Part 6Personal licences
Introductory
111Personal licence
1
In this Act “personal licence” means a licence which—
a
is granted by a licensing authority to an individual, and
b
authorises that individual to supply alcohol, or authorise the supply of alcohol, in accordance with a premises licence.
2
In subsection (1)(b) the reference to an individual supplying alcohol is to him—
a
selling alcohol by retail, or
b
supplying alcohol by or on behalf of a club to, or to the order of, a member of the club.
112The relevant licensing authority
For the purposes of this Part the “relevant licensing authority”, in relation to a personal licence, is the licensing authority which granted the licence.
I1113Meaning of “relevant offence” and “foreign offence”
1
In this Part “relevant offence” means an offence listed in Schedule 4.
2
The Secretary of State may by order amend that list so as to add, modify or omit any entry.
3
In this Part “foreign offence” means an offence (other than a relevant offence) under the law of any place outside England and Wales.
114Spent convictions
For the purposes of this Part a conviction for a relevant offence or a foreign offence must be disregarded if it is spent for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c. 53).
115Period of validity of personal licence
1
A personal licence—
a
has effect for an initial period of ten years beginning with the date on which it is granted, and
b
may be renewed in accordance with this Part for further periods of ten years at a time.
2
Subsection (1) is subject to subsections (3) and (4) and to—
a
section 116 (surrender),
b
section 119 (continuation of licence pending renewal), and
c
paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 (continuation of licence pending disposal of appeal).
3
A personal licence ceases to have effect when it is revoked under section 124 or forfeited under section 129.
4
And a personal licence does not have effect during any period when it is suspended under section 129.
5
Subsections (3) and (4) are subject to any court order under sections 129(4) or 130.
116Surrender of personal licence
1
Where the holder of a personal licence wishes to surrender his licence he may give the relevant licensing authority a notice to that effect.
2
The notice must be accompanied by the personal licence or, if that is not practicable, by a statement of the reasons for the failure to provide the licence.
3
Where a notice of surrender is given in accordance with this section, the personal licence lapses on receipt of the notice by the authority.