licence which authorises the sale by retail of alcohol.
