Part 6Personal licences

Production of licence

135Licence holder’s duty to produce licence

1

This section applies where the holder of a personal licence is on premises to make or authorise the supply of alcohol, and such supplies—

a

are authorised by a premises licence in respect of those premises, or

b

are a permitted temporary activity on the premises by virtue of a temporary event notice given under Part 5 in respect of which he is the premises user.

2

Any constable or authorised officer may require the holder of the personal licence to produce that licence for examination.

3

An authorised officer exercising the power conferred by subsection (2) must, if so requested, produce evidence of his authority to exercise the power.

4

A person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a requirement under subsection (2) is guilty of an offence.

5

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

6

In this section “authorised officer” means an officer of a licensing authority authorised by the authority for the purposes of this Act.