Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing (2nd Ed)

Begins with an overview of the Licensing Act 2003 – the key legislation in this area
Discusses the aims of the legislation and the structure of the Act
Much of the book is devoted to the subject of premises licences:
- Defines ‘regulated entertainment’
- Identifies exemptions from a requirement for a licence and restrictions regarding certain ‘premises’
- Who can apply for a licence and how the application is made
- What are ‘relevant representations’ and who is defined as an interested party or a responsible authority
- Describes the mandatory conditions that are attached to licences authorising the sale of alcohol
- Looks at issues relating to licences, including their variation, the death of the licence holder, transfer of licences, etc.
- Review of licences and the inspection of premises
Deals with club premises certificates, including qualifying criteria, the application process and the variation, review and withdrawal of certificates
Covers personal licences, including the application process, forfeiture due to relevant convictions and the obligations of the licence holder
Outlines the role of the Designated Premises Supervisor
Also covers temporary event notices
A separate chapter looks at the sale and supply of alcohol to children, including:
- The consumption of alcohol by children
- Purchase by or on behalf of children
- The enforcement of age-related sales provisions
- Preventing underage purchases
The hearings process is described from start to finish, including:
- What happens before a hearing
- Preparation
- Actions required by the parties on receipt of the notice
- Committee reports
- What happens at a hearing
- Key issues, including the applicant’s right to be heard and impartiality of the members of the determining body
- The impact of the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on the hearings process
Considers the types of conditions that can be premises licences and club premises certificates
Covers offences, closure orders and powers of entry
Appendices set out the relevant offences under the Licensing Act 2003, the period of notice required for the various types of hearing, the period of time within which a hearing must be commenced, the persons to whom notice of a hearing should be given, the documents that must accompany a notice of hearing and the meaning of ‘determination’.