Overview of the new licensing law
The
old Part IV restaurant license is now a thing of
the past. Restaurant premises now operate
under the new 2003 licensing act and are overseen by
local authority
licensing departments (Councils) within the area they
are situated. Restaurants now have to be licensed if
selling hot food and drink after 11PM.
Even if they are not selling alcohol. To sell alcohol
a restaurant requires a premises licence and personal
licence holder to insure alcohol is sold in accordance
to the conditions of the licence, this personal
licence holder is normally nominated as the Designated
Premises Supervisor (DPS).
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The DPS must be
over 18
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Hold a Personal
Licence
To
obtain a personal licence you must hold an accredited (NCPLH)
Level 2 qualification. The old RLC or NLC are no
longer acceptable as accredited qualifications.
All licensed premises should ensure
the 'Challenge 21' rule is adhered to, this simply
means to ask any person who looks under the age of 21
for identification before supplying them with alcohol,
failure to do this could lead to a fine.
Acceptable forms of identification should be a photo
driving licence, current passport , Portman
group prove it card and
a citizens card both carrying the PASS hologram logo.
Under
16's in a Restaurant
It is important to
note that a 16 year old can legally drink
wine, beer or cider with a table meal as
long as the alcohol has been purchased by an adult
over the age of 18 years
It is also still an
offence to serve a person who is drunk, much the same
as the old law
Licensed premises
should also take into consideration the four licensing
objective contained in the new 2003 licensing act,
these include:
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The prevention
of crime and disorder
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Public safety
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The prevention
of public nuisance
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The protection
of children from harm
For
further details on licensing laws please call us or
request an information pack.
Also
see the Licensing Act 2003
About us. Alcohol
licence. Beer licence. Personal Licence. NCPLH.
Alcohol. Beer. Spirits. Wine. Pub. Club. Restaurant.
Birmingham. Premises Licence. Disclosure. WSET. GOAL.
EDI. IIP. Drinks Licence. Tobacco. Licensing. Licence.
Off Licence. On Licence. DPS. Variation of DPS.
If you are looking to open a new restaurant business LTTA can help organise the licence for you and also any training you required to conform with any legal requirement. |
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